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. In other words, American liberalism suffers not only at the hands of conservatives, but also from its own failures of vision, will, and political strategy. Beyond a critique, Noble offers a breath-taking new strategy for how American progressives can rebuild their support base and regain political prominence. 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.