The Chicago Teachers Union strike was the most important domestic labor struggle so far this century—and perhaps for the last forty years—and the strongest challenge to the conservative agenda for restructuring education, which advocates for more charter schools and tying teacher salaries to standardized testing, among other changes. In 2012, Chicago teachers built a grassroots movement through education and engagement of an entire union membership, taking militant action in the face of enormous structural barriers and a hostile Democratic Party leadership. The teachers won massive concessions from the city and have become a new model for school reform led by teachers themselves, rather than by billionaires. Strike for America is the story of this movement, and how it has become the defining struggle for the labor movement today.

Strike for America: Chicago Teachers Against Austerity (Jacobin)

Business & Money

Uetricht, Micah

Economics

Verso Books

In 2016, Bernie Sanders's campaign for the presidency ended in defeat. Still, he changed everything, as the 2020 primary race attests, Sanders's once marginal watchwords are the new litmus tests. But his most singular features have proven unassimilable. His campaign isn't only aimed at the White House- he wants to organise a 'political revolution,' which he says will involve the active participation of 'millions of ordinary people' in the voting booth, in social movements, and in workplaces across the country. As he battles the likes of Biden and Trump, he can say that such a revolution is already underway, citing the massive growth of the Democratic Socialists of America, the teachers he inspired to lead strikes across red and blue states, and the new generation of radicals in Congress led by AOC 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 organisers who are building something bigger, and more ambitious, than any one candidate. And as participants themselves, they provide a serious analysis of the prospects for long-term change, offering a strategy for making 'the political revolution' more than just a campaign slogan, providing insights into how we entrench democratic socialism in the halls of power and in our own lives. Bigger than Bernie will prove to be essential, no matter how the primary unfolds. In the case of a Sanders victory, it'll offer unmatched insights into the people behind the most unique campaign in modern American history; and if he loses, it'll provide his core supporters with a clear-eyed sense of how the movement can sustain itself for the long-haul.

Bigger Than Bernie: How We Go from the Sanders Campaign to Democratic Socialism

Politics & Social Sciences

Day, Meagan

Politics & Government

Verso

Win or lose, Bernie has reshaped the landscape of American politics. Where does the political revolution go next?\nThe 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.\nIn 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.\nBigger 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.

Bigger Than Bernie: How We Can Win Democratic Socialism in Our Time

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