We're Better Than This: My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy

Time to Read
7 hrs 27 mins

Reading Time

7 hrs 27 mins

How long to read We're Better Than This: My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy?

The estimated word count of We're Better Than This: My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy is 111,600 words.

A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 7 hrs 27 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 12 hrs 24 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 4 hrs 8 mins.

We're Better Than This: My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy - 111,600 words
Reading Speed Time to Read
Slow 150 words/min 12 hrs 24 mins
Average 250 words/min 7 hrs 27 mins
Fast 450 words/min 4 hrs 8 mins
We're Better Than This: My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy by Elijah Cummings, James Dale
Authors
Elijah Cummings
James Dale

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With a foreword by Speaker Nancy PelosiBaltimore Congressman Elijah Cummings was known for saying “We’re better than this.” He said it in Baltimore, a city on the verge of explosion over police treatment of citizens.  He said it in Congress when microphones were shut down, barring free speech.  He said it when the President flaunted his power and ignored the Constitution.  He said it when the President resorted to bullying, name-calling and feeding racial divisions. We are better than this. He continued to say it until his final days last October.  He said it because he believed we must call out what is wrong and call on our better selves to make things right. In We’re Better Than This, Cummings details the formative moments in his life that prepared him to hold President Donald Trump accountable for his actions while in office. Cummings powerfully weaves together the urgent drama of modern-day politics and the defining stories from his past. He offers a unique perspective on how his upbringing as the son of sharecroppers in a South Baltimore neighborhood, rampant with racism and poverty, laid the foundation of a life spent fighting for justice.  Cummings was known for his ability to referee contentious members of Congress and reach across the aisle for the sake of justice. Since his early days in politics, Cummings proved his abilities as a leader and legal mind who could operate at the highest levels of democracy, always working with – and for – the underserved. Part memoir, part call-to-action, the book goes behind the scenes with the House Democratic leadership, offering an eye-opening account of the relentless and unprecedented obstructionism by both the President and GOP. Cummings’ final words present a vital defense of how government oversight defines our collective trust and makes the case that, even in the face of our nation’s most challenging times, we must remain rooted in the politics of optimism.