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okay here’s a thread of nonfiction books, papers, & articles I love & recommend, mostly about politics & socioeconomics, but some other ones mixed in. I’ll try to keep updating this pretty often. & add links where I can find free copies, cool?
1. Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right by Jane Mayer
hands down the best book to better understand the surge in the influence of far right radicalism in the US & who funded it
hands down the best book to better understand the surge in the influence of far right radicalism in the US & who funded it
2. Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope by bell hooks
It’s basically about how we can expand the way we approach discourse about race, class, gender, etc in a way that educates & engages people more fully
PDF: https://thecheapestuniversity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bell-hooks-teaching-community-a-pedagogy-of-hope.pdf
It’s basically about how we can expand the way we approach discourse about race, class, gender, etc in a way that educates & engages people more fully
PDF: https://thecheapestuniversity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bell-hooks-teaching-community-a-pedagogy-of-hope.pdf
3. Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
follows the lives of 8 families during the 08 financial collapse. a look at how the us housing system exploits poor communities & proposes possible solutions, like a universal housing program
follows the lives of 8 families during the 08 financial collapse. a look at how the us housing system exploits poor communities & proposes possible solutions, like a universal housing program
4. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein
title pretty much sums this one up but it’s an excellent history of how districting & racist housing policies enforce a modern day segregation that favors white neighborhoods
title pretty much sums this one up but it’s an excellent history of how districting & racist housing policies enforce a modern day segregation that favors white neighborhoods
5. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy D. Snyder
suuuuuper short & simple guide on america’s authoritarianism & how to reject it
suuuuuper short & simple guide on america’s authoritarianism & how to reject it
6. Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis
a case for abolishing prisons
https://www.feministes-radicales.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Angela-Davis-Are_Prisons_Obsolete.pdf
a case for abolishing prisons
https://www.feministes-radicales.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Angela-Davis-Are_Prisons_Obsolete.pdf
7. Social Reform or Revolution? by Rosa Luxemburg (1899)
A case for revolution as the only way to end capitalist control and establish a socialist society. Weighs the effectiveness of social democracy v revolution https://www.academia.edu/36181659/Rosa_Luxemburg_Reform_or_revolution_1898_And_the_mass_strike_1906
A case for revolution as the only way to end capitalist control and establish a socialist society. Weighs the effectiveness of social democracy v revolution https://www.academia.edu/36181659/Rosa_Luxemburg_Reform_or_revolution_1898_And_the_mass_strike_1906
8. War on Peace by Ronan Farrow
on the degradation of diplomacy and the state department, the rise in populism, and the surge in anti-intellectualism during trump’s presidency
on the degradation of diplomacy and the state department, the rise in populism, and the surge in anti-intellectualism during trump’s presidency
9. Feminism Is for Everybody by bell hooks
fuck yeah, feminism https://www.academia.edu/37728792/Bell_hooks-feminism_is_for_everybody_pdf
fuck yeah, feminism https://www.academia.edu/37728792/Bell_hooks-feminism_is_for_everybody_pdf
