Soul of a Citizen: Living with Convic...
Paul Rogat LoebSoul of a Citizen awakens within us the desire and the ability to make our voices heard and our actions count. We can lead lives worthy of our convictions.A book of inspiration and integrity, Soul of a Citizen is an antidote to the tw...
Resistance: A Songwriter's Story of H...
Tori AmosA timely and passionate call to action for engaging with our current political moment, from the Grammy-nominated and multiplatinum singer-songwriter and New York Times bestselling author Tori Amos. Since the release of her first, car...
Analyzing the movement's deep-seated origins in questions that the country has sought too long to ignore, some of the greatest economic minds and most incisive cultural commentators - from Paul Krugman, Robin Wells, Michael Lewis, Rob...
Road Map for Revolutionaries: Resista...
Elisa Camahort PageA handbook for effective activism, advocacy, and social justice for people of all ages and backgrounds. Are you ready to take action and make your voice heard, but don't know how to go about it? This hands-on, hit-the-ground-running g...
Grassroots Rising: A Call to Action o...
Ronnie CumminsGrassroots Rising is a passionate call to action for the global body politic, providing practical solutions for how to survive―and thrive―in catastrophic times. Author Ronnie Cummins aims to educate and inspire citizens worldwide ...
This Is an Uprising: How Nonviolent R...
Mark Engler"Absorbing... Ambitious... Indispensable. A genuine gift to social movements everywhere." -Naomi KleinFrom protests around climate change and immigrant rights, to Occupy, the Arab Spring, and #BlackLivesMatter, a new generat...
The Constitution Demands It: The Case...
Ron Fein"Read this book and learn how best to protect our democracy." --Tom Steyer, founder of NeedToImpeach.orgThe reasons Donald Trump must be impeached — as per the Founding Fathers — and what you can do to help make that hap...
Occupying Wall Street: The Inside Sto...
Writers For the 99%"An essential and galvanizing on-the-ground account of how oxygen suddenly and miraculously flooded back into the American brain."—Jonathan Lethem"[Occupying Wall Street] runs through OWS' beginnings and provides a f...
Occupy Nation: The Roots, the Spirit,...
Todd Gitlin"[A] much needed book…a compelling portrait of the Occupy movement…that capture[s] the spirit of the people involved, the crisis that gave Occupy birth, and the possibility of genuine change it represents."—Eric Foner,...
Democracy Now!: Twenty Years Covering...
Amy GoodmanA celebration of the revolutionary change Amy and David Goodman have witnessed during the two decades of their acclaimed television and radio news program Democracy Now!—and how small individual acts from progressive heroes have pro...
Necessary Trouble: Americans in Revol...
Sarah JaffeNecessary Trouble is the definitive book on the movements that are poised to permanently remake American politics. We are witnessing a moment of unprecedented political turmoil and social activism. Over the last few years, we've seen ...
Protest Postcards: Write, Stamp, Send...
Alison JohnsonThe pen is mightier than the sword, and Protest Postcards are the arsenal of the people. With 20 unique cards to make a statement on the myriad political issues currently under threat―from women's rights and immigration, to educatio...
Beyond the Messy Truth: How We Came A...
Van JonesNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A passionate manifesto that exposes hypocrisy on both sides of the political divide and points a way out of the tribalism that is tearing America apart—from the CNN host hailed as "a star of the ...
How We Win: A Guide to Nonviolent Dir...
George LakeyA lifetime of activist experience informs this playbook for building and conducting nonviolent direct action campaigns --teaching us how to achieve real progressive change.Today's new direct action campaigns require a new, down-to-ear...
You're More Powerful than You Think: ...
Eric LiuIs this the America you want? If not, here's how to claim the power to change your country.We are in an age of epic political turbulence in America. Old hierarchies and institutions are collapsing. From the election of Donald Trump to...
Buy the Change You Want to See: Use Y...
Jane Mosbacher MorrisEager to change the world? Learn how you can have a greater social impact through your everyday purchases.The money we routinely spend on food, clothes, gifts, and even indulgences is an untapped superpower. What would happen if we sl...
The mainstream media obsessively focuses on the "big battles" between the political left and right, particularly in Washington. We become more polarized as a nation, but the differences between the Republican and Democratic ...
Pranksters vs. Autocrats: Why Dilemma...
Srdja PopovicThe Lawrence and Lynne Brown Democracy Medal, presented by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State, recognizes outstanding individuals, groups, and organizations that produce innovations to further democracy in the United...
Right to Petition: A Practical Guide ...
Nicole TisdaleToday's political climate has Americans on both sides of the aisle frustrated and looking for new advocacy tools and change. Many want to take action but don't because the process is too confusing and intimidating…until now.Right to...
"Concise [and] elegantly written. . . . A convincing portrait of the movement's most ardent activists."—Los Angeles TimesThey burst on the scene at the height of the Great Recession—thousands of angry voters railing agai...