In our latest SHDTC Updates newsletters authors Jim Bosman and Susan Newton write about the idea of doing something. That concept was ably demonstrated by Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey as he took to the Senate floor at 7pm on Monday to critique the actions of the Trump administration and didn't stop talking for 25 hours and 5 minutes. Near the end of a marathon speech that broke a record set by segregationist Strom Thurmond, Booker spoke movingly of Civil Rights leader John Lewis, whose advice to "do something" helped set his own career path and sparked the idea for his speech.
- SHDTC Updates-Issue 69-Make Some Noise
- SHDTC Updates-Issue 70-Hands Off 2025!
- NPR, April 2, 2025: Sen. Cory Booker on his marathon, 25-hour speech on the Senate Floor
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