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Category: Politics and Culture

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Paper Girl
Paper Girl
Beth Macy
An astonishing book that, by taking us into the heart of one place, brings into focus our most urgent set of national issues.
- Maggie
How the Word is Passed: a reckoning with the history of slavery across America
How the Word is Passed: a reckoning with the history of slavery across America
Clint Smith
A contemporary portrait of the United States of America as a slave-owning nation.
- Claudia
Genocide Bad: notes on Palestine, Jewish history, and collective liberation
Genocide Bad: notes on Palestine, Jewish history, and collective liberation
Sim Kern
Maps a course towards collective liberation in ten unapologetic essays. Drawing connections between Biblical promises and exploding pagers, medieval dress codes and modern-day apartheid.
- Domi