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Alter, Charlotte Greenberg, Leah Lessig, Lawrence Phillips, Steve Tomasky, MichaelSummary: The polar ice caps are melting, hurricanes and droughts ravish the planet, and the earth's population is threatened by catastrophic climate change. Millions of American jobs have been sent overseas and aren't coming back. Young African-American men make up the majority of America's prison population. Half of the American population are poor or near poor, living precariously on the brink, while...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 335 GOLPhillips, Steve
Summary: Despite the abundant evidence from Obama’s victories proving that the U.S. population has fundamentally changed, many progressives and Democrats continue to waste millions of dollars chasing white swing voters. Explosive population growth of people of color in America over the past fifty years has laid the foundation for a New American Majority consisting of progressive people of color (23...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323 PHIGreenberg, Leah
Summary: "The co-executive directors of Indivisible tell the story of the movement. They offer a behind-the-scenes look at how change comes to Washington, whether Washington wants it or not. And they explain how voters will win the coming fight for the future of American democracy"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: One Signal Publishers/Atria, an imprint of Simon & Schuster 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 321.8 GRELessig, Lawrence
Summary: "In the vein of On Tyranny and How Democracies Die, the bestselling author of Republic, Lost argues that our democracy no longer represents us and shows that reform is both necessary and possible"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey Street Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.973 LESAlter, Charlotte
Summary: "A new generation is stepping up. There are now twenty-six millennials in Congress--a fivefold increase gained in the 2018 midterms alone. They are governing Midwestern cities and college towns, running for city councils, and serving in state legislatures. They are acting urgently on climate change (because they are going to live it); they care deeply about student debt (because they have it);...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.973 ALTTomasky, Michael
Summary: Presents a revisionist assessment of the origins of political polarization in America that outlines ambitious recommendations in the areas of ranked-choice voting, at-large congressional elections, and civics education.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2019