{"product_id":"hell-no-your-right-to-dissent-in-twenty-first-century-america-9781595585400","title":"Hell No: Your Right to Dissent in Twenty-First Century America","description":"\u003cb\u003eA snappy guide to reclaiming the right to dissent--perfect for activists, teachers, and anyone else who wants to exercise their constitutional rights--from the country's leading constitutional rights group \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.\" --Howard Zinn\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the age of terrorism and under the current administration, the United States has become a much more dangerous place--for activists and dissenters, whose First Amendment rights are all too frequently abridged by the government. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHell No\u003c\/i\u003e, the Center for Constitutional Rights, the country's leading public interest law organization, offers a timely report on government attacks on dissent and protest in the United States, along with a readable and essential guide for activists, teachers, grandmothers, and anyone else who wants to oppose government policies and actions. \u003ci\u003eHell No \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the current situation of attacks upon and criminalization of dissent and protest, from the surveillance of activists to the disruption of demonstrations, from the labeling of protestors as \"terrorists,\" to the jailing of those the government claims are giving \"material support\" to its perceived enemies. Offering detailed, hands-on advice on everything from \"Sneak and Peek\" searches to \"Can the Government Monitor My Text Messages?\" and what to do \"If an Agent Knocks,\" \u003ci\u003eHell No \u003c\/i\u003elays out several key responses that every person should know in order to protect themselves from government surveillance and interference with their rights. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConcluding with the controversial 2008 Mukasey FBI Guidelines, which currently regulate the government's domestic response to dissent, \u003ci\u003eHell No \u003c\/i\u003eis an indispensable tool in the effort to give free speech and protest meaning in a post-9\/11 world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eCenter for Constitutional Rights\u003c\/strong\u003e is an organization dedicated to advancing and protecting the rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Ratner\u003c\/strong\u003e was an attorney and president emeritus of the Center for Constitutional Rights. He was well known for his human rights activism and the author of numerous books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Trial of Donald Rumsfeld\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHell No: Your Right to Dissent in Twenty-First-Century America\u003c\/em\u003e (co-authored with Margaret Ratner Kunstler), both published by The New Press. \u003cstrong\u003eMargaret Ratner Kunstler\u003c\/strong\u003e is an attorney in private practice. As education director at the Center for Constitutional Rights, she originated the Movement Support Network and authored \"If an Agent Knocks.\" Kunstler is the President of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice, a foundation established in 1995 in the memory of her late husband to combat racism in the criminal justice system. She lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50914189705490,"sku":"9781595585400","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_20cd3d65-942c-4186-b8c1-f0fa560d5ec7.jpg?v=1738809122","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hell-no-your-right-to-dissent-in-twenty-first-century-america-9781595585400","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}