A Colony in a Nation [Hardcover]

Hayess forceful analysis...compel[s] readers to wrestle with some very tough questions about the nature of American democracy and its deep roots in racism, inequality and punishment.Terrific and really important.A thorough exploration of how the tough on crime ideology leaves poor isolated minority populations living under a different set of laws.Hayes doesnt shy away from exposing bias where he finds it, which makes this passionate and well-researched account a compelling entry in the growing literature of social injustice.The first significant theorization on race of the Trump era....?Hayes has a particular talent for examining rather unflinchingly our national ills.Hayes is a forceful and eloquent writer&. He offers a clear and useful framework for understanding the current dysfunctions of American society. Its a brilliant diagnosis, [and] more urgent than ever.A major book, vital for our survival as a nation.An up-to-date (and masterfully interwoven) blend of statistics, history, and analysis.Chris Hayes ominous account of whats ailing America& [offers a] rare view into a wide racial and class cross-section of society.This readable and thoughtful work... is especially insightful.Writing with clarity, intelligence, and compassion, Hayes deftly illuminates the complex state of affairs that has evolved since the 1960s civil rights protests, and resulted in the current backlash.A timely and impassioned argument for social justice.Important, persuasive& [