Disposable : America's contempt for the underclass
(2025)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
305.560973/JONES,S

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Adult Nonfiction 305.560973/JONES,S Available

Details

PUBLISHED
New York : Avid Reader Press, 2025
©2025
EDITION
First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition
DESCRIPTION

vii, 287 pages ; 24 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9781982197421, 1982197420 :, 1982197420, 9781982197421
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

An act of social murder -- American sacrifice -- Bodies on the line -- The worthy and the unworthy -- The cherry on the fuck-you sundae -- The two pandemics -- How the fringe captured the center -- Exposing bedrock -- Profit over people -- Falling off the final rung -- After social murder

A powerful blend of narrative and reporting reveals America's systemic racial and income inequality, spotlighting essential workers and vulnerable communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and argues for a future where no one is deemed disposable amid persistent social injustices