"[2] After not winning the 2016 Democratic nomination, Bernie Sanders explains why he chose to campaign for Hillary Clinton, citing Donald Trump's racism and corruption as reasons.

The book details Sanders' role in preventing the Republicans from killing the Affordable Care Act, his leadership role in the Democratic Party, his efforts to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, and his campaigning for progressive candidates in the 2018 midterm elections.

[4] Throughout the entire book, Bernie Sanders repeats his belief that only grassroots movements of people can bring political change.

[5] John R. Coyne Jr. of The Washington Times praised some of Sanders' stated goals, but wrote that the book is more focused on nostalgia than accomplishments.

[5] Tom Ferguson of the Like the Dew blog wrote "One could question whether the book has a lot of filler in the form of speeches Bernie made on this and other tours but, since they're good, important speeches, they justify themselves" and that Sanders's questioning of American foreign policy "highlights Bernie as one of the very few elected officials with the courage to go down those roads.