![]() ![]() Along the way, she collects the stories of white people who confide in her about losing their homes, their dreams and their shot at a better job to the toxic mix of American racism and greed. But how did this happen? And is there a way out? To find the way, McGhee embarks on a deeply personal journey across the country from Mississippi to Maine, tallying up what we lose when we buy into the zero-sum paradigm-the idea that progress for some of us must come at the expense of others. Racism is a toxin in the American body and it weakens us all. It is at the core of the dysfunction of our democracy and even the spiritual and moral crises that grip us. It's the common denominator in our most vexing public problems, even beyond our economy. As she dug into subject after subject, from the financial crisis to declining wages to collapsing public infrastructure, she found a common problem at the bottom of them all: racism-but not just in the obvious ways that hurt people of color. ![]() ![]() McGhee's specialty is the American economy-and the mystery of why it so often fails the American public. ![]()
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