The Left and the American Way of Life

What the Left needs is a positive philosophy. Its aim should not merely be to establish public ownership of the means of production, abolish depression and unemployment, eliminate totalitarianism and imperialism, and so on, but literally to raise the standard of living. Until Left attention is focussed on this problem, its other programs will fail. Only clear delineation of something positive to fight for a really creative, satisfying way of life can call forth the "enormous stores of energy and creative ability in the American people."This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website

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