Maria Ressa is an American-Filipino, Nobel Peace Prize winning journalist. In this memoir Ressa discusses her life as a dual citizen, her journey into becoming a journalist, and her groundbreaking research into the ways Meta as a corporation, and social media as an industry, is contributing to the rise of Fascism across the globe.
Maria Ressa : How to Stand up to a Dictator Find Out How »
This short book can be read in an hour, but it provides a great deal of historical insight and advice for how to engage in a post-truth (or as Snyder calls it, “pre-fascist”) society.
If you’re not entirely sure what fascism means, or whether we’re already there, start with this quick read.
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From the Twentieth Century Find Out How »
A quick read that traces the path of a white Catholic mother of six from her assigned destiny into a world of activism she never imagined. Along the way, pick up practical organizing tips.
What my Left Hand was Doing: Lessons from a Grassroots Activist Find Out How »
This is my favorite book about activism and uprising. It’s where I first encountered Erica Chenoweth’s 3.5% rule, learned about several successful foreign resistance movements, and discovered new details about our own civil rights movement.
This is an Uprising : How Nonviolent Revolt is Shaping the Twenty First Century Find Out How »
