Leftist literature that I& #39;d recommend over Lenin and the bread book
In order of reading Difficulty
A thread
Links from Z-library and The Anarchist Library for easy access
(I have an anarchist bias because I& #39;m an anarchist of course)
Someday I& #39;ll do an anti-Lenin thread
In order of reading Difficulty
A thread
Links from Z-library and The Anarchist Library for easy access
(I have an anarchist bias because I& #39;m an anarchist of course)
Someday I& #39;ll do an anti-Lenin thread
Are You An Anarchist? The Answer May Surprise You! by David Graeber
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-graeber-are-you-an-anarchist-the-answer-may-surprise-you
You">https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/d... might not even know that you actually agree with Anarchists who would have thought?
(The Anarchists actually)
It& #39;s a really short article it& #39;s not even a 5 min read
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-graeber-are-you-an-anarchist-the-answer-may-surprise-you
You">https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/d... might not even know that you actually agree with Anarchists who would have thought?
(The Anarchists actually)
It& #39;s a really short article it& #39;s not even a 5 min read
Anarchy by Errico Malatesta
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/errico-malatesta-anarchy
It& #39;s">https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/e... a short pamphlet that even if its like really old introduces the reader to anarchists principles
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/errico-malatesta-anarchy
It& #39;s">https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/e... a short pamphlet that even if its like really old introduces the reader to anarchists principles
Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher
https://b-ok.cc/book/3362634/dea0dd
Easy">https://b-ok.cc/book/3362... read, short, and accessible, good for an introduction to leftist politics BUT
It& #39;s insufficient in being a foundational text for building a useful praxis
https://b-ok.cc/book/3362634/dea0dd
Easy">https://b-ok.cc/book/3362... read, short, and accessible, good for an introduction to leftist politics BUT
It& #39;s insufficient in being a foundational text for building a useful praxis
Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis
https://b-ok.cc/book/2749693/00f462
It& #39;s">https://b-ok.cc/book/2749... short not as short as the previous book but it isn& #39;t long
And in those few pages, Angela Davis will get you to Question why Prisons exists in the first place
https://b-ok.cc/book/2749693/00f462
It& #39;s">https://b-ok.cc/book/2749... short not as short as the previous book but it isn& #39;t long
And in those few pages, Angela Davis will get you to Question why Prisons exists in the first place
How Nonviolence Protects the State by Peter Gelderloos
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/peter-gelderloos-how-nonviolence-protects-the-state
Nonviolence">https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/p... is something liberals fetishize as the "right" way of asking for change
This books shows you that all it actually is about
Its about protecting the State
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/peter-gelderloos-how-nonviolence-protects-the-state
Nonviolence">https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/p... is something liberals fetishize as the "right" way of asking for change
This books shows you that all it actually is about
Its about protecting the State
Antifa: The Antifascist Handbook by Mark Bray
https://b-ok.cc/book/3338968/28673d
It& #39;s">https://b-ok.cc/book/3338... actually doesn& #39;t read like a handbook it feels like a history book nonetheless, it can be a handbook for antifascists praxis and it& #39;s really timely and written after Charlottesville Unite the Right rally
https://b-ok.cc/book/3338968/28673d
It& #39;s">https://b-ok.cc/book/3338... actually doesn& #39;t read like a handbook it feels like a history book nonetheless, it can be a handbook for antifascists praxis and it& #39;s really timely and written after Charlottesville Unite the Right rally
The Anarchist Collectives: Workers’ Self-Management in the Spanish Revolution, 1936–1939 edited by Sam Dolgoff
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/sam-dolgoff-editor-the-anarchist-collectives
The">https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/s... Spanish Revolution was short lived but a lot can be learned from it
The perspectives shared in this book is very valuable to the left
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/sam-dolgoff-editor-the-anarchist-collectives
The">https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/s... Spanish Revolution was short lived but a lot can be learned from it
The perspectives shared in this book is very valuable to the left
The Divide: A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions by Jason Hickel
https://b-ok.cc/book/3364753/d747c4
I">https://b-ok.cc/book/3364... call this one the anti-pinker
If you know who Stephen Pinker is and hate his guts read this as a pallet cleanser
It& #39;s about the divide between rich nations and poor ones
https://b-ok.cc/book/3364753/d747c4
I">https://b-ok.cc/book/3364... call this one the anti-pinker
If you know who Stephen Pinker is and hate his guts read this as a pallet cleanser
It& #39;s about the divide between rich nations and poor ones
Imperialism in the Twenty-First Century: Globalization, Super-Exploitation, and Capitalism’s Final Crisis by John Smith
https://b-ok.cc/book/2731208/13b06d
This">https://b-ok.cc/book/2731... book goes hand in hand with the previous one (The Divide)
Imperialism is the Divide between the global south and global north
https://b-ok.cc/book/2731208/13b06d
This">https://b-ok.cc/book/2731... book goes hand in hand with the previous one (The Divide)
Imperialism is the Divide between the global south and global north
Manufacturing Consent by Noam Noam Chomsky
https://b-ok.cc/book/2930893/657fc4
And
Inventing">https://b-ok.cc/book/2930... reality by Michael Parenti
https://b-ok.cc/book/3525906/3999bb
These">https://b-ok.cc/book/3525... are together because its both about mass media propaganda
Inventing reality is more accessible but Manufacturing Consent is more academic
https://b-ok.cc/book/2930893/657fc4
And
Inventing">https://b-ok.cc/book/2930... reality by Michael Parenti
https://b-ok.cc/book/3525906/3999bb
These">https://b-ok.cc/book/3525... are together because its both about mass media propaganda
Inventing reality is more accessible but Manufacturing Consent is more academic
Debt: The First 5000 Years by David Graeber
https://b-ok.cc/book/1190577/6d1360
So">https://b-ok.cc/book/1190... everything they thought you about barter, money and economics in general was all bullshit
The neoclassical economists are full of shit and don& #39;t know what their talking about when it comes to money
https://b-ok.cc/book/1190577/6d1360
So">https://b-ok.cc/book/1190... everything they thought you about barter, money and economics in general was all bullshit
The neoclassical economists are full of shit and don& #39;t know what their talking about when it comes to money
Capital as Power: A Study of Order and Creorder by Jonathan Nitzan and Shimshon Bichler
https://b-ok.cc/book/884514/cb3e0f
This">https://b-ok.cc/book/8845... is one of the hardest books Ive read and I& #39;m still reading it, this feels like 21st century Das Kapital with how ambitious it is (1/2)
https://b-ok.cc/book/884514/cb3e0f
This">https://b-ok.cc/book/8845... is one of the hardest books Ive read and I& #39;m still reading it, this feels like 21st century Das Kapital with how ambitious it is (1/2)