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Is progressive politics possible in the United States today? Can a democratic socialist take on the two-party system to win a seat in Congress? Bernie Sanders is the first Independent elected to the United States House of Representatives in 40 years. Running primarily on class issues, he successfully put together a coalition of working people, the elderly, the poor, women and environmentalists. Once in Washington, Sanders helped found the House Progressive Caucus, the 52-member group that recently provided the major opposition to Newt Gingrich's reactionary "Contract with America." <p><em>Outsider in the House</em> gives the inside scoop on Sanders's discussions about class politics with Bill Clinton in the Oval Office, his battles with the often Byzantine politics of the House floor and his encounters on the campaign trail in Vermont. It provides a penetrating critique both of a growing rightward movement in US politics and the failure of the two-party system to represent working people in America. Scrutinizing the battles on the Hill and across the nation over welfare reform, health care and NAFTA, Sanders lays bare the powerful forces which have produced the most inequitable dis

Who reads Outsider in the House : a Political Autobiography?

Author

Bernie Sanders with Huck Gutman

Publisher

London ; New York: Verso

Published

1997

Language

EN

ISBN

9781859841778

Category

history

Subjects

Political Science, Fiction, Memoir

Rating

4.17 / 5 (63 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14