New book explores regular people who take on big causes to force change

Journalist Miranda Spivack writes about so-called "accidental activists" in her recently released book: "Backroom Deals in our Backyards: How Government Secrecy Harms our Communities and the Local Heroes Fighting Back."

These are people, Spivack says, who become consumed with fighting back to create meaningful change in their communities. She joins WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about the book and one activist featured in the book from Worcester.