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    This Fight is Our Fight: The Battle to Save Working People

    Written by Elizabeth Warren

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    ‘Nevertheless, she persisted’

    has become a rallying cry for millions of those fed up with phony promises and governments that no longer serve their people. In this inspiring #1 New York Times bestseller and inspiring book, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren argues for a fair future for ordinary working people. Join the fight!

    In this passionate book, one of America’s leading progressive voices empowers those who wish for a fairer society. This Fight Is Our Fight lays out the many wrongs Democrat Senator Elizabeth Warren seeks to right and builds on her meme, ‘Nevertheless, she persisted’, which spread across the world as a rallying cry for the millions who wish to fight back.

    From Roosevelt’s New Deal through to President Trump’s phoney promises, this is a sharp critique of how big corporations and financial institutions overpowered the interests of poor, lower-income and middle-class people.
    Writing in her trademark candid, high-spirited voice, Warren delivers a rousing call to action, outlining how government can better serve the people who now face an uncertain future. A must read for those who want a more inclusive society.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
    Release dateMay 4, 2017
    ISBN9780008254551
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    This Fight is Our Fight: The Battle to Save Working People
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    Elizabeth Warren

    Elizabeth Warren, the widely admired former presidential candidate, is the senior senator from Massachusetts. She is the author of a dozen books, including A Fighting Chance and This Fight Is Our Fight, both of which were national bestsellers. The mother of two and grandmother of three, she lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with her husband, Bruce Mann, and their beloved dog, Bailey.

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    • 3/5
      Read by the author, the book is an accessible, partisan discussion of the ways in which a government geared toward supporting and promoting the progress of lower- and middle-income citizens has steadily moved toward one supporting big business, large banks, and the wealthy. The effect of policy is illustrated throughout by the stories of three average Americans who have lost momentum due to the government's change of direction. The book, as of spring 2017, was up-to-date, incorporating the events leading up to and immediately following Donald Trump's election.

      Things I found illuminating: A discussion of the increasing role of lobbyists in the decision making of elected officials over the last 60 or 70 years; the pervasiveness of the reductive "trickle-down economics" theory of the economy; and a breakdown of the banks' role in the 2008 recession and the Wells Fargo scandal.

      Things I found less rewarding: It's one-sided (not a surprise), and it hammers the same points over and over. I listened to it in the car and probably should have read it in hard copy; audiobooks are better when they are complex and rich (I listened Moby Dick and Great Expectations that way and felt enriched as a result). The author's distinctive dry, vehement teacher voice makes her a good speaker but an over-emphatic reader.
    • 5/5
      Lots of facts and quite a bit of history back up the Authors opinions. If you are skeptical ther are 69 pages of fine print on the sources of the facts presented.In science, the "notes" would be called a bibliography. They are arranged by pages in which they are refereed to.The only reason to give this book slightly less than 5 stars is the severely pessimistic outlook the author has acquired in a lifetime on human nature, mostly as greed and lack of a strong moral compass among so many people. This rubs off on the reader as a situation hardly worth trying to fix.
    • 2/5
      I don't agree with Warren on all things. She doesn't have a single good thing to say about business, ever; the Washington Post put it well in an editorial I just saw today about her latest proposed bill about regulating financial equity: that, typically, she was "overreaching" and "overwrought."For example, in the book she cites a commencement speech given by Michael Bloomberg where he criticizes the right for being too quick to demonize minorities, and the left for being too quick to demonize big business.Her reaction is, well, overwrought. How dare he "equate" poor minorities with powerful big business? How come everyone else is not up in arms!Because he didn't "equate" them; not surprisingly, Warren fails to see she is a perfect example of what he's talking about.The book was big on elementary history lessons and rants. I wished there were more autobiography, and more of the informal case studies she starts off with. I really do like Senator Warren, respect her, and at the core of her message, agree with her - I would love to fix the system so that it works for the majority of Americans; that's what the system is "for." So, without overreaching or overreacting, let's get to it!
    • 4/5
      Elizabeth Warren is a very inspirational person. She is very smart, clear thinking, and seems to be a highly ethical person. (An unusual thing in politics these days.) Her book explains her life's journey to have those "in charge" do what is right for the American Middle Class, which includes most Americans. I was pretty shocked and surprised at the all the ways our government continues to sell out to big money interests at the expense of the majority of Americans. We need to take back our country to be of the people not of the corporations. As a senator, she is in a good position to make changes and she is definitely trying.
    • 5/5
      ‘This Is Our Fight’ by Elizabeth Warren presents a very astute account of the demise of the middle class today. Since the time of Reagan’s era, through the deregulation of Wall Street and the rise of corporate America, through the trickle down economic policies of the White House, our nation’s working class suffers more and more with many unable to support their families today. Warren states that since, 1980, ‘nearly 100 percent of the growth in market income—the income individuals earn before taxes and government transfers like Social Security—has been gobbled up by the top 10 percent.’ Warren puts a face to those struggling in the working class by portraying the lives of real people, such as the struggling college student who is strapped with insurmountable college debts; the Walmart worker who can barely subsist on her meager income; and a DHL worker who was forced to take a huge pay cut and had to foreclose on his mortgage. In her book, Warren, a former Harvard history professor, makes a compelling argument for raising the minimal wage, increasing the tax structure for corporations, lowering the cost of college and technical education, and regulating the banks and Wall Street. As a Senator in Washington, she presents a tough-minded revelation of the corruption that occurs in the political arena, and she serves as a champion for the middle class. I gave this book five stars because I felt that Warren makes a persuasive argument as she portrays the shortcomings of our government system today.
    • 4/5
      While Warren’s earlier book, “A Fighting Chance,” focused more on the impact that the banking industry and fiscal reforms have had on Americans, her more recent book casts a broader net. Warren provides fascinating insights on the historic 2016 presidential election. True, many people who don’t ascribe to her politics will understandably brand some of her narrative as an extended political stump speech. Other critics might dismiss what one reviewer described as the author’s “spunk” and “spirit” as bordering on righteous indignation. But the senator’s skillfully-articulated arguments involving economic justice and other timely issues give people on both sides of the political aisle many interesting points to ponder.
    • 5/5
      I love Elizabeth and reading her is just like listening to her---spunk, energy, reality, spirit---lots of words that make Elizabeth someone to direct us toward a more sane world.