there's a lot to say - as i have established here already, i am a fan of elizabeth warren's politics and tend to really like her as a politician. i appreciate that she attempted to make amends for her political and career missteps, like falsely saying she was a native american, and the DNA test debacle. as a white woman, it's not really my place to determine if that was sufficient - but it did seem sincere. it's really hard, i think, as an adult, to say you did something wrong, and that your actions hurt others. i can imagine that's more difficult on this larger scale - and so i think something should be said for owning up to doing wrong. there are thousands of men who have also hurt people - some who have said sexist things that have hurt half the population, in fact - and never once owned up to it or sincerely apologized.

nevertheless! this was really nice. i'm having a lot of political/worldwide anxiety right now as i am sure many other people are. this made me feel both worse (because of the honesty) and better (because of the optimism). elizabeth warren is a realist and a planner, but has a real streak of hopefulness in her messaging that informs her position as a senator and makes me like her. i know stanning politicians is bad but it's hard when their ideas are so...good. she had a plan for everything. her domestic agenda would have been so incredible to see pushed forward. i support joe biden but unlike republicans feel like it's okay to critique the president, and so will say that he is too far right to ever fully satisfy me. but this book was wonderful in how it has detailed the way in which american politics have unfolded in the last 2-3 years; i hope that elizabeth warren continues to take part in politics and trying to hold the rich and wealthy accountable.

we need more politicians like her
love,
someone who refuses to remove her warren 2020 bumper sticker