People who write exposes on great societal injustice walk a fine line: they must mix their facts and figures with enough interest to keep reader’s interest, temper their own rage at what they’ve found with a rational enough tone that they won’t be dismissed as “radical”, and often find a way to insert a little hope lest too many people avoid their book entirely because it’s “too depressing”. I’ve found a handful of books that have walked this line expertly. Books like Michelle Alexander’s The […]