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July - The New Steal
How could we talk Reagan and not bring up his notorious Welfare Queens stereotype? Not only did Reagan inaccurately portray poverty as a moral failing, exploring racist stereotypes at the same time. He also started the trend of using Social Security surplus revenue as a government slush fund rather than investing it to support the Baby Boomers as they retire. 

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The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden

The Benefits of Being an Octopus

Ann Braden

256 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary middle grade emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
She Persisted: Oprah Winfrey by Renée Watson

She Persisted: Oprah Winfrey

She Persisted

Renée Watson

80 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction biography childrens history informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose

To Shape a Dragon's Breath

Nampeshiweisit #1

Moniquill Blackgoose

511 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous medium-paced
Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

8 hours, 8 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction health lgbtqia+ sociology emotional reflective slow-paced
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith

430 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
The Binding by Bridget Collins

The Binding

Bridget Collins

15 hours, 29 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Marrow by Aditi Brennan Kapil

Marrow

Aditi Brennan Kapil

3 hours, 52 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary horror mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Crippled: Austerity and the Demonization of Disabled People by Frances Ryan

Crippled: Austerity and the Demonization of Disabled People

Frances Ryan

7 hours, 5 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
In Real Life by Cory Doctorow

In Real Life

In Real Life #1

Cory Doctorow

175 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction graphic novel young adult adventurous fast-paced
More Than Money: How Economic Inequality Affects ... Everything by Hadley Dyer
More Than Money: How Economic Inequality Affects ... Everything
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Hadley Dyer

More Than Money: How Economic Inequality Affects ... Everything

Hadley Dyer

128 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction economics