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Hamer’s political vision, the most effective leaders emerged from the same local space in which they sought to organize. Though she valued the contributions
Keisha N. Blain • Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer's Enduring Message to America
what we need is a class of Black people who have real values and can empathize with the broader community and who have the resources and space and freedom they need to affect real sustained change. That’s where I think I need to play.
Chad Sanders • Black Magic: What Black Leaders Learned from Trauma and Triumph
In recent years a new anti-monopoly movement has emerged, partly inspired by the Progressives, with new ideas for the old desire to make all citizens capable of participating in our political and economic life. Its most famous advocate is Senator Elizabeth Warren, who often echoes Brandeis, and who told the story of Frances Perkins one night in a c
... See moreGeorge Packer • Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal
Black Lives Matter
Jean M. Twenge • Generations
Noah Smith • At Least Five Interesting Things: Will of the Masses Edition
Keep small, vote mainstream, and nod like it all makes sense. Yet here she is, asking for trouble. Acting like what she does might matter.
Richard Powers • The Overstory: A Novel
