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An op-ed for The Hill.

Socialism played a vital role in the debates that shaped American liberalism throughout the 20th century.
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Review in The American Conservative!

Jeffersonian populism and Bolshevik statism fractured a movement that could not overcome the two-party system.
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Quoted in The Guardian today on Bernie:

The Democratic candidate describes himself as one, but it can be hard to detect the traditional hallmarks of socialism at his increasingly popular rallies
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Bloggingheads discussion with Harold Meyerson on Bernie Sanders:

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Recorded a Bloggingheads episode on Bernie Sanders today with Harold Meyerson. Will post as soon as it's available.

Video of my talk at University Bookstore in Seattle on May 15. Good discussion of research methods and historiography in question period, starting about 27:00.

Talk by Jack Ross author of "The Socialist Party of America: A Complete History" recorded May 15, 2015 at University Bookstore in Seattle, WA.
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Review by David McReynolds for History News Network:

David McReynolds was twice the co-chair of the Socialist Party and the Party’s Presidential candidate in 1980 and 2000. He resigned from the SP. Anyone interested in his reasons can receive his statement by sending an email to: davidmcreynolds7@gmail com.
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Terre Haute, Indiana - the Eugene V. Debs House.

Many Thanks to John Heppen for writing the first Amazon review of the book!!! Please be sure to see the map he made based on Appendix B that he posted to the timeline!

Upcoming Events:

May 25 - Boulder, CO, Congregation Har Hashem, 3 PM

May 27 - Kansas City, KS, house party hosted by Fred Whitehead, 6 PM

Portland event Saturday is canceled due to a partial building collapse at the store. Anyone in the Portland area who can please reach out to St. John's Booksellers to see how you can help. Anyone in Portland who would still like to meet and/or buy the book directly from the author on Saturday afternoon please just shout out!

The former Socialist Party hall in Butte, Montana. The state historical marker, however, makes a grave affront to truth by stating that "the party's ideals were carried on" into the 1920s by the Communist William F. Dunne.

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The C-SPAN broadcast of the Press Club Panel.

Jack Ross talks about his book [The Socialist Party of America], a critical history of the Socialist Party of America.
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New Amazon high this morning: 28,156, 17 in Political Parties, 21 in Communism and Socialism, and 8 on the Kindle lists for both. C-SPAN video of National Press Club event is now online, will post here soon.

Upcoming Events (West/Northwest):

May 13 - Butte, MT, Books and Books, 4 PM

May 15 - Seattle, University Bookstore, 1:30 PM

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May 16 - Portland, St. John's Booksellers, 7 PM

May 19 - Berkeley, CA, house party hosted by Marcia Feinland, 6 PM

May 20 - San Francisco, Modern Times Bookstore, 7 PM

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The full text of my remarks to Damon Linker that he quoted in his column this week. Similar columns on Bernie by Michael Kazin and Peter Dreier have not mentioned the book but have served to reinforce a very antique mainstream liberal narrative my book seeks to challenge.

Editor's note: The following is an extended version of the comments quoted by Damon Linker in the Week. For less sympathetic coverage of Sanders, see Peter Dreier at HuffPo and Michael Kazin at Sla...
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Reminder to watch last month's Press Club Panel discussion of the book Sunday at 6:45 Eastern and 3:45 Pacific on C-SPAN2.