Politically, the left is still very weak and disoriented. It needs to emerge from defining itself primarily in a negative and reactive way, and rediscover what, positively, the real left must be for. By Sean Matgamna; a companion volume to Can Socialism Make Sense?
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The left is still weak and disoriented. The Left in Disarray unpicks why, and how to change this; while Can Socialism Make Sense? makes the case for an authentic, emancipatory socialism. Buy them as a pair — which comes with a paper study guide for each — or as part of the Introduction to Workers' Liberty study course.
Despite things "going right" for the left in 2015, they have clearly gone wrong again. Politically, the left is still weak and disoriented. It needs to emerge from defining itself primarily in a negative and reactive way, and rediscover what, positively, the real left must be for. Corbynism: What went worng? is a reflection on the period of Corbyn's leadership assessing its various failings. The Left in Dissarray Makes the case This book charts the turns and realignments imprinted on the left over decades through the ascendancy of Stalinism to its collapse and the subsequent global reshufflings. it argues the working class needs an independent politics with its own compass and path. Paired together, one can see the paralells between the some of the failings of Corbyn's leadership and the overall trends of disorientation that have mired the left in recent decades.
Despite a significant growth in popularity and some quickening of life, the political culture of the left remains weak, fractured and disoriented. This book charts the turns and realignments imprinted on the left over decades through the ascendancy of Stalinism to its collapse and the subsequent global reshufflings.
The working class needs an independent politics with its own compass and path. The left must emerge from defining itself in a negative and reactive way and rediscover what the real left must be for.
Written to complement Can Socialism Make Sense?, which argues for unabridged socialist and anti-capitalist aims.
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