Category: Social Issues
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We Were Once a Family
The shocking, deeply reported story of a murder-suicide that claimed the lives of six children―and a searing indictment of the American foster care system.
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The Woman They Could Not Silence
The story of Elizabeth Packard, a woman who history has forgotten, but whose inspirational journey sparked lasting change for women’s rights and exposed injustices.
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Newsroom Confidential
Margaret Sullivan discusses her life as a journalist and the struggle of the press to save itself and American democracy in this memoir and manifesto.
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Black Women Will Save the World
In this celebration of Black women’s resilience and unheralded strength, White House correspondent April Ryan reflects on Black women’s unprecedent role in American history and upholding democracy.
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Under the Banner of Heaven
A multi-layered work of investigative journalism that explores a savage double murder within one of America’s isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities.
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Dirty Work
A paradigm-shifting report of the moral landscape of contemporary America through the stories of people who perform society’s most ethically troubling jobs.
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The World Record Book of Racist Stories
A new collection of hilarious, intergenerational anecdotes about everyday experiences of racism from comedian Amber Ruffin and her sister Lacey.
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Bad Fat Black Girl
From funny and fearless entertainment journalist Sesali Bowen, Bad Fat Black Girl combines rule-breaking feminist theory, witty and insightful personal memoir, and cutting cultural analysis for an unforgettable, genre-defining debut.
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The Other Dr. Gilmer
A rural physician learns that a former doctor at his clinic committed a shocking crime, leading him to uncover an undiagnosed mental health crisis in our broken prison system–a powerful true story expanding on one of the most popular This American Life episodes of all time.
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