{"product_id":"radical-my-year-with-a-socialist-senator","title":"Radical: My Year with a Socialist Senator","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eYou won the election... now what? Activist organizing meets government gridlock as a millennial\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecartoonist follows a first-year senator on her unforgettable journey — from outsider to insider.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn early 2018, cartoonist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSofia Warren\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was not paying attention to New York state politics. But that summer, her Brooklyn neighborhood began buzzing about \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJulia Salazar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a 27-year-old democratic socialist running for state senate whose grassroots campaign was inspiring an army of volunteers. When they beat the odds and won, Warren found herself wondering what would happen next. How does it work when an outsider who runs on revolutionary change has to actually do the job? So she decided to find out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing the graphic memoir format, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eRadical: My Year with a Socialist Senator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a remarkable first-hand account of Warren’s experience embedded with Julia Salazar and her staff during their first year in office. From candid conversations and eyewitness experiences, Warren builds a gripping and intimate portrait of a scrappy team of community organizers battling entrenched power structures, particularly to advance Julia’s marquee issue of housing rights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt every key point during the year — setting up an office, navigating insider politics, public pushback, testy staff meetings, emotional speeches, protest marches, setbacks, and victories — Warren is up close and personal with Julia and her team, observing, questioning, and drawing, as they try to translate their ideals into concrete legislation. Along the way, Warren works toward answers to deeper questions: what makes a good leader? What does it mean to be a part of a community? Can democracy work? How can everyday people make change happen?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll these themes are explored — with nuance, compassion, and humor — in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSofia Warren\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's remarkable debut.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IDW Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Physical \/ N\/A","offer_id":67997542875357,"sku":"9781603095129","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/thumbnail_1024_519b9f41-0f74-40e5-a9e1-00b835b4107f.jpg?v=1790966441","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/radical-my-year-with-a-socialist-senator","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}