The Great Neighborhood BookThis guide to creating community arises from the Project for Public Spaces. It provides simple success stories that you can do in your own community to make your neighborhood the kind place you want to live. The Courage of Our ConvictionsGary Hart, in his book The Courage of our Convictions, A Manifesto for Democrats, takes us back through history to rediscover the roots of the Democratic Partys core convictions and beliefs Global GovernanceKristin Dawkins book Global Governance: the battle for planetary power is an excellent introduction to geo-politics. Kristin would like to see national governments embrace global democracy. Checklist for ChangeThe Democratic women in the U.S. Senate stated that they, “believe it is time for a change in Washington: a change in tone and change in the level of commitment to addressing America’s priorities.” They created a ten item check list to achieve that change. David Kuos Tempting FaithFollow David Kuos journey from a naive young adult, to a sophisticated and disillusioned Washington insider. David entered politics to end abortion, strengthen marriage, and help the poor. But David soon had to ask himself was he, propping up the compassion illusion for political purposes.
Class MattersBetsy Leondar-Wright shares a wealth of knowledge on bridging the divide between the social classes in her book Class Maters: Cross-Class Alliance Building for Middle-Class Activists.
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