The 2020 huge and historic election records the highest number of popular votes; oldest person to win the presidency; and first woman and first woman of color elected as Vice President -- a remarkable achievement in a nation beset by deep political divisions; mounting civil unrest over racial injustices; continuing global pandemic; major economic downfalls; and serious climate issues on all levels -- physical, social, and emotional. Temperatures are running high, with Democrats celebrating the Biden-Harris victory, and Republicans alleging voter fraud, ignited by Trump's refusal to concede the election, as the world tunes in.
The United States is moving forward into a new year and new era, however we cast our votes, and it's fitting to take stock through informed reading and deeper conversation about political process, the meaning of democracy, and other influences shaping our health as a nation. Our next Everett Cafe book display, Coming Together: Post Election, invites us to reflect on this unprecedented time, while encouraging greater unity as educators and citizens.
Dear America: Letters of Hope, Habitat, Defiance, and Democracy
by Simmons Buntin, et al
The End of White Politics: How to Heal Our Liberal Divide
by Zerlina Maxwell
Accessible Elections: How the States Can Help Americans Vote
by Michael Ritter and Caroline J. Tolbert
The American Crisis: What Went Wrong. How We Recover
by Writers of The Atlantic and Cullen Murphy
The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters
by Priva Parker
Bases Loaded: How U.S. Presidential Campaigns Are Changing and Why It Matters
by Costas Panagopoulos
Citizens Uniting to Restore Our Democracy
by Daniel Kemmis
Cosmopolitanism and Its Discontents
by Lee Ward
Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth
by Brian Stelter
The Kids Are All Left: How Young Voters Will Unite America
by David Fris
A More Perfect Reunion: Race, Integration, and the Future of America
by Calvin Baker
The New Town Hall: Why We Engage Personally with Politicians
by Gina M. Masullo
Our American Story: The Search for a Shared National Narrative
by Joshua Claybourn
Philadelphia Battlefields: Disruptive Campaigns and Upset Elections In a Changing City
by John Kromer
The Priority of the Person: Political, Philosophical, and Historical Discoveries
by David Walsh
Rage
by Bob Woodward
The Securitarian Personality: What Really Motivates Trump's Base and Why It Matters for the Post-Trump Era
by John R. Hibbing
The Tao of Democracy: Using Co-Intelligence to Create a World That Works For All
by Tom Atlee
Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope
by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
