Recommended reading
Following are some books that I recommend. For more information, you can click on any that interest you.
Subtle Tools: The Dismantling of American Democracy from the War on Terror to Donald Trump
Historian Karen J. Greenberg describes how policies forged after September 11 were weaponized under Trump and turned on American democracy itself
read moreUncolonized Latinas: Transforming Our Mindsets And Rising Together
Valeria Aloe’s Uncolonized Latinas: Transforming our Mindsets and Rising Together lays out a detailed map of the Latino mindset and what is holding the community back from achieving its highest potential.
read moreFrom Self-Talk to Soul-Talk: Becoming More of Who You Truly Are
Russell Bishop’s From Self-Talk to Soul-Talk: Becoming More of Who You Truly Are offers a profound yet practical guide for living your best life, to living a Soul-Centered life and a practical framework from which we can learn and grow.
read moreThe Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy
In this short primer, Gorski and Perry explain what white Christian nationalism is; when it first emerged and how it has changed; where it’s headed and why it threatens democracy.
read moreRising Fascism in America: It Can Happen Here
Anthony R. DiMaggio explores how rising fascism has infiltrated U.S. politics and explores social movements such as Antifa and Black Lives Matter for mobilizing the public.
read moreThe 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
#1 New York Times bestseller, The 1619 Project is a wide-ranging, landmark summary of the Black experience in America: searing, exploring every aspect of slavery and its continuing legacy, in which being white or Black affects everything from how you fare in courts and hospitals and schools to the odds that your neighborhood will be bulldozed for a freeway.
read moreHow Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them
Leading political scientist Barbara F. Walter examines the dramatic rise in violent extremism around the globe and sounds the alarm on the increasing likelihood of a second civil war in the United States.
read moreWordMagic: WordPlay That Puts a New Spin on the Whirled
This entertaining selection of Laurel Airica’s WordMagic verse takes the reader/listener on a novel journey through the hidden philosophy in the English language ‘cymbal’ and sound system.
read moreThe Spoils of War
In The Spoils of War Andrew Cockburn brilliantly dissects the intentions behind Washington’s martial appetites. Based on years of wide-ranging research, Cockburn lays bare the ugly reality of the largest military machine in history: squalid, and at the same time terrifyingly dangerous
read morePeril
Peril is the extraordinary story of the end of one presidency and the beginning of another, and represents the culmination of Bob Woodward’s news-making trilogy on the Trump presidency, along with Fear and Rage. This classic study of Washington takes contains vivid eyewitness accounts of what really happened.
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