A fascinating new book by Ryan Grim (HuffPost and The Intercept liberal/progressive political writer and commentator) traces the history of the Democratic Party in the U.S. and the role of big money. As one reviewer states :
‘ Through his writing, you start to understand all the complex tendrils of systemic big money corruption that keep the U.S. labour class from achieving the “Great Society” of true economic justice and shared prosperity”.
You begin to get a real sense why there is so much excitement about the new batch of Democrat politicians, especially Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is at the forefront of the new progressive populist movement.