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  • Published: 11 February 2020
  • ISBN: 9781523087785
  • Imprint: Berrett-Koehler
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $32.99

The Hidden History of the War on Voting

Who Stole Your Vote and How to Get It Back




"Hartmann's history of voter suppression in America is necessary information given current news about voter registration purges and redistricting...a particularly timely topic for an election year, and anyone who is seriously concerned about the survival of American democracy will want to read this book and apply its lessons."--Booklist

The New York Times–bestselling author explores America’s history with voter disenfranchisement and how to ensure everyone has a voice in this democracy.

In today’s America, only a slim majority of people register to vote, and a large percentage of registered voters don’t bother to show up: Donald Trump was elected by only twenty-six percent of eligible voters. Unfortunately, this is not a bug in our system, it’s a feature. America’s #1 progressive radio host Thom Hartmann unveils the strategies and tactics that conservative elites in this country have used, from the foundation of the Electoral College to the latest voter ID laws, to protect their interests by preventing “the wrong people”—such as the poor, women, and people of color—from voting while making it more convenient for the wealthy and white. But he also lays out a wide variety of simple, commonsense ways that we the people can fight back and reclaim our right to rule through the ballot box.

Praise for The Hidden History of the War on Voting

“Hartmann’s history of voter suppression in America is necessary information given current news about voter registration purges and redistricting. . . . A particularly timely topic for an election year, and anyone who is seriously concerned about the survival of American democracy will want to read this book and apply its lessons.” —Booklist

“An indispensable manual for waging—and winning—civic warfare. Use it!” —David Bender, Political Director, Progressive Voices Network

  • Published: 11 February 2020
  • ISBN: 9781523087785
  • Imprint: Berrett-Koehler
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $32.99

About the author

Thom Hartmann

Thom Hartmann is a four‐time winner of the Project Censored Award, a New York Times bestselling author of over thirty books, and America’s #1 progressive talk radio show host for more than a decade. His show is carried on SiriusXM and radio stations nationwide and simulcast as television on Free Speech TV.

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--Greg Palast, Puffin Foundation fellow in investigative reporting and author of the New York Times bestseller The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

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