A Timely and Important Book
Watching the news can leave you depressed about the possibilities of real change in America. Fortunately Igniting Justice and Progressive Power provides a wonderful anecdote by showing that not only is progressive political change possible, it is already happening in cities and regions around the country. Going back two decades the Partnership for Working Families is a network of over 20 affiliates that have been movement building in their regions. These projects have brought together multi-racial working-class coalitions, fought to pass innovative public policy around such issues as living wages, affordable housing, community benefits on developments, climate justice, and participatory budgets. They have helped elect progressive champions to local and state offices. Most important, as the authors argue, these projects aim to establish progressive governance Ã?¢ââ??¬" setting the debate, key questions, agenda, and policies for politics in their region. These are the steppingstones to state and national change. And we are already seeing this change in states like California, Arizona, and Georgia. This book is for anyone looking to learn how to build progressive power from the ground up.