A Review of Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals
Few Jewish radicals have had as much influence over American politics as Saul Alinsky (1909-1972). Born to Russian Jewish immigrants, he graduated from the University of Chicago and then went on to become a community organizer, being one of the first to bring radical politics to Chicago’s Black ghettos. Hilary Clinton wrote her senior thesis at Wellesley College on Alinsky and his tactics, and he was a major influence on President Obama, who was trained as a community organizer in Chicago. Alinsky was known more as a tactician than an ideologue. His most famous book was Rules for Radicals, published a year before his death. It’s still valuable reading today for its political insights and what it tells us about the transformation that has happened in America. http://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/authors/Hoste-Alinsky.html
