Bernie Sanders guide to political revolution

Bernard Sanders

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Published
New York : Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company 2017.
Language
English
Main Author
Bernard Sanders (author, -)
Other Authors
Jude Buffum (illustrator)
Edition
First edition
Item Description
"Based on the book Our revolution: a future to believe in by Bernie Sanders, published by Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Press."--Tile page verso.
Includes index.
Physical Description
xii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN
9781250138903
  • Foreword
  • 1. Guaranteeing a Livable Wage and a Decent Lie
  • 2. Real Tax Reform
  • 3. Reforming Wall Street
  • 4. Health Care for All
  • 5. Making Higher Education Affordable
  • 6. Combating Climate Change
  • 7. We Need Real Policing & Criminal Justice Reform
  • 8. Immigration Reform Now
  • What Is "Government," Anyway?
  • Glossary of Economic Terms
  • Credits
  • Index
Review by Horn Book Review

Based on his adult book Our Revolution, 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Sanders tries to galvanize American youth to become involved in politics. The book is less of a how-to guide and more of a progressive manifesto of what to believe in. The dynamic layout includes black-and-white drawings, photographs, maps, charts, sidebar quotes, and chapter sections delineated by bold website-style headings. Glos., ind. (c) Copyright 2018. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Kirkus Book Review

The liberal firebrand belabors corrupt government policies, fingers corporate bad behavers, and lays out his legislative agenda in this young readers' edition of Our Revolution (2016).The author twice mentions that he drew more young voters in the 2016 elections than either of his rivals, but if he expects this mix of talking points, statistics, and campaign rhetoric to fire up readers of pre-voting age he needs another think. After an opening dedication to those young people, he then goes on at tedious length to deliver belligerent indictments of big corporations ("When it comes to dodging taxes, GE brings good things to life"); banks ("their business model is based on fraud"); the pharmaceutical industry ("It has effectively purchased the Congress"); and government policies that have left health care and child care systems "dysfunctional," immigration "broken," and public education a "pipeline from school to jail." Glancing references aside, minorities do not enter his discourse until a late chapter on criminal justice reform. Though he frames his proposed remedies in big-hearted and common-sensical language, they can come off sounding grandiose, such as a claim that eliminating "wasteful and unnecessary administrative costs would free up all the funds we need to provide health care to every American." Along with occasional charts and surpassingly fustian sidebar tweets (hey, Bernie tweets too!), each chapter features useful leads to activist organizations, online information resources, and videos. Afterword not seen. Heavy reading for a revolutionary manifesto and unlikely to be remembered when 2020 rolls around. (glossary, index) (Nonfiction. 14-18) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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