{"product_id":"the-fight-for-the-soul-of-the-democratic-party-the-enduring-legacy-of-henry-wallaces-anti-fascist-anti-racist-politics","title":"The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party: The Enduring Legacy of Henry Wallace's Anti-Fascist, Anti-Racist Politics","description":"Fighting fascism at home and abroad begins with the consolidation of a progressive politics\n\nSeventy-five years ago, Henry Wallace, then the sitting Vice President of the United States, mounted a campaign to warn about the persisting \"Danger of American Fascism.\" As fighting in the European and Japanese theaters drew to a close, Wallace warned that the country may win the war and lose the piece; that the fascist threat that the U.S. was battling abroad had a terrifying domestic variant, growing rapidly in power: wealthy corporatists and their allies in the media. Wallace warned that if the New Deal project was not renewed and expanded in the post-war era, American fascists would use fear mongering, xenophonbia, and racism to regain the economic and political power that they lost. He championed an alternative, progressive vision of a post-war world-an alternative to triumphalist \"American Century\" vision then rising--in which the United States rejected colonialism and imperialism.\n\nWallace's political vision - as well as his standing in the Democratic Party - were quickly sidelined. In the decades to come, other progressive forces would mount similar campaigns: George McGovern and Jesse Jackson more prominently. As John Nichols chronicles in this book, they ultimately failed - a warning to would-be reformers today - but their successive efforts provide us with insights into the nature of the Democratic Party, and a strategic script for the likes of Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1788737407\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1788737407.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Nichols, John\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43337911402557,"sku":"BVV.1788737407.G","price":11.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1788737407-0.jpg?v=1783898794","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-fight-for-the-soul-of-the-democratic-party-the-enduring-legacy-of-henry-wallaces-anti-fascist-anti-racist-politics","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}