Web Directory

» Chicago Historical Society
   Bibliography of books on or by Alinsky.
   http://www.chicagohistory.org/static_media/pdf/historyfair/alinsky_saul.pdf

» Chicago Organizing: Tough, Cat-Clawing, Bloody
   An organizer describes his own work in the South/Southwest side of Chicago, 1969-73, with some critical opinions of the sustainability of Alinsky's "visionless short-term pragmatism".
   http://www.hunterbear.org/chicago_organizing.htm

» Interview with Saul Alinsky
   In this lengthy serialized interview, the organizer talks about his plans to mobilize the "silent majority", his upbringing and early influences, and his early successful campaigns, including Chicago's Back of the Yards slum.
   http://www.progress.org/2003/alinsky2.htm

» Labor Unrest and Public Policy - Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals
   Article summarizing the organizing approach, particularly as used by public sector unions in the US.
   http://www.psrf.org/issues/rules.jsp

» Saul Alinsky
   An overview of Alinsky's work, along with the prologue from "Rules for Radicals".
   http://www.latter-rain.com/ltrain/alinski.htm

» The Democratic Promise: Saul Alinsky and His Legacy
   Video documentary recounting Alinsky's life and work, and reviewing two contemporary IAF members' activities. Includes bibliography and information on filmmakers.
   http://www.itvs.org/democraticpromise/