What we do now : standing up for your values in Trump's America / edited by Dennis Johnson and Valerie Merians.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Johnson, Dennis Loy, 1957- editor.

Merians, Valerie, 1961- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trump, Donald, 1946-.

Trump, Donald.

Presidents--United States--Election--2016.

Presidents.

Progressivism (United States politics).

Political participation.

Liberals.

Politics and government.

United States--Politics and government--21st century.

United States.

Political participation--United States.

Liberals--Political activity--United States.

Progressivism (United States politics)--Political activity.

Presidents--U.S--Election--2016.

Political culture--United States.

United States--Politics and government--2009-.

Local Subjects:

Presidents--U.S--Election--2016.

Political culture--United States.

United States--Politics and government--21st century.

Genre:

Essays.

Physical Description:

x, 211 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Brooklyn, NY : Melville House, [2017]

Summary:

This collection of essays by progressive leaders suggest actual strategies on how to move forward in resistance to a Trump administration.

Contents:

Introduction / by Dennis Johnson

1. Setting a new liberal agenda. Where do we go from here? / Bernie Sanders ; Remarks to the AFL-CIO Executive Council / Elizabeth Warren ; The Way to stop Trump / David Cole

2. Racial justice. Evolving Trump's America into the other America we love / Cornell William Brooks ; White people: what is your plan for the Trump presidency? / Brittany Packnett

3. Immigration. We are all emigrants / Ilhan Omar ; Undocumented and #HereToStay / Cristina Jiménez

4. Women's rights. Welcome to the resistance! / Gloria Steinem ; Now is the time to double down on women's leadership / Ilyse Hogue

5. Civil liberties. We will defend the Constitution against President Trump / Anthony D. Romero ; How to combat Donald Trump's dangerous threats to a free press / Trevor Timm

6. Climate change. Donald Trump is betting against all odds on climate change / Bill McKibben ; Protecting our planet / Michael Brune

7. Religious freedom. The Ultimate wake-up call / Linda Sarsour ; Post-election sermon / Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum ; How our fear can be turned into a powerful movement / M. Dove Kent

8. Economics. Thoughts for the horrified / Paul Krugman ; The First 100 days resistance agenda / Robert B. Reich ; How to make blue states blue again / John R. MacArthur

9. LGBTQ rights. You are not alone / Rea Carey ; Fighting forward / Mara Keisling

10. Media. Media malpractice 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel ; On polls, the media, and rebuilding the Democratic Party / Allan J. Lichtman ; The Braindead megaphone / George Saunders

11. Reframing the message. What the media can do / George Lakoff ; Artists and social justice 2016-2020 / Nato Thompson

Coda. None of the old rules apply: travels through post-election America / Dave Eggers.

ISBN:

9781612196596

1612196594

OCLC:

965798727

Publisher Number:

99971173841