How WE Make American Democracy

A Practical Guide to a Free & Fair Future

Early stages — aiming for a 2026-27 publication date

Chapters
Introduction: Imagining democracy in America

Part 1: Our ideals, our antagonists, & past victories

2. America’s democratic ideals & democratizing movements

3. American supremacists by race, class, gender, & religion

4. 250 years of American democratization & backlash

Part 2: Frameworks for making democracy

5. Where to make social & governmental change

6. Mechanisms for change (& how we know what works)

Part 3: How we grow grassroots power & build coalitions

7. Nurturing democratizing movements

8. Empowering workers & focusing economic power

9. Democratizing political parties

Part 4: How we create a humane political culture

10. Cultivating care, empathy, & equity (& busting deservingness myths)

11. Democratizing religious groups, business, civic groups, arts, & entertainment

12. Building an education system that informs & empowers people

13. Making news that’s better for democracy

Part 5: How we win elections & shape governance

14. Shaping & mobilizing American public opinion

15. Winning elections in red, white, & blue states

16. Influencing public officials & exercising power in government

Part 6: Pathways to visionary change

17. Making a government of, by, & for the people

18. Making liberty & justice for all

Conclusions: Democracy is what we do – and we need you!