Whose Millennium? Theirs or Ours? Book

Whose Millenium? is social criticism of rare scope and insight, written by one of the international left's great masters. Daniel Singer, European correspondent for The Nation magazine, probes the outcome of the Russian Revolution and Russia's post-1989 turmoil, the transformation of the Polish trade union movement Solidarity into a reactionary and clerical force, the failure of social democracy in Western Europe, geopolitical realities after the Cold War, and the massive French strikes of 1995, which Singer sees as the first revolt against the politics of market stringency. Singer also devotes more than half of his book to an exploration of values -- including internationalism, democracy, and equality -- and an analysis of what it will take for the left to regain the initiative. As alternative, he calls for "realistic utopia," a politics engaged with present-day possibilities but daring to pursue a world beyond capitalism.Read More