Two new books on organizing and activism

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We've just got in Amy and David Goodman's Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times - while it's great that we here in Baltimore can now listen to Democracy Now! easily every morning on WEAA (88.9FM), it's also cool to see a lot of the material that passes through the show each day getting a more thematic and thorough treatment in book form.  While Amy and David's last book focused on what's wrong with the US political and media landscapes, this new one looks at what's right - namely widespread grassroots resistance from "ordinary" people.

And if Standing up to the Madness is your cup of tea, you'll also want to check out We Make Change: Community Organizers Talk About What They Do--and Why, a new book by Kristin and Joe Szakos, which is an amazing compilation of 81 interviews with people who've committed to a life of grassroots activism at the community level.