The Truce: Progressives, Centrists, and the Future of the Democratic Party

Hunter Walker · Luppe B. Luppen

Mar 2024 · Highbridge Audio · Narrated by Mike Chamberlain

About this audiobook

The Truce is a definitive history of a half-decade of upheaval in the Democratic Party in which a new generation aggressively pursued their progressive ideals while the powerful, centrist establishment adapted to remain in command. Journalists Hunter Walker and Luppe B. Luppen illuminate this story of backroom maneuvering and political strategy with new revelations about pivotal events and exclusive, on-the-record comments from activists, campaign operatives, and members of Congress. The Truce explores the major fault lines that define Democratic politics today and asks big questions about the future of the party. Will economic or social justice hold primacy at the top of the Democratic agenda? Who will lead the major wings of the party after two defining figures, Biden and Sanders, exit the stage? The Truce surveys the major shifts underway, from the rise of the Squad and new Democratic leadership in the House to a complete overhaul of the primary process. By digging into the divide between left and center, Walker and Luppen expose the creeping generational and political tensions that Biden has-for the moment-kept at bay. An engrossing work, and a surprising must-listen, The Truce grapples with the dangers that threaten American democracy and the complicated cast of characters who are trying to save it.

Ratings and reviews

Terrible book. One of the writers is very biased in their political views. The Goat of Diagolon will come for you Hunter.....

About the author

Hunter Walker is an investigative reporter at Talking Points Memo, a former White House correspondent, and coauthor of the New York Times bestseller The Breach. His work has appeared in the New Yorker, Rolling Stone, the Atlantic, and other publications. He lives in Brooklyn.

Luppe B. Luppen is a lawyer, reporter, and commentator who lives in New York City. His writing has appeared in the Washington Post, Vanity Fair, Yahoo News, and his newsletter, Pawprints, among other publications.

Mike Chamberlain is an actor and voice-over performer, as well as an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning audiobook narrator. Along with animation and video game characters, Mike performs narration and voices promos for television. He lives with his wife and daughter in Southern California.