Description
"After the 2024 election, many voters were left feeling disillusioned with American politics. Anxious citizens point to the federal government and its elected officials with growing alarm, but the broken political system they see in Washington is merely a symptom of the politics happening much closer to home. In The Fourth Branch, cofounder of The States Project Daniel Squadron reveals the arm of government that has far more power than most people even realize: state legislatures. Nearly every major issue that Americans care about -- from minimum wage to the environment, abortion access to criminal justice, housing affordability to paid family leave -- can be determined without any action by the federal government. Drawing on Daniel's experience as a New York state senator and detailing the incredibly effective strategy behind The States Project's approach to making change, The Fourth Branch is an urgently needed exploration of how political power really works in the United States and a galvanizing framework for participation in our democracy."--Book jacket flap.
