Rodriguez, Edel

Summary: "A stunning graphic memoir of a childhood in Cuba, coming to America on the Mariel boatlift, and a defense of democracy, here and there Hailed for his iconic art on the cover of Time and on jumbotrons around the world, Edel Rodriguez is among the most prominent political artists of our age. Now for the first time, he draws his own life, revisiting his childhood in Cuba and his family's passage...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RODRIGUEZ, EDEL ROD

Feathers, Beka

Summary: "Why the people? Is democracy actually the best form of government? Does it ever work like it's supposed to? Join Lin and Julie as they wonder aloud how America can ever be a democracy when citizens seem to disagree about everything. With them, we are whisted through political history, journeying through different systems of power, including monarchy, theocracy, dictatorship, and oligarchy....

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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 321.8 FEA

Newman, Dan (Dan G.)

Summary: Takes readers behind the scenes--from the sweaty cubicles where senators dial corporate CEOs for dollars, to lavish retreats where billionaires boost their favored candidates, to the map rooms where lawmakers scheme to handpick their voters. It highlights the heroic efforts of those unrigging the system to return power to We the People. -- adapted from back cover.

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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2020

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 NEW