44 pages 1 hour read

Rebecca Solnit

Hope In The Dark: The Untold History of People Power

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 2004

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The Guardian (2005), “Hope for the Best” by Caroline Lucas.

British Green Party leader Caroline Lucas provides a critical review of the first edition of Hope in the Dark. While she praises the book’s encouraging tone, she finds its structure disorganized and unconvincing.

This is the caption accompanying Hope in the Dark that appears on Solnit’s website. It briefly describes the book’s impact on readers and communities.

Writer and activist George Monbiot defines neoliberalism and explains its pervasiveness since the time of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s. He explains the trend’s role in our societal problems.

The New York Times (2017), “How Rebecca Solnit Became the Voice of the Resistance” by Alice Gregory.

Alice Gregory assesses Solnit’s impact following the 2016 election of Donald Trump. She asserts the importance of Solnit’s work in encouraging people on the political left to keep hoping and campaigning for a better world.

Greater Good Magazine (2020), “Seven Ways to Cope With Uncertainty” by Christine Carter.

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