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Aug 24, 2021 · The Sum of Us is a brilliant analysis of how we arrived here: divided and self-destructing, materially rich but spiritually starved and vastly unequal. McGhee marshals economic and sociological research to paint an irrefutable story of racism’s costs, but at the heart of the book are the humble stories of people yearning to be part of a ...
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1. Discuss Heather McGhee’s definition of zero-sum theory. Why is this a harmful—and false—way of looking at race and public policy? 2. How does McGhee’s background in economics influence her thinking about matters of race? How does she use this to show us a new way into, and out of, a centuries-long problem? 3.
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In The Sum of Us, policy researcher Heather McGhee argues that the U.S. lags far behind other developed countries in fields like healthcare, education, pollution, and voting rights because of the way that racism shapes American politics.
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Feb 23, 2021 · Helper and his argument come up early on in Heather McGhee’s illuminating and hopeful new book, “The Sum of Us” — though McGhee, a descendant of enslaved people, is very much concerned with the...
Feb 17, 2021 · Her new book makes the case that racial discrimination in the United States has been harmful to white Americans as well as people of color. The book is called "The Sum Of Us."
