Maya Contreras Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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(She/Hers) Writer, Performer, and Voting Rights Advocate. Comparative Religion & Philosophy BA, FSU. Art & Public Policy MA, NYU.

Dramatic Works of John Ford: 2
John Ford
2. On this day, 46 years ago, John D. Rockefeller III, a wealthy Republican scion, firmly warned then-President Ford, that he was going too far in his pushback against abortion access. Letter to President Ford from John D. Rockefeller III: https://t.co/8T4LhykeIF
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David Person
@YouCantBeatBlue @Jpete008 @david_darmofal @taylormadeworld Hi Jane, I’ve spoken in-person to Rep. Maloney about primarying her. She knows it’s in good faith. As you live in Denver, most likely you don’t know about the obstacles my district is facing. I’ve written 90 pages about it. Feel free to read all about it: https://t.co/dM1sW1LSae
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Black Marxism: The Making of the Black Radical Tradition
Cedric J. Robinson
And I will forever love Cedric J Robinson’s book “Black Marxism” https://t.co/kj18FYGN2L
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Stewart: Wounded Season (Ma 11:2)
James Stewart
I never knew James Corden got in a fight with Sir Patrick Stewart at a Glamour Women of the Year event in front of a live audience. Who fights with Patrick Stewart*? One of the coolest people currently living on this plant? (you can see it here at 2:20) https://t.co/j5EZdpUjPe https://t.co/pxTQVVY2Z7
Paperback, 1999
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Totalitarianism: Part Three of the Origins of Totalitarianism
Hannah Arendt
@kathleen_belew There is also Hannah Arendt’s “the origins of totalitarianism.” Here is a free PDF of it online. https://t.co/eMyIuf3dBP https://t.co/1kDOTw9q2I
Paperback, 2011
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Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos
“In its emotional content, the “Little Earthquakes” music is “both comforting and a dagger to your heart.” 30 years ago. ❤️🔥 https://t.co/Ohw5AXfuzD
Hardcover, 2022
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The Heart of a Woman
Maya Angelou
“…the Declaration of Independence, and throw it in the deepest ocean, bury it under the highest mountain, or burn it in the most flagrant blaze, than admit justice into a seat at the welcome table, and fair-play room in a vacant inn.” Maya Angelou, From The Heart of a Woman https://t.co/MRmjeQY9Ub
Paperback, 2009
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The Cruelty Is the Point: The Past, Present, and Future of Trump's America
Adam Serwer
1. Thought of this except from “The Cruelty Is the Point” by Adam Serwer after seeing @RepBoebert heckled Biden as he was talking about his son Beau. “Trump enjoyed hurting people in ways large and small, and that many of his supporters enjoyed it when he hurt people.” https://t.co/uE8WBBbAyj
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Political Disquisitions: Or, an Enquiry Into Public Errors, Defects, and Abuses. ... of 3; Volume 2
James Burgh
1. I'd like us to prove John Adams wrong: "Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. It is in vain to say that democracy is less vain, less proud, less selfish, less ambitious, or less avaricious than aristocracy or monarchy."
Hardcover, 2018
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Origins of Totalitarianism
Hannah Arendt
@kathleen_belew There is also Hannah Arendt’s “the origins of totalitarianism.” Here is a free PDF of it online. https://t.co/eMyIuf3dBP https://t.co/1kDOTw9q2I
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