{"product_id":"necessary-trouble-americans-in-revolt-9781568589923","title":"Necessary Trouble: Americans in Revolt","description":"\u003ci\u003eNecessary Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive book on the movements that are poised to permanently remake American politics. We are witnessing a moment of unprecedented political turmoil and social activism. Over the last few years, we've seen the growth of the Tea Party, a twenty-first-century black freedom struggle with BlackLivesMatter, Occupy Wall Street, and the grassroots networks supporting presidential candidates in defiance of the traditional party elites. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sarah Jaffe leads readers into the heart of these movements, explaining what has made ordinary Americans become activists. As Jaffe argues, the financial crisis in 2008 was the spark, the moment that crystallized that something was wrong. For years, Jaffe crisscrossed the country, asking people what they were angry about, and what they were doing to take power back. She attended a people's assembly in a church gymnasium in Ferguson, Missouri; walked a picket line at an Atlanta Burger King; rode a bus from New York to Ohio with student organizers; and went door-to-door in Queens days after Hurricane Sandy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the successful fight for a 15 minimum wage in Seattle and New York to the halting of Shell's Arctic drilling program, Americans are discovering the effectiveness of making good, necessary trouble. Regardless of political alignment, they are boldly challenging who wields power in this country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Jaffe\u003c\/b\u003e is a Type Media Center fellow and an independent journalist covering labor, economic justice, social movements, politics, gender, and pop culture. Jaffe is the author of \u003ci\u003eNecessary Trouble: Americans in Revolt\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She is the co-host, with Michelle Chen, of \u003ci\u003eDissent\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's \u003ci\u003eBelabored\u003c\/i\u003e podcast, as well as a columnist at the \u003ci\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew Labor Forum\u003c\/i\u003e. Jaffe was formerly a staff writer at \u003ci\u003eIn These Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the labor editor at AlterNet. She was also the web director at GRITtv with Laura Flanders. She has a master's degree in journalism from Temple University and a bachelor's degree in English from Loyola University New Orleans. She lives in Philadelphia.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bold Type Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50505231794450,"sku":"9781568589923","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c6d22f5c-5a53-4e04-b3ea-7d2a41c31969.jpg?v=1730835873","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/necessary-trouble-americans-in-revolt-9781568589923","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}