Saira Rao Livres

"It's no secret that white women are conditioned to be nice, but did you know that the desire to be perfect and to avoid conflict at all costs are characteristics of white supremacy culture? As the founders of Race2Dinner, an organization which facilitates conversations between white women about racism and white supremacy, Regina Jackson and Saira Rao have noticed white women's tendency to maintain a veneer of niceness, and strive for perfection, even at the expense of anti-racism work. In this book, Jackson and Rao pose these urgent questions: how has being nice helped Black women, Indigenous women and other women of color? How has being nice helped you in your quest to end sexism? Has being nice earned you economic parity with white men? Beginning with freeing white women from this oppressive need to be nice, they deconstruct and analyze nine aspects of traditional white woman behavior--from tone-policing to weaponizing tears--that uphold white supremacy society, and hurt all of us who are trying to live a freer, more equitable life. White Women is a call to action to those of you who are looking to take the next steps in dismantling white supremacy. Your white supremacy. If you are in fact doing real anti-racism work, you will find few reasons to be nice, as other white people want to limit your membership in the club. If you are not ticking white people off on a regular basis, you are not doing it right."-- Provided by publisher

Exploring the enigmatic realm of the U.S. government's third branch, the narrative delves into the lives of unelected leaders who hold lifelong positions. Through sharp wit and humor, it critiques the traditional views on the making of exceptional lawyers and judges, offering a fresh perspective on power and accountability within the legal system. Rao's debut invites readers to reflect on the complexities and absurdities of this often-overlooked world.

Noch nie war der alltägliche Wahnsinn im Büro so komisch Sheila hatte immer davon geträumt, an einem renommierten Gericht zu arbeiten. Doch schon am ersten Arbeitstag entpuppt sich dieser Traum als Alptraum. Die machtbesessene Richterin Friedman provoziert sie, wo sie nur kann, ihr Sekretär hat die bizarre Vorliebe, nebenbei als mittelalterlicher Barde zu arbeiten, und Friedmans Assistentin bringt den halben Tag damit zu, ihre zahlreichen Plüschhunde zu tätscheln. Doch als Sheila einen spektakulären Straffall zugeteilt bekommt, wird ihr bewusst, dass es um mehr geht, als das pure Überleben unter lauter Verrückten-…