In her latest book, Leslie Kern deconstructs various myths about gentrification, revealing the harm that they cause—on top of gentrification itself. For middle- and upper-class white people, gentrification–when poor urban areas are... Read More

In "Formidable", Elisabeth Griffith relates how American women have approached political activism in the last century. The Nineteenth Amendment is the book’s starting point: it granted certain American women the right to vote in 1920.... Read More

In "The Continuing Storm", Kai Erikson and Lori Peek discuss the short- and long-term effects of Hurricane Katrina on its most vulnerable victims. When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in August of 2005, it inflicted devastating... Read More

Paul Miller-Melamed examines the origins of World War I in his historical survey "Misfire". Popular history suggests that World War I began when a Bosnian Serb, Gavrilo Princip, shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in June of 1914.... Read More

In "Fixing the Climate", David G. Victor and Charles F. Sabel note that international climate change accords have not initiated the sweeping changes and deep decarbonization needed to avert environmental catastrophe. Thus, a different... Read More

"The Healthcare Labyrinth" informs, persuades, and prompts reflection on the current maze that is the American health care system. Forwarding criticisms of the present health care system and hope for a future one, Marc S. Ryan’s "The... Read More

"Mountaintops and Mai Tais" is a spiritual memoir about decades’ worth of efforts to solve dangerous conflicts. Douglas M. Johnston Jr.’s memoir "Mountaintops and Mai Tais" is about his career in public service and his work merging... Read More

"The Liberal Zone" is a satirical short story collection that examines topical political issues via sensationalist twists. Luke Paulson satirizes sociopolitical issues in the short stories of "The Liberal Zone". In these stories,... Read More