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Fiery And Nuanced, 'Tales Of Two Americas' Sheds Light On Economic Inequality

This collection of essays, poems, and short stories — edited by John Freeman — makes for a gripping and intensely personal examination of inequality, transience and displacement in America.
Tales of Two Americas Edited By John Freeman

Jason Heller is a Hugo Award-winning editor and author of the forthcoming book Strange Stars (Melville House). Twitter: @jason_m_heller

The term "economic inequality" has been used so often over the past few years, it can start to blend into the background. The same thing happens with economic equality itself — the poverty and injustice that's too often accepted as a fact of life. seeks to rectify that. This collection of 36 essays, poems,

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