"Lombardo has perfect aim and wicked wit in this stinging expose of enduring white-skin privilege. Take to Starbucks, read aloud, and watch the hipsters squirm." - Mike Davis, author of City of Quartz

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail," Economies of Whiteness (EoW) takes its theme largely from King's exasperation with the calls from so many of the white liberals of his day to "go slow" in seeking justice. 50 years later, white liberals are still going slow. This book is an attempt to assess what, if...