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Harry BravermanAmerican socialist, economist and writer.
Date of Birth: 09.12.1920
Country:  USA |
Content:
- Harry Braverman
- Political Participation and Dissent
- Literary Career and Grove Press
- Major Work: "Labor and Monopoly Capital"
- Death and Legacy
Harry Braverman
Early Life and ActivismHarry Braverman, an American socialist, economist, and writer, was born on December 9, 1920, in New York City. In 1937, he became an activist in the Trotskyist movement, joining the recently formed Socialist Workers Party.
Political Participation and Dissent
During the 1950s, Braverman was a leader of the Bert Cochran opposition tendency, which supported Michel Pablo and the International Secretariat of the Fourth International. However, he was expelled from the party after the "Pabloite" tendency lost in an internal struggle.
Together with a group close to him in the United Steelworkers union, he co-founded the American Socialist Union, which existed until 1959. He later aligned himself with the Marxist journal "Monthly Review."
Literary Career and Grove Press
In the 1960s, Braverman worked as an editor for Grove Press. He sought to open his publications to other left-wing authors with different viewpoints, including the publication of Malcolm X's "Autobiography."
Major Work: "Labor and Monopoly Capital"
One of Braverman's most notable works is "Labor and Monopoly Capital: The Degradation of Work in the Twentieth Century," published in 1974. It examines the declining efficiency of capitalism through the lens of American labor.
Death and Legacy
Harry Braverman passed away in 1976 after battling cancer. His works continue to influence socialist thought, particularly in his analysis of labor in modern capitalism.
