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The AOC Generation: How Millennials Are Seizing Power and Rewriting the Rules of American Politics
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4
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1/100Critics
7/100Scholars
Author:
David Freedlander
Publisher:
Beacon Press
Date:
March 30, 2021
A look at the rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and how a new generation of progressive activists are reshaping America.
What The Reviewers Say
... a keenly observant narrative, albeit an entirely sympathetic one.
In part because Freedlander is focusing on disappointed Sanders supporters, much of the book focuses on white male activists, with Ocasio-Cortez as the notable exception. However, this book does offer thoughtful insight into a much-maligned branch of liberal thought, and it will appeal to politically inclined readers hoping for change..
Milestones from Ocasio-Cortez’s college years, including her father’s death when she was 19 and her junior year in Niger, where she worked on maternal health-care issues, shed light on her personal motivations and political acumen, but the book’s strength lies in the attention Freedlander pays to lesser-known figures and movements.
