McGhee argues that the lingering zero-sum paradigm is both personal and political, and is manifested in economic and social relationships. The first of ten chapters treats the zero-sum hierarchy from colonial times to the present, referencing (among other matters) war, slavery, and theft of Indigenous lands. There are two Americas: one Black, one White, competing in a zero-sum game. In the United States, one of the most vital and economically rich countries in the world, how do we reform public policymaking that professes to be colorblind yet disenfranchises so many? Reflecting on the products and services that once defined the American Dream, Heather McGhee, activist lawyer, political analyst, and former president of the think tank Demos, asks “Why can’t we have nice things?” In search of answers, she undertook a personal and professional research journey to learn the extent to which public policy is bound up in racial, social, and political practices that have resulted in inequality.
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