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Month: January 2013

The “democratic” in democratic socialism (Updated)

January 31, 2013Shawn Gude 217 Comments

“Today, perhaps more than ever, the very meaning of democracy needs to be clarified—its institutional norms and practices, its social and material conditions, its human and political transformative potential.” -Carl Boggs, The Socialist Tradition (1995) For democratic socialists, the qualifier—”democratic”—is… Continue Reading →

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Class—What Is It Good For?

January 26, 2013Shawn Gude 102 Comments

I recall a conversation I had a year or so ago with a friend of mine. We were comparing our political persuasions and after describing himself as solidly left of center on social issues, my friend proclaimed he was “liberal… Continue Reading →

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The Reactionary Mind, Distilled

January 23, 2013Shawn Gude 102 Comments

Today I finished Walker Percy’s excellent novel The Moviegoer, the recipient of the 1961 1962 National Book Award. Towards the end of the book, the aristocratic aunt of the protagonist unleashes this acerbic anti-egalitarian monologue, a mighty good distillation of… Continue Reading →

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Labor Isn’t Just Another Interest Group

January 14, 2013Shawn Gude 103 Comments

After some Twitter pushback from Ned Resnikoff and yours truly, Elias Isquith is still skeptical of the claim that Jack Lew’s nomination should make lefties queasy. Isquith: One, we don’t know enough about Lew’s actions while at the NYU to… Continue Reading →

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  • Non-Reformist Reforms, Defined
  • Socializing Finance and Other Radical Reforms
  • The “democratic” in democratic socialism (Updated)
  • Class—What Is It Good For?
  • The Reactionary Mind, Distilled
  • Labor Isn’t Just Another Interest Group
  • Right to Work: A Setback, Not a Roadblock
  • Neoliberalism, Tuition Hikes, and the “Coupon State”
  • Walmart Workers: It’s All About Power
  • Class and Democratic Citizenship
  • No, I’m Not Tom Frank’s Doppelgänger—and Other Clarifications
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