Why America Needs Socialism: The Argument from Martin Luther King, Helen Keller, Albert Einstein, and Other Great Thinkers, Paperback

You already know and respect many famous socialists. You just don't know it.

Historical icons like Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King, Jr., Helen Keller, and Gandhi spoke boldly against capitalism and in support of socialism. Why Aren't You A Socialist? for the first time, presents a case for socialism built on the words and ideas of history's greatest leaders, thinkers, and artists. Exploring their views and connecting them to today's struggles, this book is crucial reading for anyone seeking to learn from the past in order to change today's world in revolutionary ways.

The author presents a case for socialism today built on the words and ideas of history's greatest leaders, thinkers, and artists.

Garrett Griffin is an activist and political writer in Kansas City, Missouri. He is a co-founder of the Kansas City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, and the author of a popular self-published book called Racism in Kansas City: A Short History. Garrett works in community organizing at a social justice nonprofit called Communities Creating Opportunity. He studied at Missouri State University and earned a graduate degree in history education from Rockhurst University.