From the Book - First edition.
Foreword / Jonathan M. Metzl
An invitation: sirens, silence, standby
I. BLAME. Mandingo: racism
The infinite weight of zero: individualized shame
II. LAW AND ORDER. Guilty until proven innocent: the law
From Athens to Appalachia: austerity
Cages: the liberal carceral state
III. SOCIAL DEATH. One in two: unequal prophylaxis
Disability as disposability: ableism
IV. RECKONING. Release: the myth of white immunity
Compound loss: collective punishment
Epilogue: Why am I "me" and you are "you"?