num_pages: 499
description: From the New York Times best-selling author of The Black Friend and a seasoned activist comes an indispensable guide to social and political progressivism for young people and anyone wanting to get more involved.Every generation inherits the problems created by the ones before them but no generation will inherit as many problemsas many crisesas the current generation of young people. From the devastations of climate change to the horrors of gun violence from rampant transphobia to the widening wealth gap from the lack of health care to the lack of housing the challenges facing the next generation can feel insurmountable. But change even revolution is possible; you just have to know where to start. In Better Than We Found It best-selling author Frederick Joseph and debut author Porsche Joseph make the case for addressing some of the biggest issues of our day. Featuring more than two dozen interviews with prominent activists authors actors and politicians this is the essential resource for those who want to make the world better than we found it.Featuring interviews with:Mehcad BrooksKeah BrownJulin CastroSonja Cherry-PaulChelsea ClintonCharlotte ClymerMari Copeny aka Little Miss FlintGreg DAmatoJesse KatzAmed KhanDaniel Alejandro Leon-DavisWilly and Jo LorenzBen OKeefeBrittany Packnett CunninghamAnna PaquinRobert ReichBrandon T. SniderNic StoneAnton TreuerAndrea TuleeDavid VillalpandoElizabeth WarrenShannon WattsNatalie WeaverBrandon Wolf
language: English
title: Better Than We Found It: Conversations to Help Save the World
publisher: Candlewick Press