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.
Saul Alinsky - An overview of Alinsky's work, along with the prologue from "Rules for Radicals".
Saul Alinsky, The American Radical - A short article offers some inspiring quotes from "Reveille for Radicals" (1945) and "Rules for Radicals" (1971), with a bit of personal reflection on the approach of "encourag[ing] positive social change by equipping activists with a realistic view of the world".
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". (June 28, 2001)
Lessons From the Life of Saul Alinsky - A sermon by Unitarian Universalist John E. Gibbons includes anecdotes about Alinsky, emphasizing religious and moral connections to his work. (February 26, 1995)
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. (1972)
Back of the Yards - A contemporary account of Alinsky's first major organizing effort which united diverse and contentious elements of the Chicago packinghouse neighborhood to solve common community problems. (December 1, 1940)
