Where We Go from Here
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{{Short description|2018 book by Bernie Sanders}}
{{Distinguish|Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?}}
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| published = November 27, 2018
| publisher = Thomas Dunne Books
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| pages = 288
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| isbn = 9781250163264
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{{Bernie Sanders series}}
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.{{cite news|last1=Fossett|first1=Katelyn|last2=Jin|first2=Beatrice|last3=Ulve|first3=Kirsten|author-link3=Kirsten Ulve|date=June 29, 2019|title=The 2020 Dems Have Oddly Similar Memoirs. Can You Tell Them Apart?|work=Politico|url=https://www.politico.com/interactives/2019/2020-democratic-candidate-memoirs-quiz/|access-date=January 12, 2020}}
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."{{cite news |last1=Ferguson |first1=Tom |title=Where Do We Go From Here by Bernie Sanders |url=https://likethedew.com/2019/01/13/where-do-we-go-from-here-by-bernie-sanders/#.XjGWjuF7neQ |access-date=January 29, 2020 |work=LikeTheDew.com |date=January 13, 2019}}
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.{{cite news |last1=Karp |first1=Matthew |title=The Transformation of Bernie Sanders |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/bernie-sanders-jeff-weaver-2016-campaign-books-review/ |access-date=January 28, 2020 |date=May 7, 2019}}
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.{{cite news |last1=Trombetta |first1=Sadie |title=Bernie Sanders Has A New Resistance-Themed Book Coming Out This Year |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/bernie-sanderss-new-book-where-we-go-from-here-is-a-guide-to-fighting-donald-trumps-agenda-8283939 |access-date=January 28, 2020 |work=Bustle |language=en}}
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.{{cite news |last1=Quinn |first1=Annalisa |title=Bernie Sanders Criticizes Democrats And Republicans In 'Where We Go From Here' |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/11/27/670800149/bernie-sanders-criticizes-democrats-and-republicans-in-where-we-go-from-here |access-date=January 28, 2020 |work=NPR.org |language=en}}
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.{{cite news |last1=Coyne |first1=John R. Jr. |title=How the aging socialist candidate sees things |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/26/book-review-where-we-go-from-here-by-bernie-sander/ |access-date=January 29, 2020 |work=The Washington Times}} Annalisa Quinn of NPR noted that in the book, Sanders not only was critical of Republicans, he also criticized Democrats as too ineffective. 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."
References
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External links
- [https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/book-excerpt-bernie-sanders/story?id=59418837 Book excerpt]
{{Bernie Sanders}}
Category:American political books
Category:Books by Bernie Sanders
Category:English-language non-fiction books
Category:2018 non-fiction books
Category:Books about the 2016 United States presidential election
Category:Thomas Dunne Books books
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