Where We Go from Here: Two Years in the Resistance
AuthorBernie Sanders
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
PublishedNovember 27, 2018
PublisherThomas Dunne Books
Pages288
ISBN9781250163264
Preceded byBernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution 

Where We Go from Here: Two Years in the Resistance is a book by U.S. Senator from Vermont Bernie Sanders, published by Thomas Dunne Books on November 27, 2018.

The book chronicles the senator's actions from June 2016 to August 2018. It also elaborates on Sanders' political ideology.[1] It is one of three books written by Sanders.[2]

Contents

Within the book, Bernie Sanders chronicles what he and other progressives have done since 2016 while also laying out his policy agenda. He goes into detail about how he worked with the Clinton campaign to craft the "most progressive political platform in U.S. history."[3]

After not winning the 2016 Democratic nomination, Bernie Sanders explains why he chose to campaign for Hillary Clinton, citing Donald Trump's racism and corruption as reasons.[4]

Following the election portion of the book, Bernie Sanders explains in great detail what he has done over the course of the following two years. The book details Sanders' role in preventing the Republicans from killing the Affordable Care Act, his leadership role in the Democratic Party, his efforts to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, and his campaigning for progressive candidates in the 2018 midterm elections.[5]

Throughout the entire book, Bernie Sanders repeats his belief that only grassroots movements of people can bring political change. He explains that many of the people who attend his rallies are young people and that a large number of 2018 candidates were first or second time candidates.[6]

Reception

John R. Coyne Jr. of The Washington Times praised some of Sanders' stated goals, but wrote that the book is more focused on nostalgia than accomplishments.[7] Annalisa Quinn of NPR noted that in the book, Sanders not only was critical of Republicans, he also criticized Democrats as too ineffective.[6] Tom Ferguson of the Like the Dew blog wrote "One could question whether the book has a lot of filler in the form of speeches Bernie made on this and other tours but, since they're good, important speeches, they justify themselves" and that Sanders's questioning of American foreign policy "highlights Bernie as one of the very few elected officials with the courage to go down those roads."[3]

References

  1. ↑ Fossett, Katelyn; Jin, Beatrice; Ulve, Kirsten (June 29, 2019). "The 2020 Dems Have Oddly Similar Memoirs. Can You Tell Them Apart?". Politico. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  2. ↑ Villasanta, Arthur (May 26, 2019). "Bernie Sanders Net Worth: How Did Presidential Candidate Become A Millionaire?". International Business Times. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Ferguson, Tom (January 13, 2019). "Where Do We Go From Here by Bernie Sanders". LikeTheDew.com. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  4. ↑ Karp, Matthew (May 7, 2019). "The Transformation of Bernie Sanders". Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  5. ↑ Trombetta, Sadie. "Bernie Sanders Has A New Resistance-Themed Book Coming Out This Year". Bustle. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  6. 1 2 Quinn, Annalisa. "Bernie Sanders Criticizes Democrats And Republicans In 'Where We Go From Here'". NPR.org. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  7. ↑ Coyne, John R. Jr. "How the aging socialist candidate sees things". The Washington Times. Retrieved January 29, 2020.


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