Frances Moore Lappé and Adam Eichen are joined by author David Daley in applying their 2013 book "Daring Democracy" to Decision 2020. They discuss the ways individuals can cohere and strengthen the core tenets of Democracy as well as tie the book's lessons in time for the 2020 presidential election.

Frances Moore Lappé and Adam Eichen: "Daring Democracy: Igniting Power, Meaning, and Connection for the America We Want" (https://bookshop.org/a/3319/978080702...)

ABOUT THE PANELISTS

Frances Moore Lappé is the author or co-author of 19 books about world hunger, living democracy, and the environment, beginning with the three-million copy Diet for a Small Planet in 1971. She is also a contributing editor at Yes! Magazine and Solutions Journal. She is the cofounder of three organizations, including Oakland based think tank Food First, and more recently, the Small Planet Institute, which she leads with her daughter, Anna Lappé. Frances and her daughter have also cofounded the Small Planet Fund, which channels resources to democratic social movements worldwide.

Adam Eichen is a writer, researcher, and organizer. He serves as Campaigns Manager for Equal Citizens, a non-partisan pro-democracy organization founded by Lawrence Lessig., and is also a member of the Democracy Matters board of directors. Over the past several years, his research has focused on campaign finance, voting rights, and comparative election policy.

David Daley is a senior fellow for FairVote and the author of Ratf**ked: The True Story Behind the Secret Plan to Steal America's Democracy, which helped spark the recent drive to reform gerrymandering. David's new book, Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy, chronicles the victories and defeats in state efforts to reform elections and uphold voting rights. When writing for the Hartford Courant, he helped identify Mark Felt as the "Deep Throat" source for Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein.