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Watch the P4P Discussion with New York Times bestselling author, Ilyon Woo
On Thursday, February 22nd 2024, people from across the country joined Politics for the People host Cathy Stewart for a virtual discussion with Ilyon Woo, about her recent book: Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom You can watch the full video below. Here are some highlights from our conversation. Ilyon on the space she wanted to create in liiieu of the “happy…
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Reader's Forum - Dr. Jessie Fields and Julie Leak on Master Slave Husband Wife
Dr. Jessie Fields Dr. Jessie Fields I fell in love with the book on reading the first few pages, Revolutions of 1848, when the enslaved couple, William and Ellen Craft begin their journey for emancipation. From the very beginning the author, Ilyon Woo ties global world events to what is happening in the United States, north and south. You feel the fierce courage and determination of the Crafts.…
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Dr. Jessie Fields and Lowell Ward on POVERTY, BY AMERICA
On Ending Poverty in America By Dr. Jessie Fields As a primary care physician in the Harlem community I see poverty in the poor health of many of my patients. There is no single factor that has a bigger impact on an individual’s or a family’s or a community’s health than the social, historic and physical environment in which they live. The book, Poverty By America by Matthew Desmond explores…
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The Independent Voter - Afterword by Dr. Jessie Fields
The Independent Voter – Afterword by Dr. Jessie Fields
Difference Without Separability1 Denise Ferreira da Silva Reilly, Salit, and Ali have produced a thoroughly well-documented harbinger of a transformative movement of voters outside of the moribund but still dominant US two-party system. Their analysis reflects the multidimensional diversity of those American voters who choose to affiliate other than with the two major political parties.…
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Reader's Forum - Dr. Jessie Fields on CUZ
Reader’s Forum – Dr. Jessie Fields on CUZ
Reflections on reading the book: CUZ or the Life and Times of Michael A. by Danielle Allen. If you have not already done so, please read this book. Dr. Danielle Allen is a political philosopher and Professor at Harvard University and Director of the Democratic Knowledge project at Harvard. She is a highly acclaimed scholar who has written a personal and painful memoir that speaks for so many…
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Reader's Forum -- Dr. Jessie Fields
Reader’s Forum — Dr. Jessie Fields
Everything You Want to Know About Andrew Yang & the Forward Party*But the Pundits, Politicians and Parties Hope You Won’t AskA Virtual Discussion Hosted by Politics for the People and Open PrimariesWednesday, January 12th at 3pm EDTRegister here today! Notes on Forward, a book by Andrew Yang Dr. Jessie Fields Political innovators outside of the two party political system working to break it…
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The democracy reform and Black political agendas must become aligned
The democracy reform and Black political agendas must become aligned
“In the Balance of Power: Independent Black Politics and Third-Party Movements in the United States by Dr. Omar Ali is as relevant today as is the long struggle to dismantle systemic racism in America. The book is about Black people’s resistance to barriers to full democracy and inclusion and the variety of tactics inside and outside of the major parties that were used to pursue voting rights,…
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Reader's Forum -- Jessie Fields
Reader’s Forum — Jessie Fields
Some Thoughts Beyond The Politics Industry
I very much agree with the authors of The Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy, Katherine Gehl and Michael Porter, that the prescription for innovation is “to change the machinery of politics – to change the rules that govern elections and legislating.”
And I also wish, as I believe…
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