Best Current Affairs Books of 2022

by Luke Mogelson

Essential for understanding the right-wing rage that boils across America. Full review >

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by Elie Mystal

A reading of the Constitution that all social justice advocates should study. Full review >

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by Ben Kesling

An outstanding narrative about a single unit’s harrowing experiences in the “forever war.” Full review >

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by Rana Foroohar

A careful, well-informed examination of where the U.S. economy stands, how it got here, and where it needs to go. Full review >

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by Elliot Ackerman

Courage and folly, dedication and tragedy: Ackerman deftly captures all dimensions of a protracted foreign policy failure. Full review >

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by Dahlia Lithwick

Required reading for this post-Dobbs world. Full review >

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by Alice Wong

A stunningly innovative, compulsively readable hybrid of memoir, cultural criticism, and social activism. Full review >

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by Donald Yacovone

An outstanding contribution to the historical literature of American racism and racist ideologies. Full review >

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