What do you stand for?
It will take sustained progressive political pressure now and into the future to dismantle the powerful fascist forces that threaten our democracy
Betsy Hartmann
Betsy Hartmann writes fiction and non-fiction about important national and global issues. Her latest novel Deadly Election is a political thriller about a right-wing administration in Washington intent on suspending civil liberties and democratic elections. Her previous thriller The Truth about Fire explores the link between the Far Right, domestic terrorism and the neo-Nazi movement in Europe. She is a professor at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts and is a well-known activist and commentator on international women’s rights, environment, and security concerns. Her latest research focuses on the politics of climate change.
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