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"Is socialism an impossible, discredited dream or the only realistic path for human survival? If you're not sure of the answer, or are just curious about what the Left really believes in, you need to read Maass. He's the Tom Paine of the contemporary American left."—Mike Davis, author of Planet of Slums
Global capitalism is in its worst crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Unemployment is growing. America's imperial wars rage on. In this brilliant polemic, translated to Spanish, Alan Maass argues that the alternative is a democratically planned economy based on workers' control.
Alan Maass is the editor of socialistworker.org, a daily website of left news and opinion, and the Socialist Worker newspaper.
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Alan Maass is the editor of Socialistworker.org, a daily website of left news and opinion, and Socialist Worker newspaper.
Howard Zinn (1922–2010) was a historian, author, professor, playwright, and activist. His life’s work focused on a wide range of issues including race, class, war, and history, and touched the lives of countless people. His writing celebrated the accomplishments of social movements and ordinary people, and challenged readers to question the myths that justify war and inequality. Zinn’s influence lives on in millions of people who have read his work and have been inspired by his actions. He ended his autobiography with these encouraging words: "We don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an endless succession of presents, and to live now as we think humans should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory."
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Publication date: April 29, 2014
Table of Contents
Contents
Introduction: The Case for Socialism
1 Why Capitalism Doesn’t Work
2 Land of the Not-So-Free
3 The Scourge of War
4 What Is the Socialist Alternative?
5 How Do We Change the System?
6 “If There Is No Struggle, There Is No Progress”
7 Socialism, the Struggle, and You
Afterword by Howard Zinn:
Eugene V. Debs and the Idea of Socialism
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