Dirtbag by Amber A'lee Frost

Dirtbag by Amber A'lee Frost

The victories and failures of millennial socialism, as told by the writer who lived it.

Amber A'Lee Frost came to New York City from her home state of Indiana as a working class activist (and member of then-unknown Cold War hold-out, Democratic Socialists of America), just before the first major movement for economic justice of the millennium, Occupy Wall Street. Of course, Occupy went bust, then Bernie Sanders went boom, and she threw herself into the campaign with everything she had. Frost has been one of the foremost evangelists of labor and socialist politics ever since, as a writer, activist, former staff and lifetime member of DSA, and cohost of the wildly popular Chapo Trap House podcast.

Dirtbag is the much-anticipated debut from one of the most engaging and insightful writers of her generation. This book is more than a political memoir; it is a chapter in the story of the only movement that has a chance to reshape our world into something better. It captures an electric time of thrilling triumphs, stupid decisions, friendships and rivalries new and old, struggle, joy, setbacks, and heartbreak, all with magnetic prose, remarkable candor, and unflappable humor.

Throughout it all, Frost burned the candle at both ends, relentlessly campaigning for socialism and the labor movement, from the American Midwest to the British rust belt, and rallying the troops with her brothers-in-arms as a self-described propagandist for the glorious cause of the workers movement (and somehow, always finding moments for plenty of reckless adventuring). The time was a brutal calamity of work and play, with all of the late nights, hard fights, and joyous camaraderie powered by the hope and the faith that maybe, somehow, this time, socialism could actually win.

Frost, Amber A'Lee: - Amber A'Lee Frost is a writer, co-host of the Chapo Trap House podcast, and columnist for The Baffler. Her work has been featured in Jacobin, The Columbia Journalism Review, Salon, Current Affairs, and New Republic, among others. She has been an active member of Democratic Socialists of America for over 10 years.

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ISBN 13	9781250269621
ISBN 10	1250269628
Title	Dirtbag
Author	Amber A'lee Frost
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	St Martin's Press
Year published	2023-12-05
Number of pages	288
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.