Description:
"The truth is worth fighting for. And if you want the truth, you want Jen Welch. Period. She's relentless. She's credible. She's fearless."--Don Lemon
From Jennifer Welch, the host of the wildly popular "I've Had It" podcast and a trusted voice in new media, comes a piercing, incisive, no-holds-barred take on the rising threat of theocracy in America and a fresh vision for how we can take back our country.
As a progressive atheist from a Bible Belt red state, Jennifer Welch has a unique perspective on the intersection of religion and politics in America. She has seen how the far right has used religion across denominations to coalesce power, and how their messaging, particularly the Evangelical prosperity gospel, reinforces economic inequality.
In Not Today, Fascists, Welch explores:
- how America is moving not only toward fascism, but also theocracy;
- the current administration's harmful platform and how it's hurting everyday Americans;
- why the separation of church and state remains a fundamental principle of our country and the ways in which rogue actors are seeking to dismantle it;
- the role of Big Church and its economic and political sway over our government;
- how politicians on the left can create an effective platform and messaging on human decency, structural equality and a populist economics perspective to win elections
Not Today, Fascists will arm readers with the language and facts they need to discuss crucial politics issues, to win elections and to take back our country.
Brief description:
Jennifer Welch has spent the last twenty-five years designing dynamic, highly specialized commercial and residential interiors across the country in a broad range of styles. In addition to her design firm, Jennifer is the star of Bravo's Sweet Home, which gives all-access insight into her multifaceted, fast-paced design business, and the cohost of the I've Had It podcast. A mother of two boys, Dylan and Roman, and partner to attorney and photographer Josh Welch, Jennifer understands the balance of family and career and is a vocal advocate for women empowerment in business.
Review Quotes: The truth is worth fighting for. And if you want the truth, you want Jen Welch. Period. She's relentless. She's credible. She's fearless. A whole lot of people out there are staying comfortable. Staying quiet. Playing it safe. Jen Welch is not one of those people. She's showing up. Every single time. She earned every word on these pages. Every single one."--Don Lemon
"She's spicy. She's forthright. She's irreverent. She takes on Democrats as well as Republicans."--Kara Swisher
"Jennifer Welch has made a name for herself as a sharp-witted, foul-mouthed, uncomfortable-truth-bomb-dropping political commentator. Whether you've seen social media clips of her ranting about Donald Trump's poorly applied makeup or watched her eviscerate Senator Cory Booker on AIPAC during their viral interview, Jennifer is shaking up the way liberal media thinks about political punditry."--Mehdi Hasan
"Probably the most influential progressive media personality today."--Charlotte Wilder, "The Sports Gossip Show"