Onnesha Roychoudhuri

I keep telling myself to quit reading these political based books. They upset me to varying degrees, mostly because I feel there is little I can do to change anything. Writing letters to my congressman seems to have little or no effect. In fact I read that in a recent poll taken, though after the last election I'm not sure these pills are accurate, that forty percent of Americans now classify themselves as Independent. They feel that neither party is representing them as they were elected to do, but are rather following their own agendas with plenty of infighting.

This book speaks up for margsnlized Americans, or anyone who is not a white, male. It shows that we do have choices, options, and that we may not be as powerless as we think, feel. The Womens March, the Occupy Wall Street movement and the Me too movement have all propelled change, though ones not common ky known nor talked about. They are highlighted, talked about in this book. The author has been a journalist, an observer, but the current political situation has turned her into an activist.

She takes on journalist who are not speaking up, nor reporting what they see despite biases, and corporate owned newspapers, television stations. In fact, Dan Rather did just that, spoke up about the summit between Trump and Putin. We need more to do so. I finished this book with a feeling of hope, that things can change, and that we can be part of it no matter how limited our role.… (mais)