Daring Democracy

Igniting Power, Meaning, and Connection for the America We Want

De: Frances Moore Lappé, Adam Eichen

Narrado por: Rachel Fulginiti

An optimistic book for Americans who are asking, in the wake of Trump's victory, What do we do now? The answer: We need to organize and fight to protect and expand our democracy.

Americans are distraught as tightly held economic and political power drowns out their voices and values. Legendary Diet for a Small Planet author Frances Moore Lappé and organizer-scholar Adam Eichen offer a fresh, surprising response to this core crisis. This intergenerational duo opens with an essential truth: It's not the magnitude of a challenge that crushes the human spirit. It's feeling powerless - in this case, fearing that to stand up for democracy is futile. It's not, Lappé and Eichen argue.

With riveting stories and little-known evidence, they demystify how we got here, exposing the well-orchestrated effort that has robbed Americans of their rightful power. But at the heart of this unique book are solutions. Even in this divisive time, Americans are uniting across causes and ideologies to create a "canopy of hope" the authors call the Democracy Movement. In this invigorating "movement of movements", millions of Americans are leaving despair behind as they push for and achieve historic change. The movement and democracy itself are vital to us as citizens and fulfill human needs - for power, meaning, and connection - essential to our thriving. In this timely and necessary book, Lappé and Eichen offer proof that courage is contagious in the daring fight for democracy.

©2017 Frances Moore Lappe and Adam Eichen (P)2017 Beacon Press

Reseñas de la Crítica

"It is all too easy to fall into despair, but instead we can join the many others who are 'daring democracy' in many ways, as we learn from this instructive account of hopeful prospects." (Noam Chomsky)

"This book, perhaps better than any other, shows Americans that the democracy they want is possible." (Lawrence Lessig, author of Republic, Lost)

Excellent, hopeful, introduction

Lively, thoughtful, and inspiring history and analysis together with reporting on how this reform movement of movements is building.