[lbo-talk] All this WBM discussion (The Future of Democratic Equality)

[Bhaskar Sunkara]

I'm surprised I didn't bring it up before, but I found Joesph M. Schwartz's
handled these topics in *The Future of Democratic Equality* far more more
soberly than WBM.  (He is also an active member, self-identified member of
the left)  I have some (minor) political differences with him, but the
overarching themes are good. List contributor Chris M reviewed it here:
http://theactivist.org/blog/splitting-difference . The first half that
criticizes the absence of attentiveness to structural inequality in
contemporary ‘left’ political theory and lays out a critique of the
"politics of difference".  The second half attempts to prove that
“globalization” does not make a radical egalitarian (read: socialist)
project impossible.  I also recommend his first book, which I just got
through
http://www.amazon.com/Permanence-Political-Joseph-M-Schwartz/dp/0691033579/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_1

Also, Timothy Brennon's *Wars of Position *is quite good (gets a little
repetitive, probably no need to read it cover to cover).