What Has Democracy Done for You Lately?
How to Inspire Working People to Join the Fight to Save America
$33.51
- Hardcover
144 pages
- Release Date
12 November 2026
Summary
What happens when the people who keep a democracy running can no longer afford to live in it?
In What Has Democracy Done for Me Lately?, Saru Jayaraman and Rayan Semery-Palumbo argue that the crisis of American democracy cannot be separated from the crisis of economic inequality. Drawing on decades of organizing, original research, and vivid stories—from restaurant workers and caregivers to teachers and small-business owners—the authors show how a broken wage system has drain…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798893851298 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Saru Jayaraman, Rayan Semery-Palumbo |
| Publisher: | The New Press |
| Imprint: | The New Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 12 November 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 127mm x 177mm |
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Saru Jayaraman
Saru Jayaraman is the president and co-founder of One Fair Wage (OFW), a national organization, campaign, and coalition fighting for a full, fair minimum wage for every person who works in America. She is also the co-founder of the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC United). She was listed in CNN’s “Top 10 Visionary Women” and recognized as a Champion of Change by the White House in 2014 and received a James Beard Foundation Leadership Award in 2015. The author of Behind the Kitchen Door, a national bestseller, Forked, and One Fair Wage, she lives in New York.
As a speaker, researcher, and organizer, she is committed to building an America worthy of the people who sustain it. She grew up in poverty and homelessness with her family. She is a graduate of Yale University and holds a PhD in Policy and Economics from the University of Oxford, where she was a Rhodes scholar.
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