Breaking the impasse : electoral politics, mass action, and the new socialist movement in the United States / Kim Moody.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moody, Kim, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Socialism--United States--History--21st century.

Socialism.

United States--Politics and government--2017-2021.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--2021-.

Politics and government.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

240 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, 2022.

Summary:

A timely and persuasive discussion of the circumstances, challenges, and possibilities facing the new socialist movement in the US.

"In his latest book, veteran socialist writer Kim Moody provides a masterful analysis of the political impasse which has shaped the rise of a new socialist movement in the United States: recurring economic and political crises, sharp inequality, state violence, and climate catastrophe proceed apace as the right ascends across the world, while the US political scene remains defined and dominated by two capitalist political parties. Moody situates the historic electoral campaigns of Democratic Socialists such as Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, as well as the growth of organizations like the Democratic Socialists of America, in this context, and incisively assesses the revived movement's focus on electoral strategies. Offering an important account of left attempts to intervene in the American two-party electoral system, Moody provides both a sobering historical corrective and an alternative orientation for the future, arguing that the socialist movement should turn its attention toward a politics of mass action, anti-racism, and independent, working-class organizing."--Amazon

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. One The Impasse

ch. Two "Upward" and Rightward

ch. Three The History and Future of the 2020 Elections

ch. Four The New Social Democratic Nostalgia: Class, Race, and "Coalition Politics"

ch. Five The Politics of Winning: How Mass Action Brought Victory

ch. Six Reversing the "Model": How Will the Millions Get Organized?

ch. Seven A Season of Inflammable Materials, Economic Dislocation, and Political Instability.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781642597011

1642597015

9781642597479

1642597473

OCLC:

1267687411