John Nichols. (2011). The S Word: A Short History of an American Tradition...Socialism. Verso Books.

John Nichols. 2011. The S Word: A Short History of an American Tradition...Socialism. Verso Books.

John Nichols, The S Word: A Short History of an American Tradition...Socialism. Verso Books, 2011.

John Nichols. The S Word: A Short History of an American Tradition...Socialism. Verso Books, 2011.

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   • bioText: John Nichols is the Washington correspondent for The Nation magazine, a contributing writer for the Progressive and In These Times, and the associate editor of Madison, Wisconsin’s Capital Times. He’s the author of several books, including The Death and Life of American Journalism, The Genius of Impeachment and The “S” Word.
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A fascinating history of socialism and a short, sharp, irreverent rejoinder to right-wing red-baiting
“A chilling reminder of how much rich American history has been erased by shallow messaging.” —Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine
During the Cold War, it became a dirty word in the United States, but “socialism” runs like a red thread through the nation’s history, an integral part of its political consciousness since the founding of the republic. In this unapologetic corrective to today’s collective amnesia, John Nichols calls for the proud return of socialism in American life. He recalls the reforms lauded by Founding Father Tom Paine; the presence of Karl Marx’s journalism in American letters; the left leanings of founders of the Republican Party; the socialist politics of Helen Keller; and the progressive legacy of figures like Chaplin and Einstein. Now in an updated edition, The “S” Word makes a case for socialist ideas as an indispensable part of American heritage. A new final chapter considers the recent signs of a leftward sea change in American politics in the face of increasing and historic levels of inequality.
Today, corporations—like other rich “individuals”—pay fewer taxes than they did in the 1950s, while our infrastructure crumbles and the seas rise. The “S” Word addresses a nation that can no longer afford to put capital before people.

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   • source: Bill Moyers
   • content: "Of all the giant slayers now afoot in the great American desert, John Nichols's sword is the sharpest."
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   • source: Gore Vidal, author of The Last Empire
   • content: "The Tom Paine ... of our time."
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   • source: Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine
   • content: "Of all the giant slayers now afoot in the great American desert, John Nichols's sword is the sharpest, his footwork the most graceful, his brain the most cunning."
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   • source: Laura Flanders, author of At the Tea Party
   • content: "A chilling reminder of how much rich American history has been erased by shallow messaging. A crucial book."
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     January 15, 2011
     

     An important reminder of the invaluable strains of socialist thought throughout American political history, from fighting despotism to creating universal health care.

     Socialism has become a bad word, feared equally by the left and right, for different political reasons, but mostly because people haven't read the work of Thomas Paine, Walt Whitman or Abraham Lincoln, or learned about the socialist experiments that really worked in America, such as in Milwaukee, Wisc., the author's hometown. The Washington correspondent for the The Nation, Nichols (The Death and Life of American Journalism) doesn't bother too much with definitions, but allows Emma Lazarus's poem "The New Colossus" on the Statue of Liberty to offer the basic contours of socialist thought: as a "voice against all injustice"—against the exploitation of the poor by the rich and privileged, and toward a just, egalitarian society. Nichols sifts through the work of Whitman, who, though not a "joiner," adored radical journalist Fanny Wright, and possessed a deeply socialist vision, as evidenced in Leaves of Grass—e.g., "Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants." Nichols brilliantly exposes Glenn Beck's acute ignorance of Paine by actually reading and quoting from the impassioned advocate for engaged citizenship. Then the author examines how Congressman Lincoln was highly influenced by the work of Karl Marx, and Milwaukee maintained a proud socialist mayor even through the red scare of the 1950s, while socialist journalist Victor Berger of the Milwaukee Leader courageously challenged the constitutionality of the Espionage Act of 1917. Nichols also provides some terrific little-known evidence and excellent rebuttal of the current digs at Barack Obama and others.

     A brief and selective but well-written and spirited study.

     (COPYRIGHT (2011) KIRKUS REVIEWS/NIELSEN BUSINESS MEDIA, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.)

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     January 15, 2011
     

     An important reminder of the invaluable strains of socialist thought throughout American political history, from fighting despotism to creating universal health care.

     Socialism has become a bad word, feared equally by the left and right, for different political reasons, but mostly because people haven't read the work of Thomas Paine, Walt Whitman or Abraham Lincoln, or learned about the socialist experiments that really worked in America, such as in Milwaukee, Wisc., the author's hometown. The Washington correspondent for the The Nation, Nichols (The Death and Life of American Journalism) doesn't bother too much with definitions, but allows Emma Lazarus's poem "The New Colossus" on the Statue of Liberty to offer the basic contours of socialist thought: as a "voice against all injustice"--against the exploitation of the poor by the rich and privileged, and toward a just, egalitarian society. Nichols sifts through the work of Whitman, who, though not a "joiner," adored radical journalist Fanny Wright, and possessed a deeply socialist vision, as evidenced in Leaves of Grass--e.g., "Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants." Nichols brilliantly exposes Glenn Beck's acute ignorance of Paine by actually reading and quoting from the impassioned advocate for engaged citizenship. Then the author examines how Congressman Lincoln was highly influenced by the work of Karl Marx, and Milwaukee maintained a proud socialist mayor even through the red scare of the 1950s, while socialist journalist Victor Berger of the Milwaukee Leader courageously challenged the constitutionality of the Espionage Act of 1917. Nichols also provides some terrific little-known evidence and excellent rebuttal of the current digs at Barack Obama and others.

     A brief and selective but well-written and spirited study.

     (COPYRIGHT (2011) KIRKUS REVIEWS/NIELSEN BUSINESS MEDIA, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.)

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“A chilling reminder of how much rich American history has been erased by shallow messaging.” —Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine
During the Cold War, it became a dirty word in the United States, but “socialism” runs like a red thread through the nation’s history, an integral part of its political consciousness since the founding of the republic. In this unapologetic corrective to today’s collective amnesia, John Nichols calls for the proud return of socialism in American life. He recalls the reforms lauded by Founding Father Tom Paine; the presence of Karl Marx’s journalism in American letters; the left leanings of founders of the Republican Party; the socialist politics of Helen Keller; and the progressive legacy of figures like Chaplin and Einstein. Now in an updated edition, The...

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