Breaking The Impasse: Electoral Politics, Mass Action, & The New Socialist Movement In The United States

Kim Moody provides a masterful analysis of the political impasse that 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. Meanwhile, 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.

Other Categories: Political Science; United States