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Category Archives: Non-fiction

What the Eyes Don’t See

The story of the doctor who shed light on the Flint water crisis and revealed the government’s abandonment of civic responsibility.

Posted byCarlenNovember 29, 2023November 29, 2023Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

The Witches

A dive into America’s “tiny reign of terror,” the Salem witch trials.

Posted byCarlenOctober 23, 2023October 23, 2023Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

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.

Posted byCarlenSeptember 25, 2023October 4, 2023Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

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.

Posted byCarlenAugust 29, 2023August 29, 2023Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

Manufacturing Consent

How media (openly and sneakily) defends the economic, social, and political agendas of privileged groups.

Posted byCarlenJuly 23, 2023September 5, 2023Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

The Great Starvation Experiment

Amidst the horrors of WWII, a daring experiment on willing human subjects to discover the many effects of starvation.

Posted byCarlenJune 25, 2023June 25, 2023Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

The Afghanistan Papers

Why the U.S. failed so spectacularly in Afghanistan, and why the government lied about it over and over.

Posted byCarlenMay 31, 2023May 31, 2023Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

Origins of the Urban Crisis

A remarkable look at Detroit’s transformation over the 20th century, and the tense race relations that accompanied it.

Posted byCarlenApril 24, 2023April 30, 2023Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

Medieval Bodies

In the Middle Ages, surprising and unsurprising ways people perceived their bodies.

Posted byCarlenMarch 26, 2023March 26, 2023Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

The Sixth Extinction

Humans are altering the planet in a way never before seen, causing the horrifying extinction of an alarming number of species.

Posted byCarlenFebruary 20, 2023February 20, 2023Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

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