Your America Democracy's Local Heroes

InYour America, award-winning producers John Siceloff and Jason Maloney explore the paths to success of a remarkable group of people, each of whom has appeared on NOW, the popular PBS show, to tell their stories. For everyone interested in change at a local and national level, this book provides a blueprint for working together locally to create a better global community.Your Americaintroduces twelve ordinary citizens who are accomplishing extraordinary changes in their communities. Among them:*Bill Graham, mayor of tiny Scottsburg, Indiana, who took on the telecommunications giants and wired his town to provide Wi-Fi for all.*Katie Redford, a young law student who dusted off the Alien Tort Claims Act of 1789 and ended up changing the way American corporations behave overseas.*Wynona Ward, who drove long-haul trucks as she studied to be a lawyer and founded an organization, Have Justice, Will Travel, that reaches out to abused women in isolated homes and communities.

John Siceloff is the creator and executive producer of PBS's NOW. An award-winning producer for such shows as 20/20, Primetime Live, and Dateline, he is also the recipient of the DuPont Award, Peabody Award, and Emmy Award. His writing has appeared in the Washington Post. He lives in New York, NY.

Jason Maloney is a news and documentary producer who has worked for NOW. His work includes reports for PBS' NewsHour. He was recently the editorial producer on the documentary on the AQ Kahn network entitled "Nuclear Jihad," which won the DuPont Award. He lives in New York, NY.

Introduction	p. 1
The Politics of Empowerment	p. 5
Have Justice, Will Travel: Wynona Ward	p. 11
Tomatoes of Wrath: Lucas Benitez	p. 29
Corporate Cruelty: Katie Redford	p. 49
Helping the Children: John Walsh	p. 69
A Literary Movement: Rueben Martinez	p. 85
Agitate! Agitate! Agitate!: Robert Moses	p. 101
Tell Me the Truth!: Peggy Buryj	p. 119
A Loud Whistle: Bunny Greenhouse	p. 137
Demanding the Future-Now: Bill Graham	p. 155
Power to the People: Jackie Thrasher	p. 171
Greening the Gulf: Diane Wilson	p. 189
A River Runs Through It: Lynn and Devonna Owens	p. 213
An American Story	p. 229
Afterword	p. 235
Resources	p. 237
Acknowledgments	p. 239
Index	p. 241
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