8 posts tagged

politics

Norman Solomon - 'War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of its Military Machine'

Norman Solomon - 'War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of its Military Machine'

A book that shows how the USA and some of their media hide victims when necessary and bow to profit.

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Noam Chomsky - 'Illegitimate Authority: Facing the Challenges of Our Time'

Noam Chomsky - 'Illegitimate Authority: Facing the Challenges of Our Time'

Chomsky talks about the most current pressing matters currently on Earth, mainly the climate catastrophe and the threat of nuclear annihilation.

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Alaa Abd el-Fattah - 'You Have Not Yet Been Defeated'

Alaa Abd el-Fattah - 'You Have Not Yet Been Defeated'

A collection of writings by a leading Egyptian political activist.

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Noam Chomsky and James Kelman - 'Between Thought and Expression Lies a Lifetime - Why Ideas Matter'

Noam Chomsky and James Kelman - 'Between Thought and Expression Lies a Lifetime - Why Ideas Matter'

A book of letters, biography, and ideas based in correspondence, speeches, and interviews, 1988-2020.

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Michael Beyea Reagan - 'Intersectional Class Struggle - Theory and Practice'

Michael Beyea Reagan - 'Intersectional Class Struggle - Theory and Practice'

An enchanting and richly woven thesis in book form that does its title justice.

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Noam Chomsky - 'The Precipice - Neoliberalism, the Pandemic, and the Urgent Need for Social Change'

Noam Chomsky - 'The Precipice - Neoliberalism, the Pandemic, and the Urgent Need for Social Change'

The latest urgent book of interviews with Noam Chomsky also includes words from Robert Pollin and Ha-Joon Chang.

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Sarah Schulman - 'Let the Record Show, A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993'

Sarah Schulman - 'Let the Record Show, A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993'

A concise book around ACT UP, the HIV and AIDS epidemic, and resistence against annihilation.

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Vijay Prashad - 'Washington Bullets'

Vijay Prashad - 'Washington Bullets'

This excellent book on CIA, coups, and assassinations, is weighed, loaded with fact, and is (remarkably so) briefly written.

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