{"product_id":"books-standing-up-to-the-madness-by-amy-goodman","title":"Standing Up to the Madness","description":"\u003ci\u003eStanding Up to the Madness\u003c\/i\u003e not only is a timely, inspiring, and even revolutionary look at who wields the greatest power in America--everyday people who take a chance and stand up for what they believe in--but also offers advice on what you can do to help.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Where are the millions marching in the streets to defend human rights, civil liberties, and racial justice? Where is the mass revulsion against the killing and torture being carried out in our name? Where are the environmentalists? Where is the peace movement?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The answer: They are \u003ci\u003eeverywhere.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The award-winning sister-brother team of Amy Goodman, host of \u003ci\u003eDemocracy Now!\u003c\/i\u003e, and investigative journalist David Goodman traveled the country to detail the ways in which grassroots activists have taken politics out of the hands of politicians. \u003ci\u003eStanding Up to the Madness\u003c\/i\u003e tells the stories of everyday citizens who have challenged the government and prevailed.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As the Bush administration has waged war abroad and at home, it has catalyzed a vast groundswell of political action. From African-American residents of deluged New Orleans who are fighting racism and City Hall to regain their homes; to four Connecticut librarians who refused to spy on their patrons, challenged the USA PATRIOT Act, and won; to a group of high school students who were barred from performing a play they wrote on the Iraq War based on letters from soldiers; to the first U.S. Army officer to publicly refuse orders to deploy to Iraq, charging that his duty as an officer is to refuse to fight in an illegal and immoral war, \u003ci\u003eStanding Up to the Madness\u003c\/i\u003e profiles citizens rising to extraordinary challenges. And, in the process, they are changing the way that politics is done, both now and in the future.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In communities around the United States, courageous individuals have taken leaps of faith to stop the madness. They could only hope that if they led, others would follow. That is how movements are born. What begins as one, eventually becomes many. In that tradition, the authors have included the ways in which any individual can take action and effect change.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53506096955665,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781401309893.jpg?v=1778106763","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-standing-up-to-the-madness-by-amy-goodman","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}