New & Noteworthy: Climate Leaders, "The Viral Underclass," and More

The Green New Dealings

To the End follows women of color as they advocate for the Green New Deal and face opposition within their political party. The documentary spotlights Sunrise Movement’s Varshini Prakash, Justice Democrats’ Alexandra Rojas, the Roosevelt Institute’s Rhiana Gunn-Wright, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Jubilee Films

Disabled Oracle

Alice Wong, a disabled leader and editor of the anthology Disability Visibility, shares a collection of her own essays in Year of the Tiger: An Activist’s Life. This changemaker’s genre-bending memoir explores the complexity of disability justice with dry humor, compassion, and rage.
Vintage

Viral Inequality

In The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide, journalist and LGBTQ scholar Steven W. Thrasher builds on his research focused on the criminalization and racialization of HIV to examine the relationship between viruses and marginalization.
Celadon Books