Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green is the book that finally explains why, even in 2023, about 1.25 million people still died … Read more
Love is not a luxury for Black life—it’s infrastructure. This review of Salvation: Black People and Love by bell hooks unpacks the book’s thesis, key chapters, evidence base, and real-world … Read more
We’re living through an epidemic of disconnection, yet most of us were never taught how to love—and bell hooks’ All About Love: New Visions is the practical, ethical playbook we’ve … Read more
If you’ve ever felt your faith—or your family chat—hijacked by cherry-picked verses and political talking points, Separation of Church and Hate gives you language, history, and scripture to get the … Read more
When the heat index breaks language and food vanishes from markets, what does “good” even mean? A Guardian and a Thief solves the problem of moral clarity in disaster by … Read more
Fight Oligarchy by Bernie Sanders is a blunt, urgent manual for confronting oligarchy, authoritarian drift, and widening inequality—told by a politician who has spent decades fighting each of them. When … Read more
When democratic norms wobble and cynicism starts to feel sensible, Giving Up Is Unforgivable shows why disengagement is the one choice we can’t afford—and exactly what to do instead. In … Read more
When I first picked up The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls, I expected a spirited feminist screed. What I found was a manual for disruption—a deliberately “impolite” book … Read more
What happens when a miracle cure becomes a slow, agonizing poison? The Radium Girls unearths the forgotten tragedy of the young women who, painting watch dials with glowing radium paint, … Read more