Members’ Book & Media Recommendations

Judge Crawford for Wisconsin Supreme Court Yard Signs
Support Judge Susan Crawford for Supreme Court!

Member Meeting
Worth Fighting For: A Post-Election Community Gathering
Tuesday, January 28, 6:30 pm, Jefferson Area Business Center.

People’s March 2025 – Madison & Elkhorn
On January 18th, hundreds of everyday people will gather all across the nation for the People’s March.

November Member Meeting
Tuesday, November 26, 6:30PM, Jefferson Area Business Center. Nomination and election of officers for 2025/26.
Amicus with Dahlia Lithwick
A podcast about the law and the nine Supreme Court justices who interpret it for the rest of America.
Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America
From Heather Cox Richardson, historian and author of the popular daily newsletter LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN, a vital narrative that explains how America, once a beacon of democracy, now teeters on the brink of autocracy — and how we can turn back.
Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism
Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful of committed public servants and brave private citizens thwarted far-right plotters trying to steer our nation toward an alliance with the Nazis.
Poverty, by America
The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Evicted reimagines the debate on poverty, making a ‘provocative and compelling’ argument about why it persists in America: because the rest of us benefit from it.
HOW MINDS CHANGE – The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion
A brain-bending investigation of why some people never change their minds—and others do in an instant. Includes a chapter on Deep Canvassing, and why it is so effective.
How to Stand Up to a Dictator – The Fight for Our Future
Democracy is fragile. How to Stand Up to a Dictator is an urgent cry for Western readers to recognize and understand the dangers to our freedoms before it is too late.