America's #1 progressive radio host looks at how elites have long tried to disenfranchise citizens—particularly people of color, women, and the poor—and shows what we can do to ensure everyone has a voice in this democracy.

As the Civil War raged, the northwestern third of the Commonwealth of Virginia finally broke away in 1863 to form the Union’s 35th state. Seceding from Secession chronicles those events in an unprecedented study of the social, legal, military, and political factors that converged to bring about the birth of West Virginia.

“Thoroughly researched [and] historically enlightening.” —Civil War News

A fascinating exploration of slavery and its laws and an unforgettable portrait of a young woman in pursuit of freedom.

“Reads like a legal thriller.” —The Washington Post

In this controversial and provocative book, Mary Anne Franks reveals how deep fundamentalist strains in both conservative and liberal American thought keep the Constitution in the service of white male supremacy.