Up From Socialism: My 60-Year Search for a Healing New Radical Politics

A new book by Satin explores the political activism of the last 60 years, highlighting the movements of the Sixties and the search for a political system that works for everyone. It offers insight into initiatives and organizations that have tried to further this search, as well as the 21st century turn to "radical centrist" and "transpartisan" political initiatives. The book also includes honest accounts of the author's relationships with colleagues, family, and lovers, as getting healing politics right requires addressing behavioral, intellectual, organizational, and attitudinal issues.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 400 pages
Publication date: 04 January 2024
Publisher: Permuted Press

A comprehensive exploration of the visionary, beyond-left-and-right political activism of the past 60 years, and a candid insider's account of the reasons why these activists have, thus far, fallen short.

In this book, Satin demonstrates that the increasingly militant movements of the 1960s drove many young people away, leading them to seek a political system and world that could work for everyone. He examines initiatives and organizations that pursued this quest over the next 30 years, such as the New World Alliance and the early U.S. Green Party movement. He then sheds light on the 21st-century shift towards "radical centrist" and "transpartisan" political initiatives.

Each chapter begins with a brief, context-setting introduction. Throughout the book, readers are provided with in-depth accounts of organization- and movement-building, as well as brief glimpses into over 40 often underappreciated visionary books. Moreover, the book offers deeply honest accounts of Satin's and other activists' often fraught relationships with colleagues, family, and lovers, recognizing that achieving healing politics requires addressing personal and interpersonal behavior.

Throughout the book, Satin engages in captivating encounters with a diverse range of individuals, including civil rights militant Hardy Frye, Weather Underground terrorist Mark Rudd, environmental activist Paul Hawken, "beyond GNP" economic thinker Hazel Henderson, futurists John Naisbitt and Alvin Toffler, Nobel Peace Prize nominee Gene Sharp, Aquarian Conspiracy author Marilyn Ferguson, critical race theory co-creator Derrick Bell, radical centrist author John Avlon, and many others. It is important to note that nobody, including Satin, appears to possess all-encompassing wisdom in this subtle and courageous work. By the book's conclusion, readers will come to understand that the construction of a truly visionary and healing politics can only occur when we are willing to address all aspects of our lives.

Weight: 474g
Dimension: 150 x 228 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781637586631