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Book Cover for: The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together, Heather McGhee

The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

Heather McGhee
Roosevelt InstituteRoosevelt Institute

OUT NOW 🎧: @hmcghee joins @FeliciaWongRI and @mtomasky to discuss her @nytimes bestselling book "The Sum of Us." Heather shares insights from her book and they discuss how we can move past divisiveness toward a better future for all. #HowToSaveACountry🛟 https://t.co/r5C1zTZRNS https://t.co/1MnExaLA89

Paperback, 2022

$21.00Member price:$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Unjust Deserts: How the Rich Are Taking Our Common Inheritance and Why We Should Take It Back, Gar Alperovitz

Unjust Deserts: How the Rich Are Taking Our Common Inheritance and Why We Should Take It Back

Gar Alperovitz
Roosevelt InstituteRoosevelt Institute

In “Unjust Deserts: How the Rich Are Taking Our Common Inheritance and Why We Should Take It Back,” @DalyLew & @GarAlperovitz address the question: Who actually “deserves” the wealth from individuals’ economic success? https://t.co/EbaXxjRrfa

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Book Cover for: Freedom from the Market: America's Fight to Liberate Itself from the Grip of the Invisible Hand, Mike Konczal

Freedom from the Market: America's Fight to Liberate Itself from the Grip of the Invisible Hand

Mike Konczal
Roosevelt InstituteRoosevelt Institute

In “Freedom from the Market: America's Fight to Liberate Itself from the Grip of the Invisible Hand,” @rortybomb clearly shows how relying on the free market to run our lives ends up limiting—not expanding—our freedom. https://t.co/rvCkLG4dfa

Hardcover, 2021

$34.00Member price:$17.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Winning the Green New Deal: Why We Must, How We Can, Varshini Prakash

Winning the Green New Deal: Why We Must, How We Can

Varshini Prakash
Roosevelt InstituteRoosevelt Institute

.@rgunns chapter in @sunrisemvmt's “Winning The Green New Deal: Why We Must, How We Can” brilliantly explains the greatest strength of the #GreenNewDeal: its vision for transforming our economy and society. https://t.co/DWt3cyFVaz

Paperback, 2020

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Last 100 Days: FDR at War and at Peace, David B. Woolner

The Last 100 Days: FDR at War and at Peace

David B. Woolner
Roosevelt InstituteRoosevelt Institute

In “The Last 100 Days: FDR at War and at Peace,” David Woolner examines how FDR prioritized building peace for the American people at the end of his life. https://t.co/093aChRWPs

Hardcover, 2017

$39.00Member price:$19.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Unjust Deserts: How the Rich Are Taking Our Common Inheritance, Gar Alperovitz

Unjust Deserts: How the Rich Are Taking Our Common Inheritance

Gar Alperovitz
Roosevelt InstituteRoosevelt Institute

In “Unjust Deserts: How the Rich Are Taking Our Common Inheritance and Why We Should Take It Back,” @DalyLew & @GarAlperovitz address the question: Who actually “deserves” the wealth from individuals’ economic success? https://t.co/EbaXxjRrfa

Hardcover, 2008

$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century, William A. Darity

From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century

William A. Darity
Roosevelt InstituteRoosevelt Institute

“From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century” by @SandyDarity & Kirsten Mullen demonstrates the role white supremacy has had in our economy, making the strong case for a federal reparations program for Black Americans https://t.co/bH1zy1twQG

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Book Cover for: People, Power, and Profits: Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent, Joseph E. Stiglitz

People, Power, and Profits: Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent

Joseph E. Stiglitz
Roosevelt InstituteRoosevelt Institute

.@JosephEStiglitz’s “People, Power, and Profits: Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent” provides an inspiring blueprint for building a more equitable economy—one that does away with market fundamentalism. https://t.co/3v7m469YJu

Paperback, 2020

$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Hidden Rules of Race: Barriers to an Inclusive Economy, Andrea Flynn

The Hidden Rules of Race: Barriers to an Inclusive Economy

Andrea Flynn
Roosevelt InstituteRoosevelt Institute

As relevant now as ever, “The Hidden Rules of Race: Barriers to an Inclusive Economy,” co-authored by our President & CEO @FeliciaWongRI, @dreaflynn, @SusanRHolmberg & @dorianwarren, shows how the racist foundations of our country still rule our economy https://t.co/na4jFUHPzd

Hardcover, 2017

$24.99Member price:$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Judge Knot: Politics and Development in International Investment Law, Todd N. Tucker

Judge Knot: Politics and Development in International Investment Law

Todd N. Tucker
Roosevelt InstituteRoosevelt Institute

.@toddntucker looks at the neoliberal imprint on international law in “Judge Knot: Politics and Development in International Investment Law,” presenting an alternative—and more democratic—vision for global trade & investment. https://t.co/rnRWjwt2dn

Paperback, 2018

$40.00Member price:$40.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)