The Socialist Awakening

John Judis is the author of one of the seminal books about the 2016 election, The Populist Explosion, which has sold 38,000 copies and was named "One of six books to help understand Trump's win" by The New York Times and The Economist called it "Well-written and well-researched, powerfully argued and perfectly timed." Judis is also the author of The Nationalist Revival, published in 2018, which was highly acclaimed and has sold over 9,000 copies. EJ Dionne in The American Prospect called it "essential reading." Both titles have been popular as course adoptions Judis is a veteran political reporter who examines national and global political trends through a nonpartisan lens. "He specializes in speaking truth to liberals," wrote EJ Dionne in The Washington Post. "Through his long career in progressive journalism, Judis has made a habit of seeing things that others were missing." With his new book examining the new socialism of the left, he once again provides a clarifying look at one of the biggest political trends of our time. Completes Judis's political trilogy explaining the Trump era. The Populist Explosion, The Nationalist Revival and The Socialist Awakening have a branded cover design and display well together.