The Dig: Lessons from the New Left with Max Elbaum
Let’s ensure that the history of American socialism doesn’t repeat as farce. That’s one reason that Max Elbaum wrote Revolution in the Air: Sixties Radicals Turn to Lenin, Mao and Che, an account of the little-remembered New Communist Movement that def...
October 10, 2018
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October 10, 2018
The Dig: Lessons from the New Left with Max Elbaum
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The Dig: Lessons from the New Left with Max Elbaum
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<p>Let’s ensure that the history of American socialism doesn’t repeat as farce. That’s one reason that Max Elbaum wrote <i>Revolution in the Air: Sixties Radicals Turn to Lenin, Mao and Che</i>, an account of the little-remembered New Communist Movement that defined the American anti-capitalist Left of the 1970s. Their internationalism, anti-racism and cadre organization were in many ways admirable. Their dogmatism and sectarianism proved disastrous. Elbaum relates this history, and the lessons that the New Left failed to learn from the Old Left—lessons that today's resurgent left would be wise to study.</p><p>Thanks to Verso Books. Check out their huge catalogue of left-wing titles, including <i>Revolution in the Air,</i> at <a href="http://www.versobooks.com" rel="nofollow">www.versobooks.com</a></p><p>Please support this podcast with MONEY at <a href="http://patreon.com/TheDig" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/TheDig</a></p>
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