A review by bloomis427
The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality by Bhaskar Sunkara

2.0

This was a useful book to read, but it focused almost entirely on white, European socialism (Che Guevara didn't even get one mention), aside from several pages on China and maybe one page on Latin America. It also parroted the annoying critiques of identity politics, and even suggested systemic racism was exaggerated and we should focus on class politics. It also frequently delved into topics without providing much context or explanation, so definitely not an accessible text and clearly not meant for people not already intimately familiar with leftist history and terminology. In other words, it was pretentious and often inaccessible. I did learn a lot, but don't fully trust the source.