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⚖️ Class Polarization

Analyses of the widening gulf between rich and poor, exploring how economic inequality fractures communities, erodes democracy, and reshapes the social contract.
The Trouble with Diversity
by Walter Benn Michaels • 2006
The left traded class war for culture war, and the rich couldn't believe their luck.
3.59
516
🏛️ Class Politics💸 Economic Inequality🏷️ Identity Politics🏦 Neoliberalism Critique⚖️ Wealth Redistribution
The Trouble with Diversity Summary
The Trouble with Diversity 91%
The left traded class war for culture war, and the rich couldn't believe their luck.
by Walter Benn Michaels 2006
3.59
516 ratings
🏛️ Class Politics💸 Economic Inequality🏷️ Identity Politics🏦 Neoliberalism Critique⚖️ Wealth Redistribution
The Velvet Rope Economy
by Nelson D. Schwartz • 2020
From fast passes to private firefighters, a new tier of everything is carving society in two.
4.08
1k+
💰 Income Inequality🏛️ Class Stratification✨ Luxury Marketing🎢 Experience Economy🚧 Economic Segregation
The Velvet Rope Economy Summary
The Velvet Rope Economy 91%
From fast passes to private firefighters, a new tier of everything is carving society in two.
by Nelson D. Schwartz 2020
4.08
1k+ ratings
💰 Income Inequality🏛️ Class Stratification✨ Luxury Marketing🎢 Experience Economy🚧 Economic Segregation
The Meritocracy Trap
by Daniel Markovits • 2019
The myth that talent determines success now drives inequality further than old money ever did.
3.83
2k+
🏦 Economic Inequality🏠 Class In America📊 Labor Market Polarization🎓 Elite Education🔄 Cumulative Inequality
The Meritocracy Trap Summary
The Meritocracy Trap 91%
The myth that talent determines success now drives inequality further than old money ever did.
by Daniel Markovits 2019
3.83
2k+ ratings
🏦 Economic Inequality🏠 Class In America📊 Labor Market Polarization🎓 Elite Education🔄 Cumulative Inequality
A Pelican Introduction
by Mike Savage • 2015
Three hidden currencies now define British class, and only one appears on a payslip.
4.06
546
🏛️ Class Analysis🇬🇧 British Society🎭 Cultural Capital💰 Wealth Inequality📈 Social Mobility
A Pelican Introduction Summary
A Pelican Introduction 91%
Three hidden currencies now define British class, and only one appears on a payslip.
by Mike Savage 2015
4.06
546 ratings
🏛️ Class Analysis🇬🇧 British Society🎭 Cultural Capital💰 Wealth Inequality📈 Social Mobility
The 9.9 Percent
by Matthew Stewart • 2021
The one percent took the wealth. The class beneath them supplied the alibis.
3.67
413
🏦 Wealth Inequality🇺🇸 American Class System🎭 Meritocracy Critique🏛️ Elite Complicity🏘️ Housing Segregation
The 9.9 Percent Summary
The 9.9 Percent 91%
The one percent took the wealth. The class beneath them supplied the alibis.
by Matthew Stewart 2021
3.67
413 ratings
🏦 Wealth Inequality🇺🇸 American Class System🎭 Meritocracy Critique🏛️ Elite Complicity🏘️ Housing Segregation
Plutocracy in America
by Ronald P. Formisano • 2015
How the wealthy captured democracy, rewrote the rules, and left the middle class with the bill.
4.05
21
🏦 Wealth Inequality📉 Middle Class Decline💰 Campaign Finance🏢 Corporate Power🧱 Structural Inequality
Plutocracy in America Summary
Plutocracy in America 91%
How the wealthy captured democracy, rewrote the rules, and left the middle class with the bill.
by Ronald P. Formisano 2015
4.05
21 ratings
🏦 Wealth Inequality📉 Middle Class Decline💰 Campaign Finance🏢 Corporate Power🧱 Structural Inequality
Coming Apart
by Charles Murray • 2012
Post-1963, the working class unraveled while a new elite sealed itself away.
3.81
6k+
🧱 Class Divide📉 Cultural Decline🤝 Social Capital🏛️ Elite Isolation⛪ Secularization
Coming Apart Summary
Coming Apart 90%
Post-1963, the working class unraveled while a new elite sealed itself away.
by Charles Murray 2012
3.81
6k+ ratings
🧱 Class Divide📉 Cultural Decline🤝 Social Capital🏛️ Elite Isolation⛪ Secularization
Shattered Nation
by Danny Dorling • 2023
Beneath every British crisis lies a map of inequality decades in the making.
3.97
119
🗺️ Regional Inequality📉 Austerity Politics🏚️ Welfare State Erosion🏠 Housing Crisis💰 Wealth Inequality
Shattered Nation Summary
Shattered Nation 90%
Beneath every British crisis lies a map of inequality decades in the making.
by Danny Dorling 2023
3.97
119 ratings
🗺️ Regional Inequality📉 Austerity Politics🏚️ Welfare State Erosion🏠 Housing Crisis💰 Wealth Inequality
Affluence and Influence
by Martin Gilens • 2010
When the rich and the rest disagree, policy follows the rich. Forty years of data.
3.79
145
💰 Money In Politics📉 Income Inequality🏛️ Plutocracy🗳️ Political Representation🧠 Power Elite Theory
Affluence and Influence Summary
Affluence and Influence 90%
When the rich and the rest disagree, policy follows the rich. Forty years of data.
by Martin Gilens 2010
3.79
145 ratings
💰 Money In Politics📉 Income Inequality🏛️ Plutocracy🗳️ Political Representation🧠 Power Elite Theory
Chavs
by Owen Jones • 2011
The British working class wasn't only abandoned. It was mocked so the abandonment felt deserved.
4.08
11k+
🇬🇧 British Class Politics🏷️ Class Prejudice🏭 Deindustrialization🗳️ Political Alienation📺 Media Representation
Chavs Summary
Chavs 90%
The British working class wasn't only abandoned. It was mocked so the abandonment felt deserved.
by Owen Jones 2011
4.08
11k+ ratings
🇬🇧 British Class Politics🏷️ Class Prejudice🏭 Deindustrialization🗳️ Political Alienation📺 Media Representation
The Age of Acquiescence
by Steve Fraser • 2015
Mass movements once made America ungovernable for the rich. Now extreme inequality meets silence.
3.82
454
✊ Class Conflict💰 Wealth Inequality👷 Labor Movements🏢 Corporate Power🏦 American Capitalism
The Age of Acquiescence Summary
The Age of Acquiescence 90%
Mass movements once made America ungovernable for the rich. Now extreme inequality meets silence.
by Steve Fraser 2015
3.82
454 ratings
✊ Class Conflict💰 Wealth Inequality👷 Labor Movements🏢 Corporate Power🏦 American Capitalism
The Winner-Take-All Society
by Robert H. Frank • 1995
Why a narrow edge now pays millions across every profession, and what we can do about it.
3.70
257
📉 Income Inequality🌟 Superstar Economics🏁 Positional Arms Races🎓 Educational Gatekeeping💻 Technology And Inequality
The Winner-Take-All Society Summary
The Winner-Take-All Society 90%
Why a narrow edge now pays millions across every profession, and what we can do about it.
by Robert H. Frank 1995
3.70
257 ratings
📉 Income Inequality🌟 Superstar Economics🏁 Positional Arms Races🎓 Educational Gatekeeping💻 Technology And Inequality
Plutocrats
by Chrystia Freeland • 2012
The new global elite earned its billions. The system isn't fairer; it's more fragile.
3.61
3k+
💰 Income Inequality🌍 Global Elites🏆 Superstar Economy🏛️ Rent-Seeking🎭 Political Capture
Plutocrats Summary
Plutocrats 90%
The new global elite earned its billions. The system isn't fairer; it's more fragile.
by Chrystia Freeland 2012
3.61
3k+ ratings
💰 Income Inequality🌍 Global Elites🏆 Superstar Economy🏛️ Rent-Seeking🎭 Political Capture
The New Urban Crisis
by Richard Florida • 2017
Why urban revival is driving inequality and pushing out the middle class.
3.49
1k+
🏙️ Urban Inequality🏘️ Gentrification📊 Economic Segregation🏠 Housing Affordability🌐 Global Cities
The New Urban Crisis Summary
The New Urban Crisis 90%
Why urban revival is driving inequality and pushing out the middle class.
by Richard Florida 2017
3.49
1k+ ratings
🏙️ Urban Inequality🏘️ Gentrification📊 Economic Segregation🏠 Housing Affordability🌐 Global Cities
Unequal Democracy
by Larry M. Bartels • 2008
Three voter biases and a system blind to the poor built America's income gap.
3.89
457
💰 Political Economy📊 Income Inequality🗳️ Voter Behavior💵 Wealth And Politics🇺🇸 American Politics
Unequal Democracy Summary
Unequal Democracy 90%
Three voter biases and a system blind to the poor built America's income gap.
by Larry M. Bartels 2008
3.89
457 ratings
💰 Political Economy📊 Income Inequality🗳️ Voter Behavior💵 Wealth And Politics🇺🇸 American Politics
Who Stole the American Dream?
by Hedrick Smith • 2012
One 1971 memo mobilized business for political combat. The middle class never recovered.
4.19
874
🏛️ Political Economy🏢 Corporate Power📉 Middle Class Decline💰 Income Inequality🗳️ Campaign Finance
Who Stole the American Dream? Summary
Who Stole the American Dream? 90%
One 1971 memo mobilized business for political combat. The middle class never recovered.
by Hedrick Smith 2012
4.19
874 ratings
🏛️ Political Economy🏢 Corporate Power📉 Middle Class Decline💰 Income Inequality🗳️ Campaign Finance
Winner-Take-All Politics
by Jacob S. Hacker • 2010
The top 1% took 36% of income gains over decades. That's not economics; it's politics.
4.04
2k+
🏛️ Political Economy📊 Income Inequality💰 Money In Politics🎮 Regulatory Capture✊ Labor Unions
Winner-Take-All Politics Summary
Winner-Take-All Politics 90%
The top 1% took 36% of income gains over decades. That's not economics; it's politics.
by Jacob S. Hacker 2010
4.04
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Economy📊 Income Inequality💰 Money In Politics🎮 Regulatory Capture✊ Labor Unions
Jackpot
by Michael Mechanic • 2021
Extreme wealth corrodes character, isolates its owners, and rigs the economy against everyone else.
3.86
820
💸 Wealth Inequality⚖️ Economic Justice🧠 Psychology Of Wealth🫧 Elite Bubbles💰 Tax Avoidance
Jackpot Summary
Jackpot 90%
Extreme wealth corrodes character, isolates its owners, and rigs the economy against everyone else.
by Michael Mechanic 2021
3.86
820 ratings
💸 Wealth Inequality⚖️ Economic Justice🧠 Psychology Of Wealth🫧 Elite Bubbles💰 Tax Avoidance
Who Rules America Now? A View for the 80's
by G. William Domhoff • 1083
Exclusive clubs, think tanks, and family offices: how a tiny ruling class kept the American agenda.
4.17
30
🏛️ Political Sociology🧐 Class Analysis💰 Wealth Inequality🏢 Corporate Influence👑 Elite Theory
Who Rules America Now? A View for the 80's Summary
Who Rules America Now? A View for the 80's 90%
Exclusive clubs, think tanks, and family offices: how a tiny ruling class kept the American agenda.
by G. William Domhoff 1083
4.17
30 ratings
🏛️ Political Sociology🧐 Class Analysis💰 Wealth Inequality🏢 Corporate Influence👑 Elite Theory
Requiem for the American Dream
by Noam Chomsky • 2017
Inequality isn't a bug. It's a feature, engineered through media, regulation, and economic policy.
4.21
4k+
⚖️ Wealth Inequality🇺🇸 American Politics📊 Neoliberalism🏛️ Regulatory Capture📺 Media And Power
Requiem for the American Dream Summary
Requiem for the American Dream 90%
Inequality isn't a bug. It's a feature, engineered through media, regulation, and economic policy.
by Noam Chomsky 2017
4.21
4k+ ratings
⚖️ Wealth Inequality🇺🇸 American Politics📊 Neoliberalism🏛️ Regulatory Capture📺 Media And Power
Beyond Outrage
by Robert B. Reich • 2012
The top 1% doubled their share of national income, and then they bought the government.
4.06
2k+
🏚️ Economic Inequality💰 Money In Politics🏢 Corporate Power📈 Progressive Economics🏛️ Political Economy
Beyond Outrage Summary
Beyond Outrage 90%
The top 1% doubled their share of national income, and then they bought the government.
by Robert B. Reich 2012
4.06
2k+ ratings
🏚️ Economic Inequality💰 Money In Politics🏢 Corporate Power📈 Progressive Economics🏛️ Political Economy
Twilight of the Elites
by Christopher L. Hayes • 2012
Why meritocracy always becomes a rigged game, a distant elite, and a trust crisis.
3.99
6k+
🏛️ Meritocracy Critique💰 Economic Inequality🏰 Elite Disconnect🎓 Credentialism📈 Social Mobility
Twilight of the Elites Summary
Twilight of the Elites 90%
Why meritocracy always becomes a rigged game, a distant elite, and a trust crisis.
by Christopher L. Hayes 2012
3.99
6k+ ratings
🏛️ Meritocracy Critique💰 Economic Inequality🏰 Elite Disconnect🎓 Credentialism📈 Social Mobility
Exceptional America
by Mugambi Jouet • 2017
Why the richest democracy has the most prisoners, the angriest politics, and the fiercest faith.
3.98
51
🌍 Comparative Politics⚡ Political Polarization🧠 Anti-Intellectualism⛪ Christian Fundamentalism🔗 Mass Incarceration
Exceptional America Summary
Exceptional America 90%
Why the richest democracy has the most prisoners, the angriest politics, and the fiercest faith.
by Mugambi Jouet 2017
3.98
51 ratings
🌍 Comparative Politics⚡ Political Polarization🧠 Anti-Intellectualism⛪ Christian Fundamentalism🔗 Mass Incarceration
Categorically Unequal
by Douglas S. Massey • 2007
America engineered its inequality: sort people into categories, then rig the rules.
4.24
134
📊 Social Stratification🔀 Race And Class🏛️ Political Economy🔗 Mass Incarceration🧠 Social Cognition
Categorically Unequal Summary
Categorically Unequal 90%
America engineered its inequality: sort people into categories, then rig the rules.
by Douglas S. Massey 2007
4.24
134 ratings
📊 Social Stratification🔀 Race And Class🏛️ Political Economy🔗 Mass Incarceration🧠 Social Cognition
The Great Divide
by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2015
Inequality isn't fate; it's a policy choice, and the architects designed it for themselves.
3.82
1k+
💸 Income Inequality🏛 Political Economy💰 Money In Politics🏢 Corporate Power📉 Regressive Taxation
The Great Divide Summary
The Great Divide 90%
Inequality isn't fate; it's a policy choice, and the architects designed it for themselves.
by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2015
3.82
1k+ ratings
💸 Income Inequality🏛 Political Economy💰 Money In Politics🏢 Corporate Power📉 Regressive Taxation
Class War?
by Benjamin I. Page • 2009
Americans aren't fighting a class war. They agree on taxing the rich and expanding the safety net.
3.53
45
💸 Economic Inequality🏛️ American Politics📊 Public Opinion⚖️ Political Inequality💵 Money In Politics
Class War? Summary
Class War? 90%
Americans aren't fighting a class war. They agree on taxing the rich and expanding the safety net.
by Benjamin I. Page 2009
3.53
45 ratings
💸 Economic Inequality🏛️ American Politics📊 Public Opinion⚖️ Political Inequality💵 Money In Politics
Against Inequality
by Tom Malleson • 2023
Billionaires didn't earn it. They captured a common inheritance, and we can cap their fortunes.
4.69
13
💰 Wealth Inequality📊 Redistributive Policy🧾 Tax Justice🎓 Meritocracy Critique🚫 Limitarianism
Against Inequality Summary
Against Inequality 90%
Billionaires didn't earn it. They captured a common inheritance, and we can cap their fortunes.
by Tom Malleson 2023
4.69
13 ratings
💰 Wealth Inequality📊 Redistributive Policy🧾 Tax Justice🎓 Meritocracy Critique🚫 Limitarianism
Limitarianism
by Ingrid Robeyns • 2023
At some point, wealth stops being earned and starts being taken. The case for an upper limit.
4.06
2k+
💰 Wealth Inequality🏛️ Money In Politics⚖️ Distributive Justice👑 Plutocracy🎁 Philanthropy Critique
Limitarianism Summary
Limitarianism 90%
At some point, wealth stops being earned and starts being taken. The case for an upper limit.
by Ingrid Robeyns 2023
4.06
2k+ ratings
💰 Wealth Inequality🏛️ Money In Politics⚖️ Distributive Justice👑 Plutocracy🎁 Philanthropy Critique
The Speech
by Bernie Sanders • 2010
The floor speech that indicted tax cuts, trade deals, and deregulation for gutting the middle class.
4.20
916
📊 Economic Inequality🏢 Corporate Power🗳️ Progressive Politics📉 Wall Street Critique💵 Campaign Finance
The Speech Summary
The Speech 90%
The floor speech that indicted tax cuts, trade deals, and deregulation for gutting the middle class.
by Bernie Sanders 2010
4.20
916 ratings
📊 Economic Inequality🏢 Corporate Power🗳️ Progressive Politics📉 Wall Street Critique💵 Campaign Finance
Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy
by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2015
A Nobel economist reveals which rules broke the American economy, and how to fix them.
3.98
291
🏛️ Political Economy📉 Inequality Economics💰 Rent-Seeking👷 Labor Markets🏦 Financialization
Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy Summary
Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy 90%
A Nobel economist reveals which rules broke the American economy, and how to fix them.
by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2015
3.98
291 ratings
🏛️ Political Economy📉 Inequality Economics💰 Rent-Seeking👷 Labor Markets🏦 Financialization
White Poverty
by William J. Barber II • 2024
America's poor are mostly white. The lie that says otherwise keeps the working class fractured.
4.28
719
🏚️ Systemic Poverty🔗 Racial Division💭 Poverty Myths✝️ Prophetic Tradition✊ Civil Rights Legacy
White Poverty Summary
White Poverty 90%
America's poor are mostly white. The lie that says otherwise keeps the working class fractured.
by William J. Barber II 2024
4.28
719 ratings
🏚️ Systemic Poverty🔗 Racial Division💭 Poverty Myths✝️ Prophetic Tradition✊ Civil Rights Legacy
The Trouble With Billionaires
by Linda McQuaig • 2011
Billionaires didn't build their fortunes: society did. And the bill is long overdue.
3.98
210
🏦 Economic Inequality📊 Progressive Taxation🏝️ Tax Havens👑 Plutocracy🔍 Neoliberalism Critique
The Trouble With Billionaires Summary
The Trouble With Billionaires 90%
Billionaires didn't build their fortunes: society did. And the bill is long overdue.
by Linda McQuaig 2011
3.98
210 ratings
🏦 Economic Inequality📊 Progressive Taxation🏝️ Tax Havens👑 Plutocracy🔍 Neoliberalism Critique
Outclassed
by Joan C. Williams • 2025
The Left lost the working class to economic precarity and condescension. How to win them back.
4.20
248
👷 Class Politics🇺🇸 American Populism📢 Political Messaging🎓 Educational Sorting🎭 Cultural Capital
Outclassed Summary
Outclassed 90%
The Left lost the working class to economic precarity and condescension. How to win them back.
by Joan C. Williams 2025
4.20
248 ratings
👷 Class Politics🇺🇸 American Populism📢 Political Messaging🎓 Educational Sorting🎭 Cultural Capital
Four Threats
by Suzanne Mettler • 2020
The four forces that repeatedly broke American democracy are peaking together for the first time.
4.03
221
🏛️ American Politics⚡ Political Polarization🏢 Executive Power💰 Economic Inequality🗳️ Voting Rights
Four Threats Summary
Four Threats 89%
The four forces that repeatedly broke American democracy are peaking together for the first time.
by Suzanne Mettler 2020
4.03
221 ratings
🏛️ American Politics⚡ Political Polarization🏢 Executive Power💰 Economic Inequality🗳️ Voting Rights
All That Is Solid
by Danny Dorling • 2014
Britain has a third more bedrooms than people. The housing disaster is engineered, not inevitable.
3.55
144
🏘️ Housing Policy💰 Wealth Inequality📈 Financialization🌪️ Disaster Capitalism🏢 Social Housing
All That Is Solid Summary
All That Is Solid 89%
Britain has a third more bedrooms than people. The housing disaster is engineered, not inevitable.
by Danny Dorling 2014
3.55
144 ratings
🏘️ Housing Policy💰 Wealth Inequality📈 Financialization🌪️ Disaster Capitalism🏢 Social Housing
Equal Is Unfair
by Don Watkins • 2016
Income inequality is not the enemy. The real barriers to prosperity are government programs.
4.07
557
🏛️ Income Inequality📊 Political Economy🏪 Free Market Economics🛑 Welfare State Critique🚀 Economic Mobility
Equal Is Unfair Summary
Equal Is Unfair 89%
Income inequality is not the enemy. The real barriers to prosperity are government programs.
by Don Watkins 2016
4.07
557 ratings
🏛️ Income Inequality📊 Political Economy🏪 Free Market Economics🛑 Welfare State Critique🚀 Economic Mobility
Fight Oligarchy
by Bernie Sanders • 2025
Three billionaires behind one president. The diagnosis of American oligarchy, and the cure.
4.37
3k+
🏛️ American Oligarchy💰 Wealth Inequality🏢 Corporate Power✊ Grassroots Organizing👷 Working Class Politics
Fight Oligarchy Summary
Fight Oligarchy 89%
Three billionaires behind one president. The diagnosis of American oligarchy, and the cure.
by Bernie Sanders 2025
4.37
3k+ ratings
🏛️ American Oligarchy💰 Wealth Inequality🏢 Corporate Power✊ Grassroots Organizing👷 Working Class Politics
The New Human Rights Movement
by Peter Joseph • 2017
The economy is a well-oiled system of oppression. The case for rebuilding it, not fixing it.
4.33
625
🏛️ Political Economy⚖️ Structural Inequality🔗 Systems Thinking💔 Structural Violence🤖 Technological Unemployment
The New Human Rights Movement Summary
The New Human Rights Movement 89%
The economy is a well-oiled system of oppression. The case for rebuilding it, not fixing it.
by Peter Joseph 2017
4.33
625 ratings
🏛️ Political Economy⚖️ Structural Inequality🔗 Systems Thinking💔 Structural Violence🤖 Technological Unemployment
Occupy
by Noam Chomsky • 2012
Occupy's tents came down. The national argument it started about concentrated wealth never stopped.
3.59
2k+
🪙 Income Inequality🗳️ Money In Politics🏗️ Movement Building🏢 Corporate Power🏭 Economic Democracy
Occupy Summary
Occupy 89%
Occupy's tents came down. The national argument it started about concentrated wealth never stopped.
by Noam Chomsky 2012
3.59
2k+ ratings
🪙 Income Inequality🗳️ Money In Politics🏗️ Movement Building🏢 Corporate Power🏭 Economic Democracy
The Upswing
by Robert D. Putnam • 2020
America swings between "we" and "me" eras. The pivot decade was the 1960s.
3.94
2k+
📈 Economic History🏛️ Political Polarization🏘️ Civic Decline💰 Income Inequality🤝 Social Capital
The Upswing Summary
The Upswing 89%
America swings between "we" and "me" eras. The pivot decade was the 1960s.
by Robert D. Putnam 2020
3.94
2k+ ratings
📈 Economic History🏛️ Political Polarization🏘️ Civic Decline💰 Income Inequality🤝 Social Capital
The Spirit Level
by Richard G. Wilkinson • 2009
Inequality sickens and divides. In rich countries, the gap matters more than the wealth itself.
4.13
7k+
💸 Income Inequality🏥 Public Health🤝 Social Trust😰 Status Anxiety📊 Progressive Economics
The Spirit Level Summary
The Spirit Level 89%
Inequality sickens and divides. In rich countries, the gap matters more than the wealth itself.
by Richard G. Wilkinson 2009
4.13
7k+ ratings
💸 Income Inequality🏥 Public Health🤝 Social Trust😰 Status Anxiety📊 Progressive Economics
The Coming of Neo-Feudalism
by Joel Kotkin • 2020
Tech oligarchs and a new elite justify their rule; the middle class becomes the peasantry.
3.57
872
🏦 Wealth Concentration📡 Tech Oligopoly📉 Decline Of The Middle Class⚗️ Technocratic Rule🎓 Cultural Elites
The Coming of Neo-Feudalism Summary
The Coming of Neo-Feudalism 89%
Tech oligarchs and a new elite justify their rule; the middle class becomes the peasantry.
by Joel Kotkin 2020
3.57
872 ratings
🏦 Wealth Concentration📡 Tech Oligopoly📉 Decline Of The Middle Class⚗️ Technocratic Rule🎓 Cultural Elites
Deeply Divided
by Doug McAdam • 2014
Postwar consensus shattered over race. Reforms meant to democratize handed activists the keys.
3.91
64
🌓 Racial Politics🔄 Party Realignment⚡ Political Polarization✊ Social Movements🕊️ Civil Rights Movement
Deeply Divided Summary
Deeply Divided 89%
Postwar consensus shattered over race. Reforms meant to democratize handed activists the keys.
by Doug McAdam 2014
3.91
64 ratings
🌓 Racial Politics🔄 Party Realignment⚡ Political Polarization✊ Social Movements🕊️ Civil Rights Movement
The Price of Democracy
by Vanessa S. Williamson • 2025
Born demanding taxes, not resisting them. The 250-year cover-up and the racial backlash it fueled.
4.33
69
🏛️ Political History💰 Tax Policy⚖️ Racial Inequality🗳️ Voter Suppression📉 Economic Inequality
The Price of Democracy Summary
The Price of Democracy 89%
Born demanding taxes, not resisting them. The 250-year cover-up and the racial backlash it fueled.
by Vanessa S. Williamson 2025
4.33
69 ratings
🏛️ Political History💰 Tax Policy⚖️ Racial Inequality🗳️ Voter Suppression📉 Economic Inequality
The Age of Grievance
by Frank Bruni • 2024
Grievance has become America's operating system, powering everything from politics to culture wars.
4.07
2k+
🪞 Victimhood Culture🥊 Culture Wars📣 Outrage Culture📉 American Decline💰 Income Inequality
The Age of Grievance Summary
The Age of Grievance 89%
Grievance has become America's operating system, powering everything from politics to culture wars.
by Frank Bruni 2024
4.07
2k+ ratings
🪞 Victimhood Culture🥊 Culture Wars📣 Outrage Culture📉 American Decline💰 Income Inequality
Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State
by Andrew Gelman • 2008
Wealthy states lean left; within them, wealth predicts right. The data that reconciles the split.
3.64
376
🗺️ Electoral Geography🗳️ Voting Behavior💰 Income And Voting↔️ Political Polarization🔵🔴 Cultural Divides
Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State Summary
Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State 89%
Wealthy states lean left; within them, wealth predicts right. The data that reconciles the split.
by Andrew Gelman 2008
3.64
376 ratings
🗺️ Electoral Geography🗳️ Voting Behavior💰 Income And Voting↔️ Political Polarization🔵🔴 Cultural Divides
Where We Stand
by bell hooks • 2000
Feminism and antiracism won't succeed until they confront the thing they most ignore: class.
4.24
3k+
🤝 Intersectional Feminism🏛️ Class Analysis✊🏾 Black Feminism💸 Poverty In America🏚️ Housing Discrimination
Where We Stand Summary
Where We Stand 89%
Feminism and antiracism won't succeed until they confront the thing they most ignore: class.
by bell hooks 2000
4.24
3k+ ratings
🤝 Intersectional Feminism🏛️ Class Analysis✊🏾 Black Feminism💸 Poverty In America🏚️ Housing Discrimination
The Matthew Effect
by Daniel Rigney • 2010
Why a small head start in science, money, or the classroom rarely stays small.
3.65
46
🏛️ Inequality Studies📈 Cumulative Advantage💰 Wealth Concentration🔄 Privilege Reproduction⚖️ Systemic Inequality
The Matthew Effect Summary
The Matthew Effect 89%
Why a small head start in science, money, or the classroom rarely stays small.
by Daniel Rigney 2010
3.65
46 ratings
🏛️ Inequality Studies📈 Cumulative Advantage💰 Wealth Concentration🔄 Privilege Reproduction⚖️ Systemic Inequality
Unstable Majorities
by Morris P. Fiorina • 2017
Not a deeply polarized public. Sorted parties overreach, and the movable middle flips Congress.
4.07
74
🔄 Ideological Sorting🏛️ Elite Polarization🗳️ Independent Voters😠 Negative Partisanship🔒 Political Gridlock
Unstable Majorities Summary
Unstable Majorities 89%
Not a deeply polarized public. Sorted parties overreach, and the movable middle flips Congress.
by Morris P. Fiorina 2017
4.07
74 ratings
🔄 Ideological Sorting🏛️ Elite Polarization🗳️ Independent Voters😠 Negative Partisanship🔒 Political Gridlock
The New Class War
by Michael Lind • 2017
A new class war is on: the college-educated managerial minority versus the working majority.
3.74
840
⚔️ Class Conflict🏭 Labor Relations📢 Populism Studies⚙️ Technocracy Critique⚖️ Countervailing Power
The New Class War Summary
The New Class War 89%
A new class war is on: the college-educated managerial minority versus the working majority.
by Michael Lind 2017
3.74
840 ratings
⚔️ Class Conflict🏭 Labor Relations📢 Populism Studies⚙️ Technocracy Critique⚖️ Countervailing Power
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