Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women (Kate Manne)

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When women speak up, challenge authority, or refuse to comply with traditional expectations, they often face backlash ranging from dismissal to outright violence. This isn’t a coincidence, according to Kate Manne’s book Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women. Keep reading for an overview of this provocative book and discover how invisible expectations impact everything from sexual consent to career advancement—and why recognizing them is the first step toward change.

Gad Saad’s The Parasitic Mind: Book Overview & Takeaways

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Are dangerous ideologies spreading through our universities and institutions like infections? What happens when emotion overtakes logic in academic and public discourse? Gad Saad’s The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense presents a provocative diagnosis of society. Saad warns that certain progressive movements are undermining the core values that built Western civilization. His book examines how these ideas spread and what they mean for the future. Read more to discover Saad’s framework for understanding modern intellectual conflicts and his prescription for defending reasoned debate.

What Is the “Abundance Agenda”? Klein and Thompson Explain

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Are resources in America really scarce? How is bureaucracy holding America back? In Abundance, Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson argue that America can create a world of plentiful resources and improved living standards, but is being held back by manufactured scarcities and barriers. Their answer is to remove bureaucratic obstacles while reinvigorating scientific innovation. Here’s a look at what the “abundance agenda” is and why it represents a new direction for liberalism.

John Green’s Everything is Tuberculosis: Book Overview

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How has tuberculosis shaped human history? Why is tuberculosis—a completely curable disease—still killing over 1.6 million people annually? Best-selling novelist and YouTube educator John Green’s Everything Is Tuberculosis confronts this troubling paradox, revealing how social inequality, stigma, and systemic failures allow a preventable tragedy to continue. After meeting a teenage TB patient in Sierra Leone, Green embarked on a mission to understand and combat humanity’s deadliest infectious disease. Read more in our overview of Everything Is Tuberculosis.

Robin Wall Kimmerer’s The Serviceberry: Book Overview

Robin Wall Kimmerer’s The Serviceberry: Book Overview

Are there any economic systems that prioritize generosity over greed? What if nature itself offers a blueprint for creating more sustainable and equitable communities? Robin Wall Kimmerer’s The Serviceberry presents a compelling vision. She explores how natural systems such as the serviceberry tree demonstrate gift-based exchanges that could transform our relationship with resources and each other. Continue reading for an overview of the book The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World.

Lily Zheng’s DEI Deconstructed: Book Overview & Takeaways

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Are you tired of DEI programs that sound good on paper but fail to create real change? What does it actually take to build a workplace that champions diversity, equity, and inclusion? Lily Zheng’s DEI Deconstructed: Your No-Nonsense Guide to Doing the Work and Doing It Right cuts through the noise with a no-nonsense approach to diversity work. The book reveals why most corporate initiatives backfire and offers a practical roadmap for organizations ready to move beyond surface-level gestures. Read on to discover how to transform your workplace into one where meaningful progress replaces empty promises.

Malcolm Gladwell’s Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overview

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Have you ever wondered why some social movements explode overnight while others fizzle out? What makes certain communities suddenly vulnerable to harmful trends that seem to spread like wildfire? Malcolm Gladwell’s Revenge of the Tipping Point tackles these questions. Gladwell reveals the hidden forces behind societal shifts—from the opioid crisis to teen suicide clusters. The book uncovers how small groups of people can reshape entire communities through strategic influence. Read more to discover the three key ingredients that turn isolated problems into widespread social epidemics.

Ruha Benjamin’s Race After Technology: Book Overview

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Is racism embedded in the digital technologies that increasingly shape our daily lives? Do algorithms and AI systems perpetuate centuries-old patterns of discrimination? Ruha Benjamin’s Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code addresses these urgent questions. Benjamin’s work aims to show how seemingly neutral digital systems—from hiring software to healthcare algorithms—actually amplify racial inequalities in new and often invisible ways. Keep reading for an overview of this thought-provoking book.

Irreplaceable by Pascal Bornet (Book Overview & Takeaways)

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How can you remain relevant in a future of AI? What human capabilities can’t AI replicate? How can you use AI to your advantage rather than your detriment? As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms our world, many of us wonder how to remain relevant in an automated future. In Irreplaceable, Pascal Bornet tackles this question. He explains that as AI spreads, our success will lie in learning to work with it—by augmenting our distinctively human strengths with this powerful technology.  Keep reading for an overview of Bornet’s book.

Chris Hayes’s 3 Tips for Reclaiming Attention (The Sirens’ Call)

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How many times per day do you reach for your phone? Do you want to regain power over your attention? In The Sirens’ Call, MSNBC host Chris Hayes demystifies the mechanics of an economy built to commandeer your attention. He reveals how our attention has become a commodity seized and controlled by media platforms and advertisers for their profit. Here is Chris Hayes’s advice for how individuals and society can reclaim their attention.