"In today's political climate, it's hard not to get discouraged. Isolated, doom scrolling, lacking a sense of purpose or community... it's easy to become overwhelmed by the dire state of American democracy and do nothing, because why try when the odds are never in our favor? At this fragile moment in history, Emily Amick, lawyer and former counsel to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, alongside New York Times bestselling author and Betches Media...

Jamie Goldberg, who chokes when speaking to strangers, and Maya Rehrman, who is having the worst Ramadan ever, are paired to knock on doors and ask for votes for the local state senate candidate. Going door to door isn't exactly glamorous, but maybe it's not the worst thing in the world. After all, the polls are getting closer -- and so are Maya and Jamie. Mastering local activism is one thing. Navigating the cross-cultural crush of the century is...

"This collection of essays and interviews presents 36 contributors to this emerging movement discussing a broad range of topics -- activism, healthcare, education, LGBT issues, the environment, to name a few -- affecting the political and cultural environment of future generations." -- Provided by publisher.

"Building on his own extensive experience as a writer and activist on various aspects of inner and institutional life, Parker J. Palmer explores the soulful dynamics of American politics. What he did for educators in The Courage to Teach he does for citizens here, exploring the dynamics of our inner lives for clues to reclaiming our national unity. In Healing the Heart of Democracy, he points the way to a politics worthy of the human spirit, rooted...

Three of Washington's premier political scholar-journalists explain why the Trump presidency poses a threat to the nation and discusses how the citizen activism it has inspired can lead to democratic renewal.

"Every person has rights and responsibilities they should understand to be an informed and active citizen. This inside guide to an essential civics topic highlights the meaning of rights and responsibilities, how rights and responsibilities relate to a person's values, and ways rights and responsibilities can change. Easily comprehensible text pairs with engaging photographs to explore key concepts that deliver an overview of this aspect of social...

"We are more than the circumstances of our lives, and what we do matters....Eddie S. Glaude Jr., makes the case that the hard work of becoming a better person should be a critical feature of Black politics. Through...interpretations of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Ella Baker, Glaude shows how we have the power to be the heroes that our democracy so desperately requires. Based on the Du Bois Lectures delivered at Harvard University, the...

"From an award-winning legal scholar, a stirring argument about the central role of citizen activists in shaping our nation's constitutional law Who determines whether gay Americans can marry? Who says whether citizens can own guns? And who decides on the fate of prisoners taken in the War on Terror? Most Americans would answer: the Supreme Court. While the rest of us stand by waiting for their decisions, the nine justices decide the fate of our freedoms....

"Civil rights. Women's rights. Workers' rights. Gay rights. The fight for social justice. Learn how the protest movements of the 1960s came to be, how they evolved, and what and how people are protesting now, in the age of social media." --Back cover.