New NYT op-ed! Plus: my book tour, coming near you

12 cities, Pete Buttigieg, Nancy Pelosi, JB Pritzker, Stacey Abrams, and much more

Dear friends and allies,

I’m thrilled to share my New York Times op-ed today drawing on my forthcoming book, This Is the Plan: How to End America’s Meltdown and Save Democracy—and to pull back the curtain on my book tour. I hope to see you at an event!

As I wrote in the op-ed, “A Three-Step Plan to Undo Trump’s Assault on Democracy,” “there are things every one of us can do, right now, to ensure democracy’s survival—and even flourishing—in our country.” I’m hoping that the book and the tour can galvanize more people to do more of those things.

If you feel the same way, please read and share the op-ed, pre-order the book, and then RSVP for a ticket to a book tour event near you. And I’d be grateful if you could spread the word—to your group chats, social media platforms, fellow organizing group or union members, and other networks.

Here’s the lineup of cities we’ll be visiting:

• Friday, July 17: Madison, Wisconsin, 6:30 p.m. at the Overture Center, in conversation with Pete Buttigieg, in partnership with A Room Of One’s Own bookstore. RSVP for free here!

• Tuesday, July 21: Washington, DC, 7:00 p.m. at the Politics and Prose bookstore, with Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and senior correspondent of the PBS News Hour Judy Woodruff. First come, first seated; get details here!

• Wednesday, July 22: Boston, Massachusetts, 6:00 p.m. at the Cambridge Library with Professor and author Danielle Allen. RSVP for free here!

• Thursday, July 23: Chicago, Illinois, 7:00 p.m. at Everybody’s Coffee with Governor JB Pritzker and former Georgia Democratic leader Stacey Abrams. Get your tickets here!

• Friday, July 24: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 6:00 p.m. at the Turner Hall Ballroom with Civic Media host Earl Ingram, Jr. RSVP today!

• Saturday, July 25: Green Bay, Wisconsin, 11:30 a.m. at Tarlton Theatre with 620 WTMJ radio host Kristin Brey. Reserve your spot now!

• Saturday, July 25: Wausau, Wisconsin, 5:30 p.m. at the Wausau Labor Temple with former Wausau Mayor Katie Rosenberg. Get your free tickets here!

• Sunday, July 26: La Crosse, Wisconsin, 12:30 p.m. at the Capella Performing Arts Center with former Civic Media host Todd Allbaugh. RSVP now!

• Sunday, July 26: Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 6:30 p.m. at the Pablo Center with Civic Media host Dan Shafer. Reserve your spot here!

• Monday, July 27: Los Angeles, California, 7:30 p.m. at the Ebell Theatre in conversation with Pod Save America host Jon Favreau. Buy your tickets here!

• Tuesday, July 28: San Francisco, California, 6:00 p.m. at the Commonwealth Club with actor and producer Bradley Whitford. Purchase your tickets here!

• Wednesday, July 29: Seattle, Washington, 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall Seattle. Buy your tickets now!

If you don’t see your city listed here, or if none of those stops work for you, stay tuned for other ways to catch me—I’ll also be doing private events, online events, media interviews, and future stops in other places. And if you’d like to work with me to organize an event, please get in touch!

For updates as the book’s publication draws closer, check out the book’s new website, ThisIsthePlan.com, or stay tuned to this newsletter. Not yet a subscriber? Sign up:

I’m so excited to get this out in the world. I just finished narrating the audiobook. The whole thing feels very timely.

If we want to save our democracy and end our country’s meltdown (which, if I know anything about you, is an interest that you and I share), we have a ton to do. Getting the message out is one key step. I hope you’ll join me on the journey.

Thanks so much,

Ben