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You guys need to read this book. But it's gonna make you mad. I'm only a third in but really going to town with my index post-its. That chapter on Walmart...

Light reading with breakfast.

I think this book has been a turning point in my political thinking. While several movements have been covered, the emphasis was certainly on the intersectionality and I think that's powerful stuff. Can't recommend it enough!!

Once again... I am really impressed with the approach of the author and the amount of research. It's a slow read, because it's just so dense with information but absolutely worth it to gain knowledge in the current and past protest movements in the US.

I am really impressed with this book! Great research!

My husband says he is watching it out of civic duty... I educate myself in resistance in the meantime! 😋😋😋

It seems appropriate that I should be starting this one today...

I had every intention of participating in this upcoming #24in48 but after this past week's cabinet confirmation hearings and the president-elects treatment of the press, I'm opting to attend The Women's March on Chicago instead.

I promise I'll either try to catch up when I get home or catch the next one.

Do you ever become so entranced by a book that it's all you can think about? That you HAVE to buy it because it's driving you mad, but you know it's not in the budget?

This is the beginning of my #getwoke bookshelf. My main reading goal for 2017 is to read more nonfiction centered around social justice issues. #happynewyear

My last read in 2016 and a perfect way to get ready for the new year.

This book went to press in the spring of 2016, so the hopeful tone is a little harder to take with the rise of the demagogue-elect. But it is an important, educational, and inspiring read. I knew the basic history of many of these movements, but had not tied them together. This shows the possible impact and the importance of protesting the dangerous policies to come. A good manual for the years to come and the fight ahead.

Preparing myself for the next few years.

Great!

Trying to heal

A well timed Litsy recommendation!

an essential read on the importance of post 2008 movements - the marches, demonstrations, occupations, & other types of political activism - in the US. this book has everything from the importance of Occupy & the rise of the Tea Party, an in depth look at various labor movements, Black Lives Matter & the militarization of police & more. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
#nonfiction #americanpolitics #favsof2016

"The separation of political issues into 'social' & 'economic' in any case is a false dichotomy, and the idea that one's economic self-interest has nothing to do with whether one can control one's own pregnancies or maintain a job without discrimination is simply wrong..."

just catching up on some magazines at the library, this article on the US election certainly pairs well with one of my current reads 📖

#currentlyreading #librarylove #americanpolitics #booktober

Question for Kindle users: is this a common phenomenon? When I first got a Kindle, back when it first came out, I seem to remember ebooks being cheaper than physical ones. Now I'm considering getting into using a Kindle again, but it doesn't make sense if it's not cheaper. I'd rather buy the physical book if it's the same price or cheaper than the ebook. #ebooks

"The call to 'take our country back' or to 'rebuild the American dream' is a way of protesting social and economic inequalities without having to question the entire political and economic system"

I just started this one the other day & I already have a large number of passages highlighted.. #quotablequotes #realtalk #politics

excited to finally be able to get started on this one 📖 🍁

"The movements I cover in this book are often figured as discrete phenomena analyzed as if they had each happened in a vacuum. But in fact as I followed them through the years I would find a similar patterns and even direct connections between them. They were all in one way or another shaped by social media and the network both technological and human communication Networks but relied on public space to make their impact felt.