First published 2022
Frederick Joseph examines the forces shaping modern America through personal stories and direct conversations with changemakers. Working alongside Porsche Joseph, he investigates questions that define our time: how disinformation spreads, why wealth inequality persists, and what blocks healthcare access for millions. The authors build their case through more than two dozen interviews with activists, politicians, and public figures including Elizabeth Warren, Chelsea Clinton, and Robert Reich. They cover sixteen pressing topics from gun violence and prison reform to climate change and immigration policy. Each chapter connects individual experiences to larger systems, showing how issues like transphobia, indigenous land rights, and housing inequality affect real people. The book provides concrete steps for readers who want to engage with these challenges rather than simply understand them.
Genres: american, politics, social-issues, non-fiction, current-affairs, activism
Vibes: fast-paced, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: investigative-journalism, social-commentary
529 pages · Kindle Edition · Candlewick Press