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Justice for All - Making a Better World

The focus of this book is on the personal side of justice and its importance in individual lives. In this volume, we provide guidelines, insights, and recommendations to assist others to more fully incorporate those principles and ideals of justice as they seek to become the best version of themselves.

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Democracy in Retrograde

A whip-smart combo of self-help and political manifesto that is perfect for anyone who wants to save our democracy but doesn't know where to start.  

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What Does the Constitution Actually Say?

This is an entertaining and accessible guide that explains what the Constitution actually lays out. With clear notes and graphics on everything from presidential powers to hidden loopholes, Sheehan walks us through the entire Constitution from its preamble to its final amendment.

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How to Be an Antiracist

Antiracism is a transformative concept that reorients and reenergizes the conversation about racism--and, even more fundamentally, points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other.

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The Handy Civics Answer Book

Delve into the essence of citizenship and the part we play in the functioning of our government with this enlightening guide! From rights and responsibilities to creating the Constitution and the shape of the government, citizens have a central role in the governance of the United States. 

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Fighting in a World on Fire

In this adaptation of Andreas Malm's best-selling book on the need for a bolder, more confrontational climate justice movement, these urgent questions are brought to the most important audience of all: those who are growing up in a world on fire.

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Calling In

From a pioneering Black feminist and MacArthur "Genius" Fellow, this urgent and exhilarating memoir-manifesto-handbook provides bold, practical new ways to transform conflicts into connections, even with those we're tempted to walk away from. 

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Seven Social Movements That Changed America

How do social movements arise, wield power, and bring about meaningful change? Renowned scholar Linda Gordon investigates these and other salient questions.

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