A Colony in a Nation
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (774 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 039335542X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Chris Hayes is the Emmy Award–winning host of All In with Chris Hayes on MSNBC, the New York Times best-selling author of Twilight of the Elites, and an editor-at-large at The Nation. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, daughter, and son
A Colony in a Nation explains how a country founded on justice now looks like something uncomfortably close to a police state. America likes to tell itself that it inhabits a postracial world, yet nearly every empirical measurewealth, unemployment, incarceration, school segregationreveals that racial inequality has barely improved since 1968, when Richard Nixon became our first “law and order” president.Hayes contends our country has fractured in two: the Colony and the Nation. In the Nation, we venerate the law. In the Colony, we obsess over order, fear trumps civil rights, and aggressive policing resembles occupation. How and
Book Shark said Memorable and Provocative. A Colony in a Nation by Chris Hayes“A Colony in a Nation” is an interesting book on social justice. Emmy Award winning news anchor and New York Times best-selling author Chris Hayes provides the public with an interesting analogy that captures and drives his main premise, the terrifying truth that we as a people have created the Colony within our Nation with the purpose of subduing our . Lauren Mclaughlin said Essential. Nothing short of revelatory. Most of us already know that America's criminal justice system is unequal. But Hayes lays out the historical context of this inequality, connecting it with, among other things, a long history of excessive policing. As a white New Yorker, he has a unique perspective on white fear, white privilege, and how these things support and maintain structural racism. An absolute m. Personal and honest, funny & cringeworthy at times, definitely worth the quick read for the metaphor alone Ella McCrystle Chris Hayes does a tremendous job of making an easy read, an interesting and even educational read, a fast read that isn't fluff that deals head on with a very narrow slice of the country's multidimensional race issues. Here he takes on policing and the differences one might feel as a member of "the colony" rather than, as he is, a member of "the Nation."The best parts are when he details the birth
Larson, Counterpunch“An up-to-date (and masterfully interwoven) blend of statistics, history, and analysis.” - Peter C. Baker, Pacific Standard“Chris Hayes’ ominous account of what’s ailing America… offers a rare view into a wide racial and class cross-section of society.” - Ryan Cooper, The Week“This readable and thoughtful work is especially insightful.” - William D. He offers a clear and useful framework for understanding the current dysfunctions of American society. That’s a lesson Americans of every color would do well to remember.” - Eric Liu, Washington Post“Terrific and really important.” - Rebecca Traister“A Colony in a Nation i