She holds a BA in American Studies from Yale and a law degree from the University of California, Berkeley. Heather McGhee is the former president of the progressive think tank Demos, where she spent much of her career. When people unite across racial and ethnic lines, she argues, there's a solidarity dividend that helps everyone. Drawing on a wealth of economic data, she argues that when laws and practices have discriminated against African Americans, whites have also been harmed. The heart of McGhee's case is that racism is harmful to everyone, and thus we all have an interest in fighting it. But it isn't just an argument that racial discrimination is morally wrong and unfair, even deadly to people of color. Our guest today, Heather McGhee, has a new book about the importance of recognizing and fighting racism in America. I'm Dave Davies in today for Terry Gross.
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