Win or lose, Bernie has reshaped the landscape of American
politics. Where does the political revolution go next?
The political ambitions of the movement behind Bernie Sanders have
never been limited to winning the White House. Since Bernie first
entered the presidential primaries in 2016, his supporters have
worked to organize a revolution intended to encourage the active
participation of millions of ordinary people in political life. That
revolution is already underway, as evidenced by the massive growth of
the Democratic Socialists of America, the teachers Bernie motivated
to lead strikes across red and blue states, and the rising new
generation of radicals in Congress—led by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
and Ilhan Omar—inspired by his example.
In Bigger than
Bernie, activist writers Meagan Day and Micah Uetricht give us an
intimate map of this emerging movement to remake American politics
top to bottom, profiling the grassroots organizers who are building
something bigger, and more ambitious, than the career of any one
candidate. As participants themselves, Day and Uetricht provide a
serious analysis of the prospects for long-term change, offering a
strategy for making “political revolution” more than just a
campaign slogan. They provide a road map for how to entrench
democratic socialism in the halls of power and in our own lives.
Bigger than
Bernie offers unmatched insights into the people behind the most
unique campaign in modern American history and a clear-eyed sense of
how the movement can sustain itself for the long haul.