{"product_id":"disposable-americas-contempt-for-the-underclass-by-sarah-jones","title":"Disposable: America's Contempt for the Underclass By Sarah Jones","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIn this “barn burner of a book” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emagazine senior writer Sarah Jones blends personal stories and in-depth reporting to expose the harsh reality of America’s culture of inequality and the devastating impact of the pandemic on our nation’s most vulnerable people.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the tradition of Matthew Desmond’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEvicted\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and Andrea Elliot’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eInvisible Child\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDisposable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a poignant exploration of America’s underclass, left vulnerable by systemic racism and capitalism. Here, Sarah Jones delves into the lives of the essential workers, seniors, and people with disabilities who were disproportionately affected by COVID-19—not due to their age or profession, but because of the systemic inequality and poverty that left them exposed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pandemic served as a stark revelation of the true state of America, a country where the dream of prosperity is a distant mirage for millions. Jones argues that the pandemic didn’t create these dynamics but rather revealed the existing social mobility issues and wealth gap that have long plagued the nation. Behind the staggering death toll are stories of lives lost, injustices suffered, and institutions that failed to protect their people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJones brings these stories to the forefront, transforming the abstract concept of the pandemic into a deeply personal and political phenomenon. Her book “stands as a reminder of the lessons our country has willfully ignored—an especially stark one with Donald Trump back in the White House and further shredding the social safety net” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Wide Genre","offers":[{"title":"Soft Cover","offer_id":47505481826524,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hard Cover","offer_id":47505481859292,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/2044\/5148\/files\/18_27718d59-59ad-473e-b342-8e27545b1970.png?v=1769702590","url":"https:\/\/widegenre.com\/products\/disposable-americas-contempt-for-the-underclass-by-sarah-jones","provider":"WideGenre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}