Former President Obama has shared a list of recommended articles that he said will offer "anybody looking to be part of a solution" some "fresh perspectives."

In a Facebook post on Saturday, Obama listed five articles on a range of subjects, including the middle class, white nationalism and Alabama's "gruesome" prisons.

"I’ve always loved weekends because they provide me with a little extra time to make my way through the books and articles I’d been meaning to dig into," Obama said. "Here are a handful articles I’ve read over the past few weeks that stuck with me."

The former president noted that he doesn't agree with everything in the articles, adding that occasionally pieces he enjoys contain critiques of his administration.

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"But one of the thing I strive toward is finding smart, thoughtful writing from people who have a different political perspective than I do," he said. "These stories further my understanding about some key public policy challenges — like the economy, technology, and criminal justice. They provoke me to think about problems in a new way. And they remind me about the urgency of certain issues that deserve more attention than they often receive."

Obama's list includes “How the Upper Middle Class Is Really Doing” by The New York Times's David Leonhardt and “White Nationalism’s Deep American Roots” by The Atlantic's Adam Serwer.

Obama also read “Keep It Simple and Take Credit” in Democracy: A Journal of Ideas by Jack Meserve and "Alabama’s Gruesome Prisons: Report Finds Rape and Murder at All Hours" from The New York Times.

The final article to make his list is a WIRED article by Arielle Pardes entitled, “‘Change My View’ Reddit Community Launches Its Own Website."

Obama regularly shares his reading lists with social media followers, but his recommendations usually lean heavy on fiction and nonfiction books. The former president added that he will continue to share his "weekend reads" in the weeks ahead.