3.5
The S Word
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This fascinating history of socialism is “a chilling reminder of how much rich American history has been erased by shallow messaging” (Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine).
During the Cold War, it became a dirty word in the United States, but “socialism” runs like a red thread through the nation’s history, an integral part of its political consciousness since the founding of the republic. In this unapologetic corrective to today’s collective amnesia, John Nichols calls for the proud return of socialism in American life.
Nichols recalls the reforms lauded by Founding Father Tom Paine; the presence of Karl Marx’s journalism in American letters; the left leanings of founders of the Republican Party; the socialist politics of Helen Keller; and the progressive legacy of figures like Chaplin and Einstein. Now in an updated edition, The “S” Word makes a case for socialist ideas as an indispensable part of American heritage. A new final chapter considers the recent signs of a leftward sea change in American politics in the face of increasing and historic levels of inequality.
Today, corporations—like other rich “individuals”—pay fewer taxes than they did in the 1950s, while our infrastructure crumbles and the seas rise. The “S” Word addresses a nation that can no longer afford to put capital before people.
During the Cold War, it became a dirty word in the United States, but “socialism” runs like a red thread through the nation’s history, an integral part of its political consciousness since the founding of the republic. In this unapologetic corrective to today’s collective amnesia, John Nichols calls for the proud return of socialism in American life.
Nichols recalls the reforms lauded by Founding Father Tom Paine; the presence of Karl Marx’s journalism in American letters; the left leanings of founders of the Republican Party; the socialist politics of Helen Keller; and the progressive legacy of figures like Chaplin and Einstein. Now in an updated edition, The “S” Word makes a case for socialist ideas as an indispensable part of American heritage. A new final chapter considers the recent signs of a leftward sea change in American politics in the face of increasing and historic levels of inequality.
Today, corporations—like other rich “individuals”—pay fewer taxes than they did in the 1950s, while our infrastructure crumbles and the seas rise. The “S” Word addresses a nation that can no longer afford to put capital before people.
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“Great info, definitely well-researched. Just hard to retain. A very slow read”
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“Un breve repaso por la historia muy a menudo silenciada del socialismo en los EEUU, y que es más importante de lo que muchos (la gran mayoría de la población, por desgracia) creen. Un legado que ha estado constantemente presente en el activismo social y en la política de este país, incluso dentro de las grandes élites y gobiernos más capitalistas.
Desde los padres fundadores, con Paine a la cabeza de lo que sería un "primer socialismo" en EEUU, hasta cómo la izquierda y la sociedad actual está cada vez más inspirada por las políticas socialistas. Desde AOC (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) a Bernie Sanders con los Dem. Socialists (que por desgracia o quizá miedo a la falta de representación siguen dentro del DP, el Partido Demócrata), a representantes de la GenZ en el congreso como Maxwell A. Frost.
En resumen, un libro que reafirma las posiciones socialistas estadounidenses a lo largo de su historia y que da esperanza a la izquierda del país, que cada vez va ganando más fuerza y que está consiguiendo cambios nunca antes vistos en "la cuna del capitalismo".”
About John Nichols
John Nichols is the Washington correspondent for The Nation magazine, a contributing writer for the Progressive and In These Times, and the associate editor of Madison, Wisconsin’s Capital Times. He’s the author of several books, including The Death and Life of American Journalism, The Genius of Impeachment and The “S” Word.
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