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The 59th annual volume of the Socialist Register examines the
growth of corporate power and other important organizational trends
in global capitalism. It rejects such notions as stakeholder
capitalism and reviews the organisation and strategies of unions
and the left, and its current and potential practices, as it
searches for new routes to socialism.
The 59th annual volume of the Socialist Register examines the
growth of corporate power and other important organizational trends
in global capitalism. It rejects such notions as stakeholder
capitalism and reviews the organisation and strategies of unions
and the left, and its current and potential practices, as it
searches for new routes to socialism.
As severe environmental degradation, breathtaking inequality, and
increasing alienation push capitalism against its own
contradictions, mythmaking has become as central to sustaining our
economy as profitmaking. Enter the new prophets of capital: Sheryl
Sandberg touting the capitalist work ethic as the antidote to
gender inequality; John Mackey promising that free markets will
heal the planet; Oprah Winfrey urging us to find solutions to
poverty and alienation within ourselves; and Bill and Melinda Gates
offering the generosity of the 1 percent as the answer to a
persistent, systemic inequality. The new prophets of capital
buttress an exploitative system, even as the cracks grow more
visible.
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The ABCs of Socialism (Paperback)
Bhaskar Sunkara; Illustrated by Phil Wrigglesworth; Contributions by Nicole Aschoff, Alyssa Battistoni, Jonah Birch, …
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The remarkable run of self-proclaimed "democratic socialist" Bernie
Sanders for president of the United States has prompted-for the
first time in decades and to the shock of many-a national
conversation about socialism. A New York Times poll in late
November found that a majority of Democrats had a favorable view of
socialism, and in New Hampshire in February, more than half of
Democratic voters under 35 told the Boston Globe they call
themselves socialists. It's unclear exactly what socialism means to
this generation, but couple with the ascendancy of longtime
leftwinger Jeremy Corbyn to the leadership of the Labour Party in
the UK, it's clear there's a historic, generational shift underway.
This book steps into this moment to offer a clear, accessible,
informative, and irreverent guide to socialism for the uninitiated.
Written by young writers from the dynamic magazine Jacobin,
alongside several distinguished scholars, The ABCs of Socialism
answers basic questions, including ones that many want to know but
might be afraid to ask ("Doesn't socialism always end up in
dictatorship?", "Will socialists take my Kenny Loggins records?").
Disarming and pitched to a general readership without sacrificing
intellectual depth, this will be the best introduction an idea
whose time seems to have come again.
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