50 Simple Things You Can Do to Fight the Right

By EarthWorks Press

In classic Earthworks' easy-to-read style, 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Fight the Right offers inspirational yet practical advice for anyone wanting to reclaim democracy in America, outlining what... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0977689700
• ISBN13: 9780977689705
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Earthworks Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.5" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

The Must-Have Guide to Fight for the Truth

This is the must-have quick reference guide for progressives and moderates. Whether you are an activist, an aspiring activist, or a someone who just wants to have the answers to shut up your conservative friends and family, this is the book for you. This is the handy go-to book for anyone looking to take on the misleading propoganda of the right in today's fractured society. Let me also say that if you are looking 50 simple ways to take on the Right, this book will give you that and much more. Yes, it does have 50 areas in which to take on the Right, but it provides several options for doing so in each of the 50 areas. Therefore, you can choose some or all of the options depending upon what you choose. Moreover, it lists resources where you can go for assistance or more information. But "50 Simple Things" does not stop there. Need a list of progressive news sources: it's in the book. This book is chock full of internet web sites and web logs to help you coordinate with others or gather more information. Media watchdogs: they're in the book. In fact, there are so many internet sources listed in this book that I became physically tired of linking to all of them. But this book is not just for internet geeks like me, it has phone numbers for organizations that you can contact. Ideas for campaigns and campaign volunteers. Little ways that you can stick it to the Right. This is the handiest quide for progressives and moderates I have yet to see. I have read many books on progressive issues, but none match "50 Simple Things" in ease of reading and coverage of major issues. And the best thing is that "50 Simple Things" is about simple things everyone can do and it is set out in a concise book that is less than 200 pages. All of the things you need in a small, very portable format.

stuffed full of ideas

This book is like the Uncle John's Bathroom Reader for progressive activism. The title's '50 Simple Things' are really fifty separate topics, providing a wide range of quotes, information, suggestions, recommended reading, and online resources that you could spend anywhere from five minutes to the next six months exploring. Whether you're already burned out on politics or just digging in for this year's elections, there is literally something here for everyone who is fed up with being pushed around by the rabid right wing.

Simple Solutions for Change

This book is a manual for Progressives as well as moderates who are tired of the direction this country is taking, with simple, easy ways to affect change. Many of the ideas are obvious once you have read them, but the author has made me stop and think about how easy it can be with some additional brilliant solutions. It was a lot of fun to read and a great resource.

Sounds like fluff, but is serious stuff!

For folks who have little time on their hands, but want to do something productive to fight the right, simple exercises can be found in this book. It took all of 30 seconds to recognize the great work behind this book and the Loud directive to progressives to take action. Make time, folks, it does a body good!

Indispensable Help in Dark Times

This book helped to re-energize my commitment to progressive politics. The websites recommended are worth the price, but even more valuable is the political philosophy inherent in this book, to wit: a well-written explanation of why the authors chose to support a the progressive wing of the Democratic Party rather than a third party such as the Greens. I have been stuggling with this issue for several years, and have finally come to the same conclusion as this book--We need to build the existing infrastructure of the Democratic Party just as the hard right has built the Republican Party by speaking to their base. This may sound polarizing, and indeed it may BE polarizing, but even if it is, this is simply a true reflection of the philosophical and political state of this country. I do not seek to compromise or find common ground with the proponents of neo-conservatism, but rather to wrest political power from their collective grasp. This book is an excellent manual to that end.