The issue of Assembling a New Left is an underlying concern for us all. The review reveals this book to take into account the current moment when thinking about progressive politics: social networks, effective decentralized organization in the face of atomization and virtualization, the perils and promises of agency spontaneously but rigorously collectivized in a platform world of precariously engaged independent contractors.
A while ago — can’t remember where or when — I came across a discussion of new forms unions might take in the face of a world of transient, temporary work. This book seems like a good start towards fleshing some of this out.