Touching the Sun

<p>In <em>Touching the Sun</em> Dr. Ali R. Rahimi delivers a compelling exploration of democracy's long embattled journey from the city-states of ancient Mesopotamia and Athens to the fraught political arenas of modern America. With clarity and conviction this book maps the forces that erode freedom-autocracy populism misinformation economic inequality-and offers a passionate actionable defense of democratic values.</p><p></p><p>Drawing on historical analysis contemporary case studies and the author's personal insight as a human rights advocate this work illuminates the hidden architecture of power that threatens civic life. Yet it is also a beacon of hope revealing how cities civil society and everyday citizens can be powerful agents of democratic renewal.</p><p></p><p><em>Touching the Sun</em> is a rallying cry for those who believe democracy is worth defending-and who understand that the greatest revolutions begin not in capitals but in communities.</p>