Rise of a New Left : How Young Radicals Are Shaping the Future of American ...

Verso Books

The Rise of a New LeftHow Young Radicals Are Shaping the Future of American Politics\nAuthor(s): Raina Lipsitz\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Verso Books, United Kingdom\nImprint: Verso Books\nISBN-13: 9781839764264, 978-1839764264\nSynopsis\nA new progressive generation is on the rise in the United States, reflected in the mushrooming rolls of the Democratic Socialists of America (90,000 mostly twentysomething members), Marxist explainers in Teen Vogue, and perhaps most famously of all, the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The Rise of a New Left is the first book to look closely at this new politics. Propelled by interviews with AOC and the other key figures and organizations who have shaken up American politics, the book includes portraits of groups like the Democratic Socialists of America, the Sunrise Movement, and Justice Democrats, explaining who they are, where they come from, and what they want. Investigating the panoply of strategies employe.