The 12th Annual Book Prize: Will Americans Ever Be In This Together? at Zócalo Public Square from th true calo Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 46 min 82 sec
✓ Published: 03-Jun-2022

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From tax cuts and voting rights to healthcare and labor coalitions, middle- and working-class Americans frequently vote for politicians and support policies that go against their interests. The reason, argues economic and social policy scholar Heather McGhee, is racism. Prosperity and success, as the majority sees it, is a zero-sum game: Whatever benefits Black Americans, as well as immigrants and other minority groups, costs white Americans. In reality, explains McGhee, the opposite is true—w