Bhaskar Sunkara

From one of the most prominent voices on the American Left, a galvanizing argument for why we need socialism in the United States today With the stunning popularity of Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Americans are embracing the class politics of socialism. But what, exactly, is socialism? And what would a socialist system in America look like? In The Socialist Manifesto , Bhaskar Sunkara explores socialism's history since the mid-1800s...

"The Nation senior editor and founder of Jacobin draw on the perspectives of 10 leading cultural and political critics to outline provocative alternatives to American equality, proposing ideas in the areas of a Wall Street-free economy, limited work hours and new definitions of feminism,"--Amazon.com.