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Books like Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right

12 books with a reading profile close to Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right by Jane Mayer. Outward-looking, growth-minded and clear-cut; a moderate read.

1

Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology

by Chris Miller

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical

Chris Miller explains how semiconductors became the backbone of modern civilization, determining both economic success and military dominance.
2

Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America

by Beth Macy

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical

Beth Macy chronicles the rise of the opioid crisis within the Appalachian region, documenting how the aggressive marketing of OxyContin by Purdue Pharma ignited a public health disaster.
3

Chaos: Making a New Science

by James Gleick

Also outward-looking · history, analytical

James Gleick chronicles the emergence of a new physics centered on non-linear systems and unpredictable behavior.
4

The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York

by Deborah Blum

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical

In Jazz Age New York, poison was the perfect weapon because medical examiners lacked the chemical knowledge to detect it in human tissue.
5

The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy

by Michael Lewis

Also outward-looking · history, analytical

In this study of federal governance, Michael Lewis details the transition between the Obama and Trump administrations, focusing on the Department of Energy, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Commerce.
6

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

by Jared Diamond

Also outward-looking · history, analytical

Jared Diamond argues that the uneven distribution of wealth and power across different continents stems from environmental and geographical factors rather than biological superiority.
7

White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America

by Nancy Isenberg

Also outward-looking · history, analytical

Nancy Isenberg dismantles the myth of American class mobility by tracing the persistent existence of a marginalized white underclass from the colonial era to the present.
8

Bad Science

by Ben Goldacre

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, data driven

Ben Goldacre dismantles the misuse of statistics and clinical evidence by nutritionists, pharmaceutical companies, and the mainstream media.
9

The Great Escape

by Angus Deaton

Also outward-looking · history, analytical

Angus Deaton examines the historical divergence in global living standards, tracking how breakthroughs in medicine and economic productivity allowed specific populations to exit lives of poverty and early death.
10

Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy

by Cathy O'Neil

Also outward-looking and growth-minded · analytical, data driven

Cathy O’Neil identifies a specific breed of algorithmic modeling she labels Weapons of Math Destruction.
11

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

by Michelle Alexander

Also outward-looking · history, analytical

Michelle Alexander argues that the American legal system functions as a contemporary mechanism of racial control, effectively relegating millions of Black men to a permanent second-class status.
12

Common Sense

by Thomas Paine

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical

Thomas Paine argues that monarchy is an unnatural form of government that violates human equality and reason.

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