Book · 2022 · Social Science
The Sum of Us
What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
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That's why i think heather mcgee with her phenomenal book some of us talks about the connection between race and the economy and how our fates are linked.
What they say about it
- Recommended the book“it is a brilliant book”4
The best things said about it
It's a really great book about the way that division and racism in particular keeps us from being able to build collective public goods.
All of this, I will just say, is explored so brilliantly by my friend Heather McGhee in her book, The Sum of Us, which is like the idea of if someone else is doing better, that means you're doing worse.
Everyone go by if you haven't already the sum of us what racism costs everyone and how we can prosper together it is a brilliant book.
Where and when it comes up
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6 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee is an examination of how zero-sum racial narratives undermine public goods, economic stability, and civic infrastructure for society as a whole. On Pod Save America, Alex Wagner brought up the book to illustrate how the belief that another group's gain constitutes one's own loss poisons race relations and resource distribution. Tommy Vietor also promoted the book during multiple episodes, including mentioning it in the show's outro and introducing McGhee as a guest to discuss political organizing. Kyle Strickland recommended the work on The Realignment, praising its exploration of the deep connections between racial dynamics and economic outcomes. Jon Favreau similarly urged listeners of Pod Save America to purchase the brilliant book, emphasizing its message on how fates are linked and how communities can prosper together. Additionally, Ben Wickler referenced McGhee's insights on Pod Save America to describe how political strategists intentionally deploy racial division to drain the public sphere and pull funding away from essential shared goods. Across these podcast appearances, the book is celebrated as a crucial framework for understanding the economic toll of systemic racism and finding a path toward multiracial solidarity and shared prosperity.
Every mention
Tommy Vietor you can also buy her book by the same name the sambalas anywhere books are sold 2
“she wrote a book by the same name we're gonna talk about the pod political movements organizing”
“you can also buy her book by the same name the sambalas anywhere books are sold”
Abdul El-Sayed The third is The Some of Us, Heather McGee. I think you've had her on the show. It's a really great book ab… 1
“The third is The Some of Us, Heather McGee. I think you've had her on the show. It's a really great book about the way that division and racism in particular keeps us from being able to build collective public goods.”
Alex Wagner And all of this, I will just say, is explored so brilliantly by my friend Heather McGee in her book, The Su… 1
“And all of this, I will just say, is explored so brilliantly by my friend Heather McGee in her book, The Sum of Us, which is like the idea of if someone else is doing better, that means you're doing worse.”
Jon Favreau everyone go by if you haven't already the sum of us what racism costs everyone and how we can prosper toget… 1
“everyone go by if you haven't already the sum of us what racism costs everyone and how we can prosper together it is a brilliant book”
Kyle Strickland that's why i think heather mcgee with her phenomenal book some of us talks about the connection between rac… 1
“that's why i think heather mcgee with her phenomenal book some of us talks about the connection between race and the economy and how our fates are linked”
Ben Wickler and i think being explicit that that's his strategy and that republicans try to divide people by race in or… 1
“and i think being explicit that that's his strategy and that republicans try to divide people by race in order to you know as heather mcgee said on the pot let's drain the swimming pool economics to to pull money out of the public sphere out of the goods that people need”
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“you're now the uh new york times best-selling author of the some of us what racism costs everyone and how we can prosper together”