Since the 2016 election, pundits have been saying our nation has never been more divided-that if progressives want to reclaim power, we need to be ‘pragmatic,’ reach over the aisle, and appearance past identity politics.

But what if we’re obtaining the story all of the wrong?

In The Marginalized Majority, Onnesha Roychoudhuri makes the galvanizing case that our voices are already the majority-and our plurality of identities isn’t only our ideal strength but is also on the indisputable core of effective progressive change throughout history.

From the civil rights movement towards the Women’s March, Saturday Night Live towards the mainstream press, Roychoudhuri holds the misconceptions about our disenfranchisement up to the light, illuminating narratives from history that reveal we have a lot more power than we’re often led to believe. With both clear-eyed wish and electrifying power, she examines our suggestions about what’s possible, and what’s necessary-opening up space for action, new realities, and, eventually, survival.

Today, Roychoudhuri urges us, is the time to combat like the majority we are already.