We're Better Than This: My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy

Known for his poise, intellect, and influence until his death in October 2019, Elijah Cummings illustrated the importance of working with - and for - the underdog. Yet in his final years of life, Cummings recognized that democracy was the underdog.

Weaving together the urgent drama of modern-day politics and character-defining stories fro his past, We're Better Than This offers a never-before-told perspective on how Cummings's coming of age in South Baltimore laid the foundation of a life spent fighting for justice and eventually holding the Trump administration to account. Detailing this moment of unprecedented obstructionism by both the president and Republicans, Cummings presents a vital defense of how government oversight defines our collective trust, examining the dangerous precedent for both parties that exists if the executive branch remains above public scrutiny.

Part memoir, part call to action, We're Better Than This is at once the story of the threats to our democracy that we all must face together and an invigorating retrospective on the life and career of one of our country's most inspirational politicians.