Why are straight white men overrepresented in positions of power? | Steve Phillips When we wonder why marginalized groups are ‘underrepresented’, we are asking the wrong question

Proud to debut the excerpt for my new book "Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else?" in today's @us.theguardian.com
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Happy pub day to ARE WHITE MEN SMARTER THAN EVERYBODY ELSE?, the latest from bestselling author Steve Phillips

This bold and incisive corrective offers equality-loving readers the arguments, data, and inspiration they need to challenge the status quo effectively.
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Happy pub day to WORKING-CLASS NEW YORK by Joshua B. Freeman, a “lucid, detailed” (The Nation) and “engrossing” (Dissent) look at the model city that working-class New Yorkers created after World War II—and its tragic demise https://ow.ly/MWgA50YwzA0

"These varied essays are a spark for further conversation about how other nations perceive the U.S." - Read a review of the forthcoming HOW WE SEE IT edited by The Dial
(out in June) in Library Journal https://ow.ly/gHnx50YEI7h

Judith Enck, author of THE PROBLEM WITH PLASTIC, talks to Gwyneth Paltrow for the goop podcast about microplastics, the realities of recycling, and what individuals can do.
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Microplastics in Our Bodies: What You Should Know and What You Can Do The plastic problem you can't see Microplastics are showing up everywhere — from oceans and soil to our food, water and, more alarmingly, the human body.

It feels like there's a new discovery about microplastics in our bodies every month. Our own @judithenck.bsky.social and @trishavv.bsky.social cut through the noise in this 55+ Life interview: 55pluslife.com/microplastic...

Weds, 4/22/26 at 5:30PM CT | Talk with Adam Mahoney at T-Bones Cafe in Hattiesburg, MS — Beyond Plastics - Working To End Single-Use Plastic Pollution Join co-author Adam Mahoney on Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 6:30 PM CT at T-Bones Cafe in Hattiesburg, MS to learn more about the new book, “The Problem with Plastic”.

Join @adamlmahoney.bsky.social at T-Bone’s Records & Cafe for a special Earth Day (4/22) book talk from 5:30PM to 7:30PM! Adam will be discussing "The Problem with Plastic," which he co-wrote with our own @judithenck.bsky.social.

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The Problem with Plastic:
How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late (2025)
by Judith Enck, Adam Mahoney
@thenewpress.bsky.social
@beyondplastics.bsky.social

Plastic’s impact on human health and the environment, how we can fight back by putting people and planet over plastics

Navigating Eco-Anxiety and the Climate Crisis The following is an excerpt from Tori Tsui's fantastic and insightful book, It’s Not Just You: How to Navigate Eco-Anxiety and the Climate Crisis, which

Read an excerpt from Tori Tsui's "fantastic and insightful" new book IT'S NOT JUST YOU in CounterPunch https://ow.ly/A2Mq50YGLhR

“Richards’s scholarship and vibrant prose create a meaningful guide for those seeking to understand the United States’ ongoing debates with its founding ideals.” - Read Library Journal's starred review 🌟 of THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF 1776 by Thomas Richards Jr. https://ow.ly/8r9p50Yt0qB

"A riveting and fascinating book." - Read a review of the forthcoming A BITE-SIZED HISTORY IN ITALY by Danielle Callegari (out in June) in Library Journal https://ow.ly/ImYP50YEEwv

🚨EVENT SOON🚨 Join co-author Judith Enck and Pulitzer-finalist investigative journalist, Michael Hawthorne for a free book talk at Seminary Co-Op Bookstore in Chicago on Weds, April 15 at 5:00 PM CT to learn more about the plastic pollution crisis and the solutions outlined in this bold new book.

Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else?: Playing Offense in the Fight for Racial Justice in America Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else?: Playing Offense in the Fight for Racial Justice in America [Phillips, Steve] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else?: Playing Offense in the Fight for Racial Justice in America

I chose this title for my next book to force readers to say the quiet part out loud. After years of attacks on DEI, inequality still flourishes. It's time to squarely face the tough questions about the roots and tenacity of this inequality #AWMS

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“One thing I have learned is the most effective strategy at all times…is centering your heart with the most vulnerable people…and then relentlessly telling the truth about what you see.” #amreading Alec Karakatsanis’ excellent COPAGANDA. #booksky @thenewpress.bsky.social @equalityalec.bsky.social

"A fascinating exploration of the appeal of right-wing populism and fascism." - Read a review of the forthcoming RED PILL POLITICS by David Ost (out in May) in the new issue of Library Journal https://ow.ly/S8If50YEG7E

Happy pub day to:

IT'S NOT JUST YOU by Tori Tsui, a powerful journey through eco-anxiety

PUSHED TO THE EDGE by Sue Granzella, stories from teachers on the front lines of the culture wars

A 30th anniversary edition of Lisa Delpit's groundbreaking OTHER PEOPLE'S CHILDREN

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King of the North: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life of Struggle Outside the South Book — Non-fiction. 2025. By Jeanne Theoharis. 400 pages. Illustrates how King’s time in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago — outside Dixie — was at the heart of his campaign for racial justic...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s radical critiques of Northern racism have largely been erased, allowing his legacy to be weaponized against movements today.

Read and share @jeannetheoharis.bsky.social's book, "King of the North" via @thenewpress.bsky.social.
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Baltimore! Next weekend! Come out if you can!

War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine Book — Non-fiction. By Norman Solomon. 2023. 240 pages. Too often, our curriculum “makes war invisible.” Too often, the ravages of U.S. militarism go unexamined in our classes. This fact-filled book i...

"War Made Invisible" by @normansolomon.bsky.social via @thenewpress.bsky.social opens with an epigraph from Aldous Huxley, written in 1936:

“The propagandist’s purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.” ⬇️🧵

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"[An] illuminating anthology of reflections from foreign journalists on U.S. politics."

Read a review of the forthcoming HOW WE SEE IT edited by The Dial (out in June) in this week's Publishers Weekly https://ow.ly/ecjH50Yt1Z8

Join @jmhattem.bsky.social @redemmas.org for Climate Book Fest! Storms and Stories, Weather and Wit, The Truth about Temperature!

Happy pub day to:

THE KNOW-IT-ALLS by Noam Cohen, a deep-dive on the political rise of Silicon Valley

FIFTY YEARS OF TITLE IX by Sherry Boschert, sweeping history of the law that ignited a revolution

EQUAL MEANS EQUAL by Jessica Neuwirth, a landmark look at the ERA

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"Historian Richards offers a voluminously researched and meticulously constructed thought exercise on the country’s origins and future." - Read a review of THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF 1776 by Thomas Richards Jr. in Booklist Publications https://ow.ly/SKYR50Yt0HC

"A robust and energizing dissection of a protean foe." - Read a review of of David Ost's forthcoming RED PILL POLITICS (out in May) in this week's Publishers Weekly https://ow.ly/nj6550Yt0FU

Fair Game and the Future of Trans Athletes with Anna Baeth, Ellie Roscher, and Chris Mosier YouTube video by The End of Sport

You can also watch on YouTube.

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Fair Game and the Future of Trans Athletes

Anna Baeth, Ellie Roscher, and @thechrismosier.bsky.social join to explore myths surrounding trans athletes, the political landscape, and the importance of joy, embodiment, and advocacy in sport.

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"An informative and energetic exploration of cuisine as a cipher for both tradition and change."

Read a review of the forthcoming A BITE-SIZED HISTORY OF ITALY by Danielle Callegari (out in June) in this week's Publishers Weekly https://ow.ly/nz2W50Yt0xj

Black women authors to read this Women’s History Month From cultural critics to groundbreaking novelists, these Black women writers are shaping the literary landscape—and their books are waiting on shelves at Black-owned bookstores.

I’m so grateful for this nod from Ebony.

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"Highly recommended." - Read review of RESTORATIVE JUSTICE UP CLOSE edited by Sally Swarthout Wolf, with a foreword by Howard Zehr, in Library Journal ow.ly/RV2w50YitXZ

What indie press books are you reading?