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I’ve spent nearly 50 years in the fight to perfect our union—organizing campaigns, building movements, and taking hits in the political arena. I helped put Barack Obama on the 2004 DNC stage and, twenty years later, co-created the PBS documentary Divided We Fall: Listening with Curiosity to help Americans listen across our divides. But none of that matters if we lose what’s ahead. MAGA’s chaos-and-cruelty machine is built to wear us down. Three Ways to Block a Punch is where I share hard lessons, strategies, and ways to stay standing—so we’re ready to fight in solidarity for the country we deserve.

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