This anthology stands as an indictment of capitalism as the root cause of social ills, and imagines life in the United States if we had economic and real political democracy. Katch brings together “the two great Marxist traditions of Karl and Groucho” to provide introduction to socialist considerations on democracy, economics and the potential of human beings.īy Frances Goldin, Debby Smith, Michael Smith Seriously: A Brief Guide to Human Liberation In this very concise book, political philosopher Cohen presents a compelling moral case for socialism and argues that the obstacles in its way are exaggerated. Sanders shares campaign trail experiences, and outlines a progressive economic, environmental, racial, and social justice agenda. But, the word “socialism” carries its misconceptions thanks to history, so, here are a mere handful of new and new-ish (and a couple not-so-new) books to help get your head around it.Ĭrashing the Party: The Bernie Sanders Campaign and the Movement BeyondĪ Bernie Sanders campaign advisor reflects on the legacy of the senator’s presidential run. But, after candidate Bernie Sanders introduced his platform and mobilized primarily young voters, the term entered a much more mainstream conversation. Democratic Socialism wasn’t too big a part of the mainstream political conversation prior to the 2016 presidential election campaign for the average voter.
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