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Progressive Picks
Books and films that we find thought-provoking and insightful.
“Rad Girls Can”: A Book That Refuses to Sugarcoat History
A counternarrative to white supremacy and misogyny for the young reader.
Rad Girls Are Bold and Empowered
An excerpt from “Rad Girls Can: Stories of Bold, Brave, and Brilliant Young Women.”
Attacking Income Inequality by Limiting Wealth
Redistribution is not enough; we need an economy that generates less inequality in the first place.
Can a Cap Be Placed on the Incomes of the Super-Rich?
In this excerpt from “The Case for a Maximum Wage,” author Sam Pizzigati argues that a maximum wage is possible.
High School Massacres Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg Among Youth Gun Deaths
An excerpt of Gary Younge's book “Another Day in the Death of America: A Chronicle of Ten Short Lives.”
Donald Trump Uses Right-Wing Populism to Unite Divergent Groups
Trump himself is not a far rightist but he has used anti-elitism to mobilize the various right wingers.
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.”