Todd May takes an intensive look at contemporary political movements and shows how, to one degree or another, they exemplify the political thought of Jacques Ranci?re. In an easy and clear style, May provides an overview of Ranci?re's thought and relates it to Montreal's Algerian refugee movement for citizenship; the first Palestinian intifada; the politics of equality; the identity politics of the Zapatista movement; a local food coop in South Carolina; and an anarchist press in Oakland. Essentially, May shows how political theory and practice can continue to enlighten in an age of cynicism and fear.