Socialist Manifesto - The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality

"The success of Jeremy Corbyn's left-led Labour Party and Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign revived a political idea many had thought dead. But what, exactly, is socialism? And what would a socialist system look like today?

In The Socialist Manifesto, Bhaskar Sunkara, editor of Jacobin magazine, argues that socialism offers the means to achieve economic equality, and also to fight other forms of oppression, including racism and sexism. The ultimate goal is not Soviet-style planning, but to win rights to healthcare, education, and housing and to create new democratic institutions in workplaces and communities. The book both explores socialism's history and presents a realistic vision for its future. A primer on socialism for the 21st century, this is a book for anyone seeking an end to the vast inequities of our age."

About the author

Bhaskar Sunkara is the president of The Nation magazine, founder and editorial director of Jacobin, and the author of The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality. Sunkara is a Guardian US columnist who has published more than two hundred articles and essays about politics in outlets like the New York Times, The Nation, the Washington Post, and Le Monde.

Summary

From one of the most prominent voices on the American left, a galvanizing argument for why we need socialism today.

Product details

• Authors: Bhaskar Sunkara, Sunkara Bhaskar
• Publisher: Verso
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2019
• EAN: 9781786636935
• ISBN: 978-1-78663-693-5
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Politische Parteien, USA / Politik, Zeitgeschichte, Recht, Linke (politisch), Partei (politisch), Innerparteilich, United States of America, USA, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies and movements