Summary: When Wisconsin's newly elected Governor Scott Walker introduces a bill that threatens to wipe away worker rights and lock out public debate, six ordinary Wisconsinites join thousands of protesters at the State Capitol, building a citizen-driven uprising that not only challenges the bill, but the soul of a nation.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Bal Maiden Films 2012

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Fukuyama, Francis

Summary: "A provocative examination of modern identity politics: its origins, its effects, and what it means for our democracy and international affairs of state"--Dust jacket.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2018

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Phillips, 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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: New Press 2016

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Giridharadas, Anand

Summary: "An insider account of activists, politicians, educators, and everyday citizens working to change minds, bridge divisions, and save democracy"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022

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Summary: A collection of letters--to ancestors, to children five generations from now, to strangers in grocery lines, to any and all who feel weary and discouraged--written by award-winning novelists, poets, political thinkers, and activists.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2017

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Weber, Shannon

Summary: What is equality? A big question to answer and an even bigger topic to implement. Activists Assemble: We Are All Equal explains what it is to be a citizen, how important it is to treat, and be treated, as equal within the society, and how you can use your voice to champion equality. Discover the history of equality - both the successes and the tragedies, meet past and present faces who overcame...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan Children's Books 2021

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Pinckney, Darryl

Summary: "Blackballed is Darryl Pinckney's meditation on a century and a half of Black participation in US electoral politics. In this combination of memoir, historical narrative, and contemporary political and social analysis, he investigates the struggle for Black voting rights from Reconstruction through the civil rights movement, leading up to the election of Barack Obama as president. Interspersed...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: New York Review Books 2014

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Cole, Juan Ricardo.

Summary: "The ... blogger and Middle East expert Juan Cole illuminates the role of today's Arab youth--who they are, what they want, and how they will affect world politics"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2020

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Todd, Traci N.

Summary: "Stacey Abrams, politician and Nobel peace prize nominee, is brought to life in this poetic picture book biography that follows Abrams's fight for voters' rights. Narrated by Sojourner Truth, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Septima Clark, and Fannie Lou Hamer, this powerful story tells how Abrams's work was inspired by those luminaries before her." --

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022

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Levine, Bruce E.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green Pub. 2011

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Bieschke, Marke

Summary: "Prominently featured photos, artwork, and other visual elements will guide young adult readers through this lively, informative exploration of significant protests, sit-ins, and collective acts of resistance throughout US history."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Zest Books 2020

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Berry, Mary Frances

Summary: "Historian and civil rights activist proves how progressive movements can flourish even in conservative times." -- From Amazon summary.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2018

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Rich, Carrie

Summary: "A citizen statesperson is a superpowered individual who is committed to improving his or her community and the world through values and activism. Two dynamics drive the need for citizen statespeople at this moment: 1) loss of confidence in traditional institutions of power, and 2) the technology that contributes to the superpowered individual. Being a citizen statesperson starts at a local...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley 2022

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Maddox, Jake

Summary: Avani Patel loves to skateboard, but there is no skate park in her town so she does not get to practice tricks often--but now that the idea is under consideration in the city council Avani and her friends set out to convince the skeptical politicians the town really needs one.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2024

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Albertalli, Becky

Summary: YES: Jamie Goldberg is cool with volunteering for his local state senate candidate, as long as he's behind the scenes. When it comes to speaking to strangers (or, let's face it, speaking at all to almost anyone) Jamie's a choke artist. There's no way he'd ever knock on doors to ask people for their votes; until he meets Maya. NO: Maya Rehman's having the worst Ramadan ever. Her best friend is...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2020

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Lappé, Frances Moore

Summary: Americans are distraught as tightly held economic and political power drowns out their voices and values. Legendary Diet for a Small Planet author Frances Moore Lappé and organizer-scholar Adam Eichen offer a fresh, surprising response to this core crisis. This intergenerational duo opens with an essential truth: It’s not the magnitude of a challenge that crushes the human spirit. It’s feeling...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2017

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Plouffe, David

Summary: If you've asked yourself the question, what more can I do to make sure Donald Trump does not continue to occupy the Oval Office on January 20, 2021?--then this book is for you. A playbook for the common citizen, A Citizen's Guide to Beating Donald Trump addresses the many things individuals can do in 2020 every day, without having to leave their jobs, move to Iowa, or spend every waking moment...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2020

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Parker, Star

Summary: Parker was among the many reeling and confused as Donald Trump became the 45th president of the United States. But, she argues, a silver lining to this outcome is the debate that has since ruled our media and private conversations. She believes that Trump's presidency provides us with an opportunity like never before to engage and work to preserve the values upon which America was built....

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Center Street 2019

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Wallace, Max

Summary: "In this powerful new history, New York Times bestselling author Max Wallace draws on groundbreaking research to reframe Helen Keller's journey after the miracle, vividly bringing to light her rarely discussed, lifelong fight for social justice across gender, class, race, and ability. Raised in Alabama, she sent shockwaves through the South when she launched a public broadside against Jim Crow...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Book Group 2023

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Moyle, Eunice

Summary: With a unique mix of history and inspiration, Be The Change! gives young readers the tools and encouragement needed to be the change they wish to see in the world. Featuring the popular founders of Hello! Lucky stationery, this guidebook offers instruction and guidance to spark readers' creativity and inspire action in their local communities. With a lighthearted approach, the authors enlighten...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Walter Foster Jr. 2018

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Thompson, Laurie Ann.

Summary: Empower yourself in today’s highly connected, socially conscious world as you learn how to wield your passions, digital tools, and the principles of social entrepreneurship to affect real change in your schools, communities, and beyond.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Pulse 2014

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Summary: 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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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Klein, Naomi

Summary: "Remember when it all seemed to be getting better? Before Trump happened? What went wrong, and what can we do about it? Naomi Klein--scourge of brand bullies, disaster capitalists and climate liars--shows us how we got to this surreal and dangerous place, how to stop it getting worse and how, if we keep our heads, we can seize the opportunity to make it better. She reveals how Trump is not a...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Haymarket Books 2017

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