A Republic of Equals: A Manifesto for a Just Society

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By Jonathan Rothwell *09

Published Aug. 7, 2019

In this book, economist Jonathan Rothwell *90 argues that a distinct political inequality is to blame for multiple elements of what has become an unjust society in America. A Republic of Equals: A Manifesto for a Just Society (Princeton University Press) presents evidence from the social sciences to show how nationalism links with the racial prejudice that has perpetuated income inequality and privileged market status in the United States.

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