Brennan Center Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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In their book, "The People’s Constitution", John F. Kowal and Wilfred U. Codrington III recount the history of the Constitution and the evolution of American democracy. https://t.co/rZU7AhBAyC

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Join @MaWaldman as he discusses the Supreme Court’s hard-right turn and what we can do to fix this broken branch — the topic of his new book The Supermajority — @PoliticsProse in D.C. on June 6, 7 - 8pm ET. This event is first come, first served seating. https://t.co/p2U0BvKYfW https://t.co/M1O3bOAl0x

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Read an excerpt from @MarkTWhitaker's new book Saying It Loud: 1966 — The Year Black Power Challenged the Civil Rights Movement, and watch Whitaker in conversation with @Eugene_Robinson for #BrennanCenterLive. https://t.co/WXjvoQQ6RU

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Questions about the condition of U.S. prisons? Start with @lbeisen's review of the new book What's Prison For?, then sign up for a live virtual event with the book's author @billkellernyc, former executive editor of the @nytimes. https://t.co/OK9s0P2Up7

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.@AlexWitt talked with @mawaldman about his new book about SCOTUS. She read this part out loud: the court's "grasp of history is as ritualized, and as unrealistic, as the costumed characters at a Medieval Times theme restaurant." Michael added, "no offense, Medieval Times."

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.@RickHasen joined #BrennanCenterLive and the @KnightColumbia's @GLakier to discuss his new book “Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics — and How to Cure It.” Hasen offered solutions that would protect both our first amendment rights and our democracy. Watch now. https://t.co/jSdSGWIxyc

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Yesterday, @SenSchumer filed cloture on the motion to proceed to the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Today @lisamurkowski and @Sen_JoeManchin joined a substitute amendment as co-sponsors. The cloture vote is expected on Wednesday. https://t.co/OLMnbIhkan

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Join @usapromise for a virtual event on April 20th with @RepRaskin, author of Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy. Sign up below. https://bit.ly/36Ojcgh

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TODAY: @_alex_mar will discuss her new book Seventy Times Seven and the state of the death penalty with @jduffyrice & @thelauracoates on June 7, 3pm ET. #BrennanCenterLive virtual event. RSVP ⬇️ https://t.co/rWqrtweWQI

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.@mawaldman is talking about his book The Fight to Vote and the need to counter the "new and chilling" wave of election denialism in the U.S. spawned by the Big Lie. #BryantPark https://t.co/8YrPrPvL0E