Dying of Whiteness
How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland

Political pundits overwhelmingly focus on why a small percentage of people of color vote conservatively, rather than examining why the majority of white people vote for policies and candidates that harm them in the long run. Because whiteness is seen as the default (not a race) it goes unmarked and......more

I’ve read over and over about how socialism is not popular in the US because working class Americans identify more with the idea of obtainable wealth than the idea of living in poverty, which they see is embodied by a degenerate “other”. This book really drives it home, when we example after example......more

An incredibly informative & thought provoking book that had a lot of descriptive power for the attitudes that I see here "on the ground" in Tennessee. As so many other reviewers have mentioned, this is basically a case study on just how steep DeBois' "wages of whiteness" have become in an increasing......more

You can't hold a man down without staying down with him- Booker T. Washington I loved this book! It takes a complicated issue like the decline of white power in America and throws tons of data at it in thee crystal clear sections. As a resident of Missouri, I could identify with all three sections t......more

What a worthwhile read! Though it is heavy on statistics, the author presents them in a very human, accessible and impactful way. He chose to focus on education, gun control and healthcare and how those factors play an integral part in the well-being and prosperity of people and communities. I thoug......more