Americans Anonymous class with Mel K

In this class, Mel K teaches Americans Anonymous through the lens of a 12-step model applied to civic life, culture, and personal responsibility. Drawing directly from the structure and themes of her book, Mel uses the familiar recovery framework to examine how Americans have become disconnected from power, accountability, and informed participation—and how that condition can be acknowledged and addressed.

Mel walks students through the 12-step–inspired progression outlined in the book, focusing on awareness, honesty, responsibility, and action as tools for rebuilding engaged citizenship. The class explores how dependence on centralized systems, media narratives, and institutional authority mirrors patterns found in personal addiction, and how recovery begins with understanding, discipline, and local engagement. Taught from Mel’s perspective as an educator and researcher, the course frames Americans Anonymous as a practical roadmap for restoring agency, civic clarity, and individual responsibility—one citizen at a time.