But how did this happen? And is there a way out? It is the common denominator of our most vexing public problems, the core dysfunction of our democracy and constitutive of the spiritual and moral crises that grip us all. But not just in the most obvious indignities for people of color. From the financial crisis of 2008 to rising student debt to collapsing public infrastructure, she found a root problem: racism in our politics and policymaking. Heather McGhee’s specialty is the American economy-and the mystery of why it so often fails the American public. Look for the author’s new podcast, The Sum of Us, based on this book! Kendi, #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist “This is the book I’ve been waiting for.”-Ibram X. ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, The Washington Post, St.WINNER OF THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD One of today’s most insightful and influential thinkers offers a powerful exploration of inequality and the lesson that generations of Americans have failed to learn: Racism has a cost for everyone-not just for people of color.LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD.
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