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The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey
Ernesto Che Guevara, Cintio Vitier, ...
Ocean Press, 2003
Before and Beyond: The Background a Revolutionary
+ a long journey.....
Che Guevara... Whether you respect him or not there is absolutely no denying the fact that he had a profound impact on the history of Central America and the Caribbean. This book is plainly and simply about a young man on a journey to become the person everyone knows in history. He sets out as a ...
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Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics
bell hooks
South End Press, 2000
A Must Have
+ An eye-opener
Im a young feminist and I adore bell hooks. Before reading hooks I was only familiar with one opinion of feminism: the white, upper-middle class, waspy side. Im totally digging reading another side of the story. Hooks' language is accessible but her ideas are complex. She tackles topics that I ...
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Voices of A People's History of the United States
Seven Stories Press, 2004
A strong intellectual perturbation
+ Voice of A People's History of the United States
+ Howard Zinn's quest
+ You'll learn a few things
+ Incredible Resource
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Terror Incorporated: Tracing the Dollars Behind the Terror Networks
Loretta Napoleoni
Seven Stories Press, 2005
excellent analysis of terrorism financing
+ Profound and moving
Loretta Napoleoni is the world's expert on terrorism financing. She is very well known in Europe as the sole writer who has explained the international economic system created by armed organizations since the end of WWII.
I have just attented one of her lectures in San Francisco and was amazed at ...
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Sutton Impact: The Political Cartoons of Ward Sutton
Ward Sutton
Seven Stories Press, 2005
Ward's Cleaver
+ Terrific Observational Critique of Lesser Bush Era Politics
+ How does he do it?
+ Finally, the collected works!
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Brooklyn Noir
Akashic Books, 2004
Brooklyn IS Noir, T'roo an' T'roo
+ A soon to be classic
+ Excellent, Excellent, Excellent
+ Enthusiastically recommended compendium of original stories
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Chomsky on Anarchism
Noam Chomsky
AK Press, 2005
My favorite Noam Chomsky title of all times!!!
+ Leaves you wanting more...
+ Reviving American Politics. (I am actually 21)
+ A nice introduction to anarchism
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Censored 2005: The Top 25 Censored Stories (Censored)
Project Censored
Seven Stories Press, 2004
Extra, Extra...Read All About It......
+ Superb
+ They Do The Digging For You
+ More Proof of Media Monopoly
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The Future of Media: Resistance and Reform in the 21st Century
Seven Stories Press, 2005
Forward Media Democracy
There is a simmering undercurrent of media activism brewing out there amongst the public. Plenty of regular folks are getting fed up with the corporate consolidation of media outlets, with the resulting sameness of content, the relentless advertising and push for profitability, and the ...
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Government in the Future (Open Media)
Noam Chomsky
Seven Stories Press, 2005
"Eternal vigilence is the price of liberty"
+ Another great one!
+ Not his best work, but compelling nonetheless
+ Chomsky being Chomsky- Brilliant
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Love and War in Afghanistan
Alexander Klaits, Gulchin Gulmamadova-Klaits
Seven Stories Press, 2005
A portion of the proceeds from Love and War in Afghanistan will be donated to support educational programs in the nation.
+ Eye-Opening
+ I loved this book
+ Having Just Returned From Afghanistan....
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Public Power in the Age of Empire (Open Media)
Arundhati Roy
Seven Stories Press, 2004
"The scale of what Roy surveys is staggering. Her pointed indictment is devastating."- The New York Times Book Review "Reading Arundhati Roy is how the peace movement arms itself. She turns our grief and rage into courage."-Naomi Klein, author of No Logo In her major address to the 99th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association on August 16, 2004-"Public Power in the ...
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9-11
Noam Chomsky
Open Media/Seven Stories Press, 2001
Important Context for 9/11 that's Hard to Find Elsewhere
This is a collection of talks and interviews so it lacks the political models and theories that Chomsky applies to U.S. politics and media that are found in his larger and more in depth works.
This book is probably best suited for the moderate dissident or progressive who has read only ...
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You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train: A Personal History of Our Times
Howard Zinn
Beacon Press, 2002
Great Book
+ "Being hopeful in bad times..." *
+ A Different Kind of Zinn, But a Must Read!
+ Full of experiences we all need to be aware of
+ School Paper Gone Right
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Iraq, Inc.: A Profitable Occupation (Open Media)
Pratap Chatterjee
Seven Stories Press, 2004
Level-headed insight
+ An good read from an excellent writer.
+ A "must-read" expose for anyone studying the recent war in Iraq and its aftermath
+ All About War Profiteering
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