These were the questions that I posed to Danny Katch, and his responses. Within a couple of generations, socialist writer-editor Oscar Ameringer had written a satirical version of U.S. Pretty soon, the first literary satires of capitalism were appearing in the weekend “cultural” editions of German-American socialist newspapers, and the zeyde (grandfather) of the Yiddish socialist press, Morris Winchevsky, adopted the persona of the “ Meshugina Filosofer” (crazy philosopher) to ridicule the sanctities of capitalism.

Mark Twain was already on the job, of course. Nasby” aka David Locke during the especially tense moments of the Civil War. He is also important as part of a socialist humor tradition too easily forgotten.Ībraham Lincoln used to act out the monologues written by his good friend “Petroleum V.

Danny Katch is important to me for his insights and his way of expressing them. So begins the latest effort of a literary humorist living in Queens. For our purposes here, the most important change is that socialism was reborn, right here in the US of A, during Bernie Sanders’ historic 2106 presidential campaign….” We talked about climate change in the future tense and fascism in the past, and only wore masks at Halloween parties, bank robberies and lucha libre wrestling matches. #Blacklivesmatter was a hashtag and not a movement, #metoo was neither, and Mark Zuckerburg was a boy genius bringing the world together through his social network. I wrote the first version of this book in early 2014, when TikTok was a Ke$ha song, Donald Trump was a joke, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was a bartender.

Seriously is a unique and timely contribution to our movements for justice.Paul Buhle interviews socialist humorist Danny Katch, on the publication of a new edition of Socialism….Seriously, by Haymarket Press, 2923 Sincere, irreverent, informative, and playful, Socialism. This book is for people who want to take a deeper look at what socialism is. Katch separates the lies spun by capitalism's defenders from the system's brutal realities, and is candid about debates and challenges facing the socialist movement today. In this thoroughly revised and expanded edition, Danny Katch uses humor and imagination to take an unflinching look at the rising threats posed by climate change, billionaire oligarchs, and the far right-and makes a compelling case that a socialist world is both necessary and possible. Socialism.Seriously is a warm and witty introduction to the radical traditions of protest and politics that stretch from Karl Marx through today's movements for democracy, equality, and a livable planet. A sharp, funny, and engaging introduction to socialist ideas, movements, and solutions for a world in crisis.

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