Thread by @rooseveltinst

For #WorldBookDay2022, we are highlighting some of the fantastic books from our Roosevelt team. Happy reading!📚

.@rgunns chapter in @sunrisemvmt's “Winning The Green New Deal: Why We Must, How We Can” brilliantly explains the greatest strength of the #GreenNewDeal: its vision for transforming our economy and society. indiebound.org/book/978198214…

In “Freedom from the Market: America's Fight to Liberate Itself from the Grip of the Invisible Hand,” @rortybomb clearly shows how relying on the free market to run our lives ends up limiting—not expanding—our freedom. indiebound.org/book/978162097…

As relevant now as ever, “The Hidden Rules of Race: Barriers to an Inclusive Economy,” co-authored by our President & CEO @FeliciaWongRI, @dreaflynn, @SusanRHolmberg & @dorianwarren, shows how the racist foundations of our country still rule our economy indiebound.org/book/978110841…

In “Divorce, American Style: Fighting for Women's Economic Citizenship in the Neoliberal Era,” @SuzMKahn analyzes the policy response to the economic crisis caused by rising divorce rates in the 70s, and shows how marriage is still legally relevant. indiebound.org/book/978081225…

.@JosephEStiglitz’s “People, Power, and Profits: Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent” provides an inspiring blueprint for building a more equitable economy—one that does away with market fundamentalism.
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“From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century” by @SandyDarity & Kirsten Mullen demonstrates the role white supremacy has had in our economy, making the strong case for a federal reparations program for Black Americans indiebound.org/book/978146965…

.@toddntucker looks at the neoliberal imprint on international law in “Judge Knot: Politics and Development in International Investment Law,” presenting an alternative—and more democratic—vision for global trade & investment. indiebound.org/book/978178308…

In “Unjust Deserts: How the Rich Are Taking Our Common Inheritance and Why We Should Take It Back,” @DalyLew & @GarAlperovitz address the question: Who actually “deserves” the wealth from individuals’ economic success? indiebound.org/book/978159558…

In “The Last 100 Days: FDR at War and at Peace,” David Woolner examines how FDR prioritized building peace for the American people at the end of his life. indiebound.org/book/978046504…

In a nod to worker power, @DrAliBustamante & Valeria Bustamante’s children’s book “Manny and the Mango Tree” tells the story of Manny & friends protesting an unjust apartment rule when his undocumented parents fear confronting the super themselves. indiebound.org/book/978099116…

And shout-out to @CamelliaWrites for placing in the @DarlingAxe's query letter contest (among many other accolades) for her middle-grade fantasy transcript, “RAT, JACK, AND THE IMPOSSIBLE JOB," that “explores grief and found family at the end of the world"
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