Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game Rachel Bitecofer, Aaron Murphy Want to Read Kindle $9.99 Rate this book A radical, urgent plan for how the Democratic Party and its supporters can maintain power at one of the most pivotal moments… Continue reading
A decade after quarterback Colin Kaepernick protested racial injustice by sitting or kneeling during the national anthem before NFL games, he has written a memoir, “The Perilous Fight.” The nearly 300-page book, which was released Tuesday, revisits the saga from Kaepernick’s perspective. His protest spread across the league and became… Continue reading
War Is a Racket Smedley D. Butler, Adam Parfrey (Introduction) Originally printed in 1935, War Is a Racket is General Smedley Butler’s frank speech describing his role as a soldier as nothing more than serving as a puppet for big-business interests. The introduction discusses why General Butler went against the corporate war machine and… Continue reading
The Gardens of Democracy: A New American Story of Citizenship, the Economy, and the Role of Government Eric Liu, Nick Hanauer First published 2011 One of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s “10 Books Everyone Should Read”. This fascinating study of democracy in the 21st century is a much-needed call for citizens… Continue reading
Craig Unger Argo meets Spotlight, as journalist Craig Unger, New York Times bestselling author of American Kompromat and House of Bush, House of Saud, reveals his thirty-year investigation into the secret collusion between Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign and Iran, raising urgent questions about what happens when foreign meddling in our elections… Continue reading
The climate crisis won’t be solved with lifestyle choices but through political pressure and bold collective action. By: Leah C. Stokes August 31, 2026 (thereader.mitpress.mit.edu) The first time my newborn’s eyes saw the sky, it was a dull gray. The first time her lungs breathed outdoor air, it was filled… Continue reading
Born Sick in the USA: Improving the Health of a Nation Stephen Bezruchka How healthy you are is dependent on where you live. Americans suffer more cancers, heart disease, mental illness, and other chronic diseases than those who live in other wealthy nations, despite having the most expensive healthcare system… Continue reading
“Ecocivilization: Making a World that Works for All” by Jeremy Lent Melville House, 400 pages, $33 Species extinction. Billionaire capture of governments. Inequality so extreme it’s destabilizing democracies. A return to large-scale war. Such events have combined to create an everything-all-at-once situation in the world that is no coincidence, according to… Continue reading
The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy Gil Duran Not yet published Expected 18 Aug 26 A fearless and urgent chronicle of the tech-authoritarian movement from its early days in San Francisco politics to its current moment on the international stage, exploring the wild and dystopian ambition of… Continue reading
City on the Edge: Technology, Politics, and the Fight for the Soul of San Francisco Jonathan Weber By one of San Francisco’s foremost chroniclers, the story of the city’s meteoric transformation into a global capital of technology, and how the same creative and political forces that gave rise to its… Continue reading
