Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washington [NOOK Book]

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Overview

A work of investigative journalism, The Uprising is a firsthand narrative account inside America's new populist movement, from the streets of New York City to the halls of Microsoft to the Mexican border.

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Overview

A work of investigative journalism, The Uprising is a firsthand narrative account inside America's new populist movement, from the streets of New York City to the halls of Microsoft to the Mexican border.

Editorial Reviews

Michael Kazin
David Sirota, a 32-year-old progressive activist and journalist, spent a year on the road chronicling what he thinks are the stirrings of a mass revolt against the wealthy and the powerful. He may not have the Establishment quaking in its Guccis, but his always energetic, often ironic reporting certainly made the quest worthwhile…The Uprising is a hard book to dislike or dismiss. Sirota reports cleverly and in pleasing detail about a complex world of political conflict that the journalistic throng obsessed with presidential candidates and their handlers seldom notices.
—The Washington Post
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The signs are out there and Sirota believes they imply a forthcoming wide-ranging insurrection. From shifting politics in Montana's state government to the influence of a third political party in New York to the role and positioning of socialist senator Bernie Sanders, to the rise of a militia guarding the Mexican border; moments of dissent, resistance, and change are registering all over the United States. Sirota is quick to point out the more problematic and contradictory issues with these blips on the radar, but he also ably explains the significance of these events in relation to the larger picture. Lloyd James delivers a solid rendering of the text with a consistent tone that provides nuance and subtlety, especially in Sirota's more reflective moments. He provides some personality to characters but not much more than the text dictates, even when dealing with more well-known public figures. A Crown hardcover (Reviews, Apr. 28).
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780307449283
  • Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
  • Publication date: 5/27/2008
  • Sold by: Random House
  • Format: eBook
  • Sales rank: 1,079,548
  • File size: 620 KB
  • Items ship to U.S, APO/FPO and U.S. Protectorate addresses.

Meet the Author

DAVID SIROTA is a political organizer and nationally syndicated newspaper columnist. His first book, Hostile Takeover, was a New York Times bestseller, and his column runs weekly in the Denver Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Times, and elsewhere. He lives in Denver, Colorado, with his wife, Emily, and their dog, Monty.

Table of Contents


A Portrait of the Writer on a Bathroom Floor     1
The Thrilla in Montana     11
What Kind of Hardball Can Stop a War?     52
The Boss and His Fusion Machine     86
The Permanent Barrier     124
Mad as Hell, and Not Gonna Take It Anymore     178
Mainstreaming the Militia     206
Dilberts of the World, Unite     252
The Blue-Chip Revolutionaries     287
Chasing the Ghosts of Chicago     320
Notes     339
Acknowledgments     373
Index     377
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