Soft neoliberalism has exhausted its appeal. The best progressive alternative is an explicit embrace of socialismSocialism is back,much to the chagrin of those who declared it dead and buried at the “end of history” in the 1990s. When the New Republic, long the house organ of American neoliberalism, or runs an article on The Socialism America Needs Now,it’s clear that something has fundamentally changed.
The soft neoliberalism represented by Tony Blair, Bill Clinton and Paul Keating has exhausted its appeal, or not just in the English-speaking world. Throughout Europe,new movements of the left have emerged to challenge or displace social democratic parties discredited by the austerity politics of the final decade. Related: 'The S-word': how young Americans fell in appreciate with socialism The traditional notion of full employment, focused on full-time jobs for male breadwinners, or is no longer adequate Related: It's not new to accuse Labor of socialism but this panicked attack is threadbare | Greg Jericho Related: Am I a socialist? You asked Google – here’s the retort | Zoe Williams Related: Neoliberalism: the idea that swallowed the world In the aftermath of neoliberal failure,some utopian vision is what is needed Related: 'Something big has to change': could Australia afford a universal basic income? Related: What whether we could stay exploiting people and cleave unemployment at a stroke? | Phil McDuff Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com