Re: Beyond Communism and Capitalism?

[glevy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Louis N Proyect wrote:

> 2) When the anticommunist Dissent magazine puts out a book called "Why
> Market Socialism" and the introduction is written by the left-liberal
> economist Robert Heilbroner, I see that politically.

Bob Heilbroner is a social democrat, not a "left-liberal."

> 3) When Monthly Review editor Harry Magdoff, who I count as one of the
> most consistent and important Marxist thinkers of the last 50 years or
> so, tells the editors of "Why Market Socialism" that their book is so
> far-removed from the political framework of MR that he wouldn't even
> consider having someone review it, I see that politically.

What is Magdoff afraid of? I've seen _MR_ review many other works which
are at least as "far-removed from the political framework of MR." I don't
see how a decision not to review the _Dissent_ book is anything that we
should applaud.

Jerry


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