Your 7-Day Briefing to Finally Understand What's Going On in America

We start with the deep structure. This book provides the essential, powerful framework for understanding race and hierarchy in America as a hidden caste system. It's the foundational lens through which to view all the other issues this week.

After understanding the deep structure of Caste yesterday, this book explains the modern political manifestation. It's a clear-eyed look at how our political identities have merged with our social identities, creating the toxic division we see today.

Now that you understand the political polarization, let's see how it plays out in a key institution: the justice system. This powerful memoir is a ground-level look at the human consequences of the very racial and political dynamics we've been exploring.

Building on the theme of institutional failure from Just Mercy, this book explores the economic side. It's a devastating look at the housing crisis, showing how poverty and profit intersect to create instability for millions of Americans.

After looking at poverty yesterday, this book explores the other side of the coin: immense wealth and corporate power. It's a masterful investigation of the family behind the opioid crisis and a crucial lesson in how private greed can create a public health catastrophe.

With a better understanding of class and corporate power, we now turn to gender. This book reveals a hidden layer of systemic bias, showing how a 'default male' perspective in data shapes American society in countless, often dangerous, ways.

For our finale, a dose of perspective and hope. After a week of diagnosing America's problems, this book challenges our assumptions about how societies must be structured. It's a mind-bending look at human history that suggests other, better futures are possible.