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Progressive Picks
Books and films that we find thought-provoking and insightful.
The Far Right Regards Human Inequality as “Natural”
The following excerpt is from the introduction to Matthew N. Lyons's new book, "Insurgent Supremacists."
Puerto Ricans Battle Disaster Capitalism to Achieve Self-Determination
Naomi Klein's "Battle for Paradise" details Puerto Ricans' fight for ownership of their water, land and energy.
A Continuous Thread Runs Through US History: Hucksterism
Trump is really an apotheosis of the American fantasy-industrial complex.
When the GOP Went Off the Rails
An excerpt of Kurt Andersen's "Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire."
Revolution, Not Amelioration, Is Necessary to End Oppression
If the change we need is almost unimaginable, we're in an extremely dangerous situation.
To Overcome Oppression, the Violent Machinations of the Settler State Must Be Rejected
An excerpt from "As Black as Resistance: Finding the Conditions for Liberation."
Henry A. Giroux: The Nightmare of Neoliberal Fascism
It's time we recognized that capitalism is not democracy.
A Democracy in Exile Fights Against Fascism
There is no change without a broad-based movement of collective resistance.
Noam Chomsky: Building Spaces of Resistance
Capitalism atomizes society into individuals who accept the status quo.
The United States Is a Force for Chaos Across the Planet
The US's endless war has resulted in endless failures.