Original edition published in 1997 under title: Outsider in the House

You have to begin somewhere -- Socialism in one city -- The long march forward -- We win some victories -- The scapegoating Congress -- Getting around Vermont -- The final push -- Where do we go from here? -- Afterword: Outsider in the presidential race / by John Nichols

As Bernie Sanders continues to cement his reputation as hero to the progressive left with his run for the Democratic nomination for president in 2016, this expanded and updated edition of his 1997 political autobiography continues his remarkable story as he fights to bring radical social change to America. The revised edition will include a new introduction from Sanders explaining what led to his run for the presidency and a substantial afterword written by John Nichols, the Washington Correspondent of The Nation, bringing Sanders's story forward from the late 1990s to the present