Books

• Bridge Builders: Bringing People Together in Polarized Age (June 2021, Polity Press)

Published in 2021 by Polity Press, Bridge Builders paints a forensic portrait of Americans who are spanning gaping divides between people of difference. Bridge Builders — which Real Change News called “refreshing and sorely needed” — was the best-selling new release on Amazon in the Civil Rights and Anthropology sections. It is available in hardcover and e-book.

• After the Fact: The Erosion of Truth and the Inevitable Rise of Donald Trump (May 2018, Prometheus Books)

Published in 2018 by Prometheus Books, After the Fact examines how society’s increasingly tenuous commitment to the facts set the stage for Donald Trump’s ascent to the White House. Syndicated columnist Leonard Pitts called After the Fact “troubling and essential,” while the San Francisco Book Review called it “a fantastic analysis of the world we live in today.”  Featured on MSNBC, After the Fact is available in hardcover, e-book and audiobook.

• Detroit Resurrected: To Bankruptcy and Back (April 2016, W.W. Norton & Co.)

Published in 2016 by W.W. Norton & Co, Detroit Resurrected tells the dynamic inside story of the largest Chapter 9 bankruptcy in U.S. history. It is available in hardcover, paperback, e-book and audiobook. The New York Times hailed Detroit Resurrected as a “valuable work of urban policy,” while Publisher’s Weekly called it a “stirring saga.”