THROUGH NOVEMBER 30!
Haymarket Books, a radical, independent, nonprofit book publisher with a focus on social and economic justice, is offering 10 free ebooks from their catalog.
How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective, Edited by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor: The Combahee River Collective, a path-breaking group of radical black feminists, was one of the most important organizations to develop out of the antiracist and women’s liberation movements of the 1960s and 70s. In this collection of essays and interviews edited by activist-scholar Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, founding members of the organization and contemporary activists reflect on the legacy of its contributions to Black feminism and its impact on today’s struggles.
Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities by Rebecca Solnit: A radical case for hope as a commitment to act in a world whose future remains uncertain and unknowable.
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. Davis: Facing a world of outrageous injustice, Davis challenges us to imagine and build the movement for human liberation. And in doing so, she reminds us that “Freedom is a constant struggle.”
Palestine in a World on Fire by Katherine Natanel and Ilan Pappé: A collection of interviews with some of the world’s leading progressive thinkers on the movement for Palestinian liberation and its connections to struggles for justice across the globe.
Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care by Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba: Longtime organizers and movement educators Mariame Kaba and Kelly Hayes examine some of the political lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the convergence of mass protest and mass formations of mutual aid, and consider what this confluence of power can teach us about a future that will require mass acts of care, rescue and defense, in the face of both state violence and environmental disaster.
Socialism . . . Seriously: A Brief Guide to Surviving the 21st Century (Revised & Updated Edition) by Danny Katch: Using humor and imagination, Katch takes an unflinching look at the rising threats posed by climate change, billionaire oligarchs, and the far right—and makes a compelling case that a socialist world is both necessary and possible.
The Black Antifascist Tradition: Fighting Back From Anti-Lynching to Abolition by Jeanelle K. Hope and Bill V. Mullen: At once a history for understanding fascism and a handbook for organizing against, The Black Antifascist Tradition is an essential book for understanding our present moment and the challenges ahead.
Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else) by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò: By rejecting elitist identity politics in favor of a constructive politics of radical solidarity, Táíwò advances the possibility of organizing across our differences in the urgent struggle for a better world.
Class Struggle Unionism by Joe Burns: Drawing on years of labor activism and study of labor tradition, Joe Burns outlines the key set of ideas common to class struggle unionism and shows how these ideas can create a more militant, democratic, and fighting labor movement.
Unbuild Walls: Why Immigrant Justice Needs Abolition by Silky Shah: A deep dive into US immigration policy and its relationship to mass incarceration, from the last forty years up to the present, showing how the prison-industrial complex and immigration enforcement are intertwined systems of repression.
Whether you’re a newcomer to activism or a veteran, informing yourself about the work that has been done before and ongoing efforts is necessary homework. This collection doesn’t cover every perspective, but it’s a good starting point.
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