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In this collection of essays, St. Louis journalist Sarah Kendzior tackles issues including labor exploitation, racism, gentrification, media bias and other aspects of the post-employment economy. Sample titles: "The Peril of Hipster Economics", "The Wrong Kind of Caucasian", "Survival is Not an Aspiration". "Mothers Are Not 'Opting Out' -- They Are Out of Options", "Academia's Indentured Servants", "Meritocracy for Sale", "The Immorality of College Admissions", "Expensive Cities Are Killing Creativity". A former columnist for Al Jazeera English, Kendzior has spent years chronicling an America of diminishing opportunities. This collection contains the best of her work.

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Print Length: 165 pages
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Publication Date: April 25, 2015
Language: English
ASIN: B00WPW5EDY
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Laurie

For Me, An Eye Opener

September 4, 2016

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I classify myself as a conservative and I did not expect to like these essays or learn anything from them, but I learned quite a bit. Some of the issues she addresses have just flown right over my head and I was not aware of them. For instance, the plight of adjunct college teachers and the way unpaid internships have excluded all but the rich from the best opportunities in politics, law, and other choice professions. I had no idea that The Atlantic is not paying most of its writers, although it is making healthy profits. I did not know that academic papers were all hidden behind a paywall and that this excludes the common man from accessing important information. I also did not know that the writers of those papers make nothing from the pay-for-play websites. I didn't like or agree with all the essays and I'm not about to run out and protest for a 15$ an hour minimum wage, but there was enough there to give me a much better idea of what, exactly, is meant by the catch-
phrase, "income inequality" and why people are so upset about it. We are headed into a century where there is going to be very little class
mobility unless some changes are made.

In retrospect, maybe the "complaining" was not so bad. I was more open to acknowledge the existence of the problems she identifies because they were not presented with solutions I would have despised.

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Couldn't recommend this book enough, already recommended it to four family members

December 20, 2016

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Incredible book. Wow. I found this book via Twitter where the author linked to it and based on her previous tweets, I was immediately curious. Also, I'm interested in supporting self-published authors, especially women. This book did not disappoint. I learned so much about the current state of affairs in the U.S. and gleaned valuable insight into socioeconomic issues that are plaguing the country.

I would be interested to read another book by this author. I find the format of compiling essays + articles to be far more digestible than searching for individual articles to read. Well done to the author and I hope they continue to publish more and more.

Also as a black woman, I'm often hesitant to read books on current affairs etc out of fear they would overlook or dismiss racial issues in the U.S. Again, this book did not disappoint and each article was thorough + well researched and marked with empathy you don't see a lot in journalism these days.

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Scribemjp

A Must-Read for Understanding How America Got to 2016

November 29, 2016

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Outstanding. From the clear, elegant writing style to the smart but sobering perceptions, a must-read if you want to understand the challenges facing average, working Americans in the 21st Century, and the political fallout from those challenges.

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David MD

Sarah K. goes to a political depth that would drown most journalists.

December 25, 2016

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After the 2016 election, I gave up on the MSM. Disillusioned with the complete failure of the MSM, my goal was to somehow find the unvarnished truth behind what happened to our country. That is when I discovered Sarah
Kendzior.

I did not know what to expect from her essays, but after reading each one, I now understand the interdependent nature of the events she describes, and how it all interconnects with our current issues. Her writing is very clear and she communicates in a way that makes the complex more simplified in a world that is not black and white.

I gained new insights into the academic world that I never knew existed. Her observations about politics, motherhood and academics just floored me with her truth-telling. I found myself nodding in agreement.

Her book led me to her other past work, as well as her past writings, articles and videos that resonate with what I've felt, but couldn't explain why.

The fog is clearing, and Sarah Kendzior is my North Star.

Thank you, Sarah for your contributions so far, you have enriched another life with your knowledge and passion for the Truth.

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V.J.M

The view from fly over country

May 5, 2018

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Sarah Kandzior speaks for the vast majority of progressive minded midwesterners. There's significant changes happening in our Midwestern states and neither coastal location for writers or any media types have figured out what's motivating midwesterners. Sarah Kendzior fully understands the changing views of the vast Midwestern population better than anyone else in the past 50 years. If you're not reading Kendzior yet, you should quickly order her book.

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Alex Gurney

The antidote to hot takes

August 24, 2016

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This is a well-titled book: the collected essays are not all "about" flyover country, but they are in solidarity with it. Here are commentaries on world affairs, economics and justice, from a place which is more usually the target of coastal media observation. Anyone who has ever been frustrated by the superficial smugness of a David Brooks or Thomas Friedman article in big-name media should consider this book. Easy platitudes are absent. Rather than the usual disregard for the lived circumstances of real people, what we see here is close attention to specific individuals' situation. The evident commitment to truthfulness and empathy means that while individual articles cover diverse topics - treatment of academic adjuncts, unpaid policy internships, racist murders, access to clean water, ... - there is a sense of unity and authenticity that brings the pieces together. All the noted instances of injustice add up to a broad, challenging scope of accusation: the reader who is outraged about any one problem is invited to care about the others as well.

The book is short but it would be wrong to breeze through too quickly. I think that given its nature as a collection of previously published columns, it is probably best for the reader to take frequent breaks in order to let the message settle in the mind. (There is some overlap in material between columns that draw from the same news events, and so a temptation to skip through too quickly in order to get to the new stuff.) Non-American readers may also need to look up some of the US news and cultural content; the same could apply for anyone as we draw further away in time from the articles' original publication. A future edition could benefit from, say, a one-paragraph introduction to each essay, noting what was in the news at the time.

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