Finance ✦ Penny’s Take
The Color of Money
Mehrsa Baradaran · 2017
78/100
👍 Worth It
Mehrsa Baradaran's economic history makes a rigorous, well-documented case for how systemic exclusion shaped the racial wealth gap in America. Scholarly recognition and accessible prose make it essential reading for anyone serious about understanding inequality. The policy chapters lose steam toward the end, but the historical argument is rock-solid.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety78
Substance / usefulness78
Craft & writing82
Originality75
Evidence & accuracy78
Hype vs delivers75
Age-fit82
👁 Human-eye gut-check78
Penny’s verdict78
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