A sweeping history of Asians in the Americas, their struggles and triumphs, which have been invisible for too long.
Category Archives: Non-fiction
Energy for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines
A sprawling study of energy security, climate change, alternative energies, and what we should do about it.
We the Corporations: How American Businesses Won Their Civil Rights
A detailed history of how corporations, with relatively little fanfare, collected civil right after civil right for themselves, culminating in the ultimate prize: the right to influence elections.
$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America
A substantive examination of a type of poverty in America that many don’t believe exists—how do these families survive, and how did it come to this?
Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators
Ronan Farrow’s alarming account of not only Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assaults, but also of people and companies that relentlessly and viciously protect people like Weinstein.
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations about Race
An examination of the psychology of racism in America, and how understanding the complexities of racial identity benefits everyone.