Books by Randy Shaw

"A very important book that everyone concerned about housing affordability should read."--Michael C. Lens, Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs "This city-by-city examination of the nation's spreading affordability problem shows how long commutes, housing instability, and decentralized communities have become national issues."--Curbed "Generation Priced Out boldly challenges the progressive community to rethink how to achieve greater economic and racial diversity by providing more affordable housing."--Seattle Times

Cesar Chavez is the most prominent Latino in United States history books, and much has been written about Chavez and the United Farm Worker's heyday in the 1960s and '70s. This book describes how Chavez and the UFW's imprint can be found in the modern reshaping of the American labor movement, and the building of Latino political power.

Focusing on the David and Goliath struggle between Nike and grassroots activists critical of the company's overseas labor practices, this title shows how national activism can rewrite the supposedly ironclad rules of the global economy by ensuring fair wages and decent living standards for workers at home and abroad.