Economic Policy Institute Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Richard RothsteinEconomic Policy InstituteLIVE NOW 🚨 Join us and authors Richard and Leah Rothstein for a discussion of their new book, Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law. https://t.co/PobYc7tCjK
Paperback, 2018
$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Going Big: Fdr's Legacy, Biden's New Deal, and the Struggle to Save Democracy
Robert KuttnerEconomic Policy InstituteTOMORROW at 2pm ET: Join us for a virtual discussion with @rkuttnerwrites on his new book, "Going Big: FDR’s Legacy, Biden’s New Deal, and the Struggle to Save Democracy." Moderated by EPI's @ValerieRWilson. Register: https://t.co/er0rcKaT2V
Hardcover, 2022
$23.99Member price:$11.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Black Agenda: Bold Solutions for a Broken System
Anna Gifty Opoku-AgyemanEconomic Policy Institute“You can’t talk about economic progress without talking about how racism fundamentally shaped the way the economy was formed in the first place." @itsafronomics discusses her book The Black Agenda: Bold Solutions for a Broken System in our latest podcast: https://t.co/tPeu7ecst8 https://t.co/rkANR2gwAj
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Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law
Leah RothsteinEconomic Policy InstituteICYMI 🚨 Richard and Leah Rothstein joined EPI last week to discuss their new book, Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law. Tune in to hear how to address the legacy of segregation at the local level. https://t.co/PobYc7tCjK
Hardcover, 2023
$25.00Member price:$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Color of Law
Richard RothsteinEconomic Policy InstituteAs Richard Rothstein—author of “The Color of Law”—has explained, many of these exclusionary zoning laws cropped up in the 20th century just as court rulings made it more difficult to enact explicitly racist housing policies. It was segregated by design. https://t.co/FNZVWZocMV
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The Whiteness of Wealth: How the Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans--And How We Can Fix It
Dorothy A. BrownEconomic Policy InstituteThe Whiteness of Wealth by @DorothyABrown is a must read. Here’s our interview with the author who will be a keynote speaker for #EconCon2023. https://t.co/VkOyNrjTMP https://t.co/maVLYMjrvP
Paperback, 2022
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Broken System?
Micheal a. NoelEconomic Policy Institute“You can’t talk about economic progress without talking about how racism fundamentally shaped the way the economy was formed in the first place." @itsafronomics discusses her book The Black Agenda: Bold Solutions for a Broken System in our latest podcast: https://www.epi.org/podcast/ https://t.co/rkANR2gwAj
Paperback, 2018
$6.00Member price:$3.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Great Resignation: Why Millions Are Leaving Their Jobs and Who Will Win the Battle for Talent
Russ HillEconomic Policy InstituteImportant context when you hear about "The Great Resignation": Quits hit a new high in November, but hiring was even higher. Read EPI economists' analysis of the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey: https://www.epi.org/blog/job-openings-and-labor-turnover-survey-quits-hit-new-high-but-hiring-was-even-higher-in-november/
Paperback, 2021
$18.97Member price:$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book