Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy

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Price
$26.95  $25.06
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
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Pages
320
Dimensions
6.2 X 9.3 X 1.3 inches | 1.15 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781631495755

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About the Author

David Daley is the author of the national bestseller Ratf**ked: Why Your Vote Doesn't Count, which helped spark the drive to reform gerrymandering. He regularly discusses democracy and voting rights on CNN, MSNBC, NPR, and other outlets. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Atlantic, and the Guardian, among other publications. He is the former editor in chief of Salon. He lives in Massachusetts.

Reviews
Unrigged is largely a photograph of the national movement that his previous book helped spawn, and suggests the possibility of a nationwide grassroots voter rebellion.--Skip Johnson, Charleston Post Courier
[A]n uplifting survey of grassroots efforts to make American democracy more inclusive. . . . Daley's wit (the offices of the Election Protection hotline are filled with "enough Starbucks cups to caffeinate The Walking Dead") and clear explanations of the electoral process make the book accessible to political neophytes as well as experts. This optimistic appraisal of the political scene will strike a chord with progressives gearing up for the 2020 elections.
An inspirational polemic about political involvement from a plethora of people in different areas.... Its strength... is displayed through the examination of activist work that brings to light the common humanity of society's marginalized populations.... This account shows the significance of more people getting involved in public service after the 2016 election. Best suited for civically engaged readers interested in a populist vision for political activism.--Jesse A. Lambertson, Library Journal
The wildly undersold story of the beginning of the next American revolution: If you ever needed hope, it is here. If you need a cause, it is here. If you want to mark the beginning of whenever everything changed, it is in the passion and the truth of what is told here: Daley has given us a picture of what democracy looks like. Or will, when this revolution is complete.--Lawrence Lessig, Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership, Harvard Law School, and author of They Don't Represent Us
An uplifting story of how grassroots political movements around the nation are forcing significant changes in how our government operates. . . . As Daley clearly shows throughout this inspiring text, it was always 'ordinary' citizens who led the way, often people who had never participated in politics. They took to the streets, circulated petitions, ran for office, and launched or joined organizations, and they did it while facing overwhelming odds and severe opposition from elected officials. But they never gave up, and they almost always won. A book for anyone who wants to effect major change but thinks they can't.
David Daley's work has fired up a generation of activists who are fighting to un-fuck it all up before time runs out. He is a must-read writer for this critical moment.--Amanda Litman, Run For Something co-founder and executive director
Unrigged is largely a photograph of the national movement that his previous book helped spawn, and suggests the possibility of a nationwide grassroots voter rebellion.--Skip Johnson, Charleston Post Courier