The story of the doctor who shed light on the Flint water crisis and revealed the government’s abandonment of civic responsibility.
Category Archives: Non-fiction
The Witches
A dive into America’s “tiny reign of terror,” the Salem witch trials.
Race at the Top: Asian Americans and Whites in Pursuit of the American Dream in Suburban Schools
A critical examination of high schools in wealthy suburbs, and the friction of increased academic competition between Asian Americans and whites.
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
A stark look at how important stable housing is to every aspect of our lives, and why it is out of reach for millions.
Manufacturing Consent
How media (openly and sneakily) defends the economic, social, and political agendas of privileged groups.
The Great Starvation Experiment
Amidst the horrors of WWII, a daring experiment on willing human subjects to discover the many effects of starvation.
The Afghanistan Papers
Why the U.S. failed so spectacularly in Afghanistan, and why the government lied about it over and over.
Origins of the Urban Crisis
A remarkable look at Detroit’s transformation over the 20th century, and the tense race relations that accompanied it.
Medieval Bodies
In the Middle Ages, surprising and unsurprising ways people perceived their bodies.
The Sixth Extinction
Humans are altering the planet in a way never before seen, causing the horrifying extinction of an alarming number of species.