{"product_id":"fascism-or-genocide","title":"Fascism or Genocide: How a Decade of Political Disorder Broke American Politics","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA deeply reported look at how polarization and compounding crises, including the war in Gaza and threats to democracy, have reshaped American politics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFascism or Genocide \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times Magazine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewriter Ross Barkan’s sweeping report on the 2024 US election and the decade of political upheaval leading up to it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs in 2020, Joe Biden campaigned on a platform to save democracy, but fewer voters were persuaded this time. During the Democratic primary season, more than half a million Americans cast votes for “Uncommitted” ballot options to send Biden a message about the urgent need to end the killing in Gaza, with some tagging him “Genocide Joe.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn contrast, mainstream liberals backed the Democratic ticket in the belief that Trump would put America on the road to fascism. As the director of an influential Palestinian advocacy group tells Barkan, “It’s a choice between fascism or genocide.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBiden’s withdrawal from the election and Kamala Harris’s subsequent nomination barely changed the narrative. Millions of Democrats stayed home after souring on the party, while others switched allegiance and got behind the Trump team. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFascism or Genocide \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etakes a hard, informed look at the election, focusing on the future of the Democratic Party, the influence and potential of the progressive “Squad,” and ongoing culture wars within the party.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch5 data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat People Are Saying\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\"One of the sharpest state policy minds I know.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Consistently one of the most interesting and original essayists of his generation.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eShadi Hamid, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e columnist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A writer with real literary flair. Like I.F. Stone, Barkan works independently with a left point of view, but it’s his shoe leather, his working the phones and hitting the street, that's invaluable because, sadly, it’s so scarce.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eChristian Lorentzen, critic and contributor to the\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Every now and then, one discovers a writer with great style who is also capable of making you think about things in new, more sophisticated, and more interesting ways. Ross Barkan is one such writer. His work is among the best the millennial generation has produced and you know he’ll be someone we’ll be reading for years, helping us navigate the present and future morass.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDaniel Bessner, co-host of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAmerican Prestige\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e podcast and author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDemocracy in Exile\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] searing chronicle of the political contortions that culminated in Donald Trump’s reelection....Narrated with verve, wit, and spine, this is an essential view of the present moment.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRoss Barkan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the author of several works of fiction and nonfiction, including the novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGlass Century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He’s a contributing writer to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a columnist for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emagazine, and the editor-in-chief of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Metropolitan Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a books and culture review publication.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43557562941533,"sku":"9781804299388","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0826\/1213\/files\/fascismorgenocide.jpg?v=1754580748","url":"https:\/\/leftwingbooks.net\/en-us\/products\/fascism-or-genocide","provider":"Leftwingbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}