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Who is doing the best work in environmentalism and the politics of technology? Who is doing the best work in analyzing the current state of and proposing alternatives to American styles of governance? Who is doing the best work in dissecting US foreign policy and offering a realistic, non-imperialist vision? Who has a clear view of the global system?
[WS:] I am not disputing that, but these are not uniquely *socialist* issues. Almost everyone is for a genuine democracy, clean and safe environment, and world peace. What is missing is a *socialist master theory* - to borrow a cognitivist phrase - a coherent interpretative frame that is uniquely distinctive to a socialist movement - something akin to the theory of value and the derived from it imperative of public ownership of the means of production for the "Old Left." There were many social movements in the 19th century seeking a betterment of the working class - utopian, mutualist, religious, luddite, or even reactionary. But the Marxist brand of socialism was unique thanks to their master theory. This is what I am asking for - not a laundry list of what needs to change, no matter how justified.
Wojtek