As the World Burns: 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Stay in Denial
8 best books like As the World Burns: 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Stay in Denial (Derrick Jensen): A People's History of the United States, Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools, A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America, Days of War Nights of Love: Crimethink for Beginners, Off the Map, The Death of the Liberal Class, Existencilism, Xenofeminism: A Politics for Alienation
A People's History of the United States
| Author | Howard Zinn |
| ISBN | 0060838655 |
Library Journal calls Howard Zinn’s iconic A People's History of the United States “a brilliant and moving history of the American people from the point of view of those…whose plight has been largely omitted from most histories.” Packed with vivid details and telling quotations, Zinn’s...
Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools
| Author | Jonathan Kozol |
| ISBN | 0060974990 |
Two cases of mothers lying about where they reside in order to get their young children into better school districts have made news recently. In Ohio in January, Kelley Williams-Bolar was sentenced to 10 days in county jail and three years probation for enrolling her children in the Copley-Fairlawn...
A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America
| Author | Ronald Takaki |
| ISBN | 0316831115 |
"A Different Mirror" is a dramatic new retelling of our nation's history, a powerful larger narrative of the many different peoples who together compose the United States of America. In a lively account filled with the stories and voices of people previously left out of the historical canon, Ronald...
Days of War Nights of Love: Crimethink for Beginners
i havent read it in a while, its funny to me, the folks who foam at the mouth, hating on the crimethinc. kids, and the fan club who take this book as gospel. the funniest thing about the whole thing is that i doubt the authors even give this book the creedence that either of those groups do. i gave 5 stars for what...
| Author | Hib Chickena |
| ISBN | 0970910134 |
A punk rock vision quest told in the tradition of the anarchist travel story, Off The Map is narrated by two young women as they discard their maps, fears, and anything resembling a plan, and set off to Europe. Wandering across that continent, the dozens of vignettes are the details of the whole - a squatted...
The Death of the Liberal Class
| Author | Chris Hedges |
| ISBN | 1568586442 |
The liberal class plays a vital role in a democracy. It gives moral legitimacy to the state. It makes limited forms of dissent and incremental change possible. The liberal class posits itself as the conscience of the nation. It permits us, through its appeal to public virtues and the public good, to define...
| Author | Banksy |
| ISBN | 0954170415 |
Banksy, a profound statement, shredding a million pound masterpiece, one of a kind
A hidden meaning, to the enlightened yet, oblivious to the blind
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Xenofeminism: A Politics for Alienation
The Good:
--Feminist critique and (often neglected) embrace/control of high-technology is desperately needed, given the alarming centralization of technological reach and power under capitalism.
The Bad:
--The delivery needs a complete overhaul if a wider audience is desired....
