{"product_id":"albert-einsteins-why-socialism-9781685900984","title":"Albert Einstein’s “Why Socialism?\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA contemporary look at Albert Einstein's classic call for socialism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published more than seventy-five years ago in the inaugural issue  of \u003ci\u003eMonthly Review: An Independent Socialist Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, Albert Einstein’s  “Why Socialism?” is an unheralded classic. Written during the  McCarthyite witch-hunt in the United States, it constituted an act of defiance, making a case for socialism unrivaled in its time or ours.  Yet, its very existence has been an embarrassment to an establishment  which has continually sought to downplay the significance of his  iconoclastic essay, together with Einstein’s socialism itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis  slim, elegant volume includes Einstein’s essay along with a detailed  commentary on his essay by Monthly Review editor, John Bellamy Foster.  Foster’s introduction tells the story of Einstein’s life-long commitment  to socialism and the events leading to the publication of “Why  Socialism?” and contextualizes the importance of his essay as we enter a  time of planetary crisis and new threats of world war. Over the three-quarters of century since its publication, “Why Socialism?” is one of those rare statements whose power has only grown, reaching untold numbers of readers over the years. It is of crucial importance that—for the sake of the future of humanity—Einstein’s message continues to proliferate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Albert Einstein","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48089374261499,"sku":"9781685900984","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_d4659277-a6d1-41c8-ae25-9fbd6724cb2a.jpg?v=1774397432","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/albert-einsteins-why-socialism-9781685900984","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}