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Books that
Fight the Power

Resistance reading for people learning how power works, how movements rise, and how ordinary people refuse to stay ordinary.

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Cover of To Live Is to Resist
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To Live Is to Resist

Jean-Yves Frétigné, Laura Marris

Jean-Yves Frétigné traces Antonio Gramsci’s life and political thought, including the writings he produced while imprisoned by Italy’s fascist government.

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Cover of Songs My Mother Taught Me
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Songs My Mother Taught Me

Saul Williams, Saul Williams

Saul Williams reflects on the artists and experiences that shaped his politics and argues for artists’ participation in struggles against injustice.

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Cover of End Times Fascism
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End Times Fascism

Naomi Klein, Astra Taylor

Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor examine apocalyptic thinking among religious nationalists, technology figures, and the far right, and discuss political responses.

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Cover of This Book Is a Knife
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This Book Is a Knife

L E Fox

L. E. Fox’s essays examine climate change through a critique of capitalism and consider alternatives to existing economic and social arrangements.

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Black Against Empire

Joshua Bloom, Waldo E Martin Jr

Bloom and Martin place the Black Panthers within a larger struggle over policing, community survival, and revolutionary power.

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