The Collapse of Liberalism: Why America Needs a New Left

In The Collapse of Liberalism, noted political scientist Charles Noble takes liberalism to task for not being radical enough-for what he sees as a long history of how liberalism has accommodated the very economic institutions and corporate actors it has wanted to challenge. As a result, Noble argues, liberals have been unable or unwilling to confront directly class, race, gender, inequality, and corporate power. Clear, engaging, and thought-provoking, The Collapse… (more)

In The Collapse of Liberalism, noted political scientist Charles Noble takes liberalism to task for not being radical enough-for what he sees as a long history of how liberalism has accommodated the very economic institutions and corporate actors it has wanted to challenge. As a result, Noble argues, liberals have been unable or unwilling to confront directly class, race, gender, inequality, and corporate power. Clear, engaging, and thought-provoking, The Collapse of Liberalism is a politically engaged interrogation of the way American liberals think about social problems and build political coalitions.