ABOUT THE BOOK:

An unblinking look at the Democrats that shows why they continue to disappoint so many of their supporters.

The 2006 elections put Democrats in the majority in both houses of Congress, yet those hoping for change have been deeply disappointed. Lance Selfa looks at the Democrats in broad historical perspective, showing that today’s betrayals stem from the Democratic Party’s role as one of the two parties serving the interests of the U.S. establishment, not of the broader public or its "base" of women, African Americans, trade union members, and working and poor people.

Many other books on the Democrats have seen the party’s recent history as a departure from its storied past as the “party of the people.” Selfa’s book is one of the few written for a popular audience to challenge this myth and to put today’s crisis of Democratic Party legitimacy in a historical perspective.

As the 2008 presidential season heats up, there will be many books about individual candidates and their personalities. This book is for people who want to go beyond campaign puffery to look at the serious topics and questions at stake, with a vision that isn’t limited to the next election cycle.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Lance Selfa is a researcher and author based in Chicago, Illinois. An editor and contributor to the International Socialist Review, Selfa is editor of The Struggle for Palestine (Haymarket, 2002).


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