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Why Political Democracy Must Go is an insightful analysis of the
origins of the socialist movement in the United States, written by
famed journalist John Reed, one of the most distinguished American
writers on the subject. Although one of socialism's fiercest
proponents, Reed exposes the myth of ‘democratic socialism' by
providing an overview of the development of socialist thought in
America. His devastating critique of political democracy argues
that socialism cannot be achieved through democratic means.
Originally published in 1919 in serial form, Why Political
Democracy Must Go provides critical historical insight on the
evolution of socialist thought in the United States. Today, when
there is renewed interest in socialism on the American political
scene, this notable series of essays reveals the underpinnings of
socialist thought. Reed's analysis will be of interest to those on
all sides of the political spectrum. Born in Portland, Oregon, on
October 22, 1887, Harvard educated John Reed was considered one of
the most remarkable journalists of his generation. He became famous
for his first-hand accounts of the Mexican Revolution, where he
rode alongside Pancho Villa, and for his acclaimed account of the
Russian Revolution, Ten Days that Shook the World. Reed was also a
political activist and a founding member of the Communist Labor
Party of America. He died in Russia on October 17, 1920, and is one
of only three Americans buried in the Kremlin Wall. Why Political
Democracy Must Go: The Origins of Socialism in the United States is
edited, with an introduction by Dr. A.K. Brackob, a noted
historian, and editor of John Reed's collection of writings,
Romania during World War I: Observations of an American Journalist
(2018).
Why Political Democracy Must Go is an insightful analysis of the
origins of the socialist movement in the United States, written by
famed journalist John Reed, one of the most distinguished American
writers on the subject. Although one of socialism's fiercest
proponents, Reed exposes the myth of 'democratic socialism' by
providing an overview of the development of socialist thought in
America. His devastating critique of political democracy argues
that socialism cannot be achieved through democratic means.
Originally published in 1919 in serial form, Why Political
Democracy Must Go provides critical historical insight on the
evolution of socialist thought in the United States. Today, when
there is renewed interest in socialism on the American political
scene, this notable series of essays reveals the underpinnings of
socialist thought. Reed's analysis will be of interest to those on
all sides of the political spectrum. Born in Portland, Oregon, on
October 22, 1887, Harvard educated John Reed was considered one of
the most remarkable journalists of his generation. He became famous
for his first-hand accounts of the Mexican Revolution, where he
rode alongside Pancho Villa, and for his acclaimed account of the
Russian Revolution, Ten Days that Shook the World. Reed was also a
political activist and a founding member of the Communist Labor
Party of America. He died in Russia on October 17, 1920, and is one
of only three Americans buried in the Kremlin Wall. Why Political
Democracy Must Go: The Origins of Socialism in the United States is
edited, with an introduction by Dr. A.K. Brackob, a noted
historian, and editor of John Reed's collection of writings,
Romania during World War I: Observations of an American Journalist
(2018).
This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such
as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
Climate change is the overriding issue of our time. In the face of
recurring climate disasters, the resistance and inertia we witness
today will slowly break down. Those who have seen the writing on
the wall are already choosing to change the way they live. For the
young, who are mobilizing impressively, climate change is a cause
of much anxiety. Sooner or later every one of us will experience
the consequences of a warming planet at which time we shall all be
obliged to take appropriate action. What form this will take and in
what state of mind, is the real question. The purpose of this book
is to show that a post-carbon world is not necessarily the
misfortune so many fear.
An impassioned firsthand account of the Russian Revolution
An American journalist and revolutionary writer, John Reed became
a close friend of Lenin and was an eyewitness to the 1917
revolution in Russia. "Ten Days That Shook the World" is Reed's
extraordinary record of that event. Writing in the first flush of
revolutionary enthusiasm, he gives a gripping account of the events
in Petrograd in November 1917, when Lenin and the Bolsheviks
finally seized power. Containing verbatim reports both of speeches
by leaders and of the chance comments of bystanders, and set
against an idealized backdrop of soldiers, sailors, peasants, and
the proletariat uniting to throw off oppression, Reed's account is
the product of passionate involvement and remains an unsurpassed
classic of reporting.
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