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Post-Election 2016 Reading to Inspire Action, Find Meaning, and Learn from Our History

November 21, 2016

The results of the 2016 presidential election have left many people in shock and disappointment. In a time where people are fearing that a new administration will work to reverse much of the progress made in the last eight years, we are left wondering what the future holds. How do we continue to fight against climate change, fight for reproductive rights, LGBTQ protections, and racial and economic justice? Read more →

Posted at 05:23 PM in Activism, American Society, An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States, Artemis Joukowsky, III, Aviva Chomsky, Biography and Memoir, Carole Joffe, Claire Conner, Defying the Nazis, Dennis A. Henigan, Detained and Deported, Dispatches from the Abortion Wars, Eboo Patel, Environment and Conservation, Eric Mann, Faith Ed., Family Pride, Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality, For All of Us, One Today, Guns Don't Kill People, People Kill People, History, Howard Zinn, James Baldwin, Joan Murray, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, Linda K. Wertheimer, Literature and the Arts, Lyn Mikel Brown, Man's Search for Meaning, Margaret Regan, Martin Luther King, Jr., Michael Shelton, Now More Than Ever, Playbook for Progressives, Powered By Girl, Progressive Education, Queer Perspectives, Race and Ethnicity in America, Religion, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Richard Blanco, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Sacred Ground, The Miracle of Mindfulness, The Third Reconstruction, They Take Our Jobs, Thich Nhat Hanh, Viktor Frankl, Wen Stephenson, What We're Fighting For Now Is Each Other, Where Do We Go From Here?, Wrapped in the Flag | | Comments (0)

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Recommended Reading for the 2016 Election Cycle

October 18, 2016

Throughout this election cycle, we’ve seen the rise of the radical right reminiscent of the pull of ultraconservative organizations from the past; increasing calls to prevent new immigrants from entering our country; increased calls to improve gun control legislation; a resurging wave of religious intolerance against Muslim Americans; and nationwide protests imploring racial justice and economic progress. These issues and others that have made headlines in the news have become focal points in this year’s presidential debates. To help inform the conversation about these topics, we’re recommending a list of titles from our catalogue. Read more →

Posted at 03:10 PM in Activism, American Society, Aviva Chomsky, Biography and Memoir, Carole Joffe, Claire Conner, Deborah Jian lee, Dennis A. Henigan, Dispatches from the Abortion Wars, Eboo Patel, Enabling Acts, Environment and Conservation, Faith Ed., Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality, Guns Don't Kill People, People Kill People, History, Hunting Season, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, Lennard Davis, Linda K. Wertheimer, Mirta Ojito, Politics and Current Events, Progressive Education, Queer Perspectives, Race and Ethnicity in America, Religion, Rescuing Jesus, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Sacred Ground, Science and Medicine, The Third Reconstruction, They Take Our Jobs, Wen Stephenson, What We're Fighting For Now Is Each Other, Wrapped in the Flag | | Comments (0)

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