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The last ten years have seen a dramatic upsurge of interest in socialist theory and politics. As a recent Washington Post op-ed put it, "We are living in a new social democratic moment". People are increasingly drawn to Marxist theory but find it difficult to imagine how it can be…
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I’m a big fan of this risk-taking work.
I enjoyed how punchy it is, how short the sections are, and how accessible it is. I also like that we get occasional glimpses into the author’s own life as a Marxist, and appreciate the analytical smarts that went into it.
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