Bhaskar Sunkara
Autor(a) de The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality
About the Author
Bhaskar Sunkara is the founder and editor of Jacobin, which he launched in 2010 as an undergraduate at George Washington University. He has written for the New York Times, the Guardian, VICE, and the Washington Post. Sunkara is also the publisher of Catalyst and the UK-based Tribune. He Lives in mostrar mais New York. mostrar menos
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The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality (2019) 216 exemplares
Jacobin Magazine — Editor — 5 exemplares
Jacobin 3 exemplares
Jacobin 27: The First Red Century — Editor — 3 exemplares
Jacobin 20: Up From Liberalism — Editor — 2 exemplares
The Working Class (Jacobin, 42) 2 exemplares
Jacobin - No. 24, Winter Quarter 2017. Edward Carvalho-Monaghan Cover. Journey to the Dark Side 1 exemplar
The Left in Purgatory (Jacobin, 44) 1 exemplar
Build back never (Jacobin, 45) 1 exemplar
Letter to 'The Nation' From a Young Radical 1 exemplar
Lower the crime rate (Jacobin, 43) 1 exemplar
Biden our time (Jacobin, 40) 1 exemplar
Failure is an option (Jacobin, 39) 1 exemplar
Class Action: An Activist Teacher's Handbook 1 exemplar
Class Action- Teacher's Handbook 1 exemplar
JACOBIN Magazine Double Issue 15/16, Fall 2014: cover feature: Paint The Town Red! (2014) — Editor — 1 exemplar
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- Data de nascimento
- 1989-06
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- White Plains, New York, USA
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O manifesto socialista - Em defesa da politica… por Bhaskar Sunkara
Armas da Crítica 03 - Janeiro de 2021
Please see my review essay of this book, together with Robinson's 'Why You Should Be A Socialist,' here:
https://thepointmag.com/politics/socialism-or-democracy/
If you only read one of these books, make it Robinson's. Despite a horrific introduction, this is a nice book. The best thing in Sunkara's book, on the contrary, is the excellent introduction.
https://thepointmag.com/politics/socialism-or-democracy/
If you only read one of these books, make it Robinson's. Despite a horrific introduction, this is a nice book. The best thing in Sunkara's book, on the contrary, is the excellent introduction.
Part I is a history of socialism and took some work to get through. There are a lot of factions that are all interrelated, which makes it somewhat complicated and difficult to follow.
Part II is about what has happened since 2000 and the possibilities for the future. A much easier read and very hopeful.
Part II is about what has happened since 2000 and the possibilities for the future. A much easier read and very hopeful.
Esta crítica foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Críticos do LibraryThing.I received this book for free from LibraryThing's Early Reviewers Program.
Insofar as I don't want the future most of the contributors of this book are advocating for, this was an interesting read. I put off reviewing this for two years, so as part of my Lenten observance, I will review The Future We Want: Radical Ideas for the New Century.
The first essay, "Working for the Weekend," by Chris Maisano is a good example of what you'll find in the rest of the volume: excellent points interspersed with assertions premised on things I find dubious. For example, Maisano says that the definition of "full employment" is an economist's construct, based on the Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment, or NAIRU. It is indeed a bit strange to think that 5% unemployment, or 1 out of 20 people is looking for work [to horrendously oversimplify], constitutes full employment.
In principle, the NAIRU, or its equivalents, is supposed to be the point where there is equilibrium between labor and capital. It represents a place where the curves cross, based on some empirical data. There is some unemployment, and some change in prices. However, I find myself a little suspicious that the chosen euphemism for this is "full employment." If you read between the lines, the economists who write about this admit that there is an element of choice in what level of unemployment is considered acceptable.
I can get on board with that. I think my problem is that Maisano, and the other contributors to this volume support lots and lots of other things that directly work against the goal of a stronger labor movement. For example, immigration was long considered by union leaders to be a tool of the boss-class to keep wages down and workers internally divided. This subject never once comes up in Maisano's essay. Which is probably because it is an own-goal.
While I'm interested in many of the subjects discussed here, I'm far from convinced the contributors know enough about them to really contribute. Thus, despite some overlap with what I also find wrong with America, I think I'm still a contra.… (mais)
Insofar as I don't want the future most of the contributors of this book are advocating for, this was an interesting read. I put off reviewing this for two years, so as part of my Lenten observance, I will review The Future We Want: Radical Ideas for the New Century.
The first essay, "Working for the Weekend," by Chris Maisano is a good example of what you'll find in the rest of the volume: excellent points interspersed with assertions premised on things I find dubious. For example, Maisano says that the definition of "full employment" is an economist's construct, based on the Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment, or NAIRU. It is indeed a bit strange to think that 5% unemployment, or 1 out of 20 people is looking for work [to horrendously oversimplify], constitutes full employment.
In principle, the NAIRU, or its equivalents, is supposed to be the point where there is equilibrium between labor and capital. It represents a place where the curves cross, based on some empirical data. There is some unemployment, and some change in prices. However, I find myself a little suspicious that the chosen euphemism for this is "full employment." If you read between the lines, the economists who write about this admit that there is an element of choice in what level of unemployment is considered acceptable.
I can get on board with that. I think my problem is that Maisano, and the other contributors to this volume support lots and lots of other things that directly work against the goal of a stronger labor movement. For example, immigration was long considered by union leaders to be a tool of the boss-class to keep wages down and workers internally divided. This subject never once comes up in Maisano's essay. Which is probably because it is an own-goal.
While I'm interested in many of the subjects discussed here, I'm far from convinced the contributors know enough about them to really contribute. Thus, despite some overlap with what I also find wrong with America, I think I'm still a contra.… (mais)
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