A Freedom Budget for All Americans: Recapturing the Promise of

A Freedom Budget for All Americans: Recapturing the Promise of the Civil Rights Movement in the Struggle for Economic Justice Today
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While the Civil Rights Movement is remembered for efforts to end segregation and secure the rights of African Americans, the larger economic vision that animated much of the movement is often overlooked today. That vision sought economic justice for every person in the United States, regardless of race. It favored production for social use instead of profit; social ownership; and democratic control over major economic decisions. The document that best captured this vision was theÂ Freedom Budget for All Americans: Budgeting Our Resources, 1966-1975,Â To Achieve Freedom from WantÂ published by the A. Philip Randolph Institute and endorsed by a virtual â€˜whoâ€™s whoâ€™ of U.S. left liberalism and radicalism.
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Now, two of todayâ€™s leading socialist thinkers return to the Freedom Budget and its program for economic justice. Paul Le Blanc and Michael D. Yates explain the origins of the Freedom Budget, how it sought to achieve â€œfreedom from wantâ€ for all people, and how it might be reimagined for our current moment. Combining historical perspective with clear-sighted economic proposals, the authors make a concrete case for reviving the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement and building the society of economic security and democratic control envisioned by the movementâ€™s leadersâ€”a struggle that continues to this day.
Country USA
Brand Monthly Review Press
Manufacturer Monthly Review Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate 2013-08-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781583673607

Country	USA
Brand	Monthly Review Press
Manufacturer	Monthly Review Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate	2013-08-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781583673607

A Freedom Budget for All Americans: Recapturing the Promise of the Civil Rights Movement in the Struggle for Economic Justice Today

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