Table of contents : Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgement Introduction: Why We Are What We Are 1. Biodeterminism: Naturalizing History 2. Unnatural Selection 3. The Economic Inheritance of the White Working Class 4. The Economic and Social Inheritance of Black Americans 5. The Economic and Social Inheritance of American Women 6. COVID: A Case Study in Inequality Epilogue: A Never-Ending Story Index