Essential Readings
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Essential readings to enhance your understanding of the issues.
Contents
- 1 Black Radical Tradition
- 2 Authoritarianism/Threats to Democracy
- 3 Building Movements and Organizing
- 4 Economic Issues / Capitalism / Socialism / Poverty
- 5 Education
- 6 Environmental Justice
- 7 Foreign Policy and International Affairs
- 8 General Readings
- 9 Immigration and Refugee Issues
- 10 Intersectionality
- 11 Jewish Issues
- 12 Media and Surveillance
- 13 Muslim Issues/Islamaphobia
- 14 LGBTQ+
- 15 Native American/Indian Issues
- 16 Race
- 17 Policing and Prison Reform
- 18 Trump/Trumpism/The Right
- 19 White Privilege
- 20 Women and Feminism
- 21 Learning Modules/Curricula
Black Radical Tradition
Articles
- The Defection of Eldridge Cleaver & Reactionary Suicide by Huey P. Newton
- Beyond Vietnam by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Letter From A Birmingham Jail by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- I've Been To The Mountaintop by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- The Transformation Of Silence Into Language by Audre Lorde
- What Did Cedric Robinson Mean By Racial Capitalism? by Robin D. G. Kelley
- Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis
- Women, Race, & Class by Angela Davis
- Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon]
- A Dying Colonialism by Frantz Fanon
Books
- I Write What I Like by Steve Biko
- Malcolm X: The Last Speeches
- The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution by CLR James
- Urbane Revolutionary: C. L. R. James and the Struggle for a New Society by Frank Rosengarten
- There Ain't No Black in the Union Jack by Paul Gilroy
- Die Nigger Die : A Political Autobiography by H. Rap Brown (Jamil Abdullah Al Amin)
- Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson
- The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley
- The Political and Social Thought of Kwame Nkrumah by Ama Biney]
- The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther by Jeffrey Haas
- How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney
- Black Power: The Politics of Liberation Kwame Ture & Charles V. Hamilton
Documentaries / Speeches
- Black Panthers: Vanguard of a Revolution by Stanley Nelson
- 13th by Ava DuVernay
- Stokely Carmichael "Black Power." Speech given at UC Berkeley, 1966
- Ida B. Wells Speech on Lynching Law, Chicago, 1900
- "Not just an American problem, but a world problem", Malcolm X address in Rochester, NY, February 1965
- Fred Hampton Speeches on Spotify
- Documents of the Fifth Pan African Congress Manchester, England 1945, edited by George Padmore
- Stokely Speaks: From Black Power to Pan-Africanism, by Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture)
- It's A Class Struggle Goddammit! by Fred Hampton, November 1969
Syllabi and Reading Lists
- A Time for Treason: see Black Liberation section
Authoritarianism/Threats to Democracy
Articles
- The rise of American authoritarianism
- Against Normalization: The Lesson of the 'Munich Post'
- You're the fact checker now
- America’s system of checks and balances might struggle to contain a despot
- Why the world is turning to Hannah Arendt to explain Trump
- Sarah Kendzior, expert on authoritarianism
- Ur-Fascism by Umberto Eco
- Autocracy: Rules for Survival by Masha Gessen
- We’re heading into dark times. This is how to be your own light in the Age of Trump by Sarah Kendzior
- Neoliberalism: the deep story that lies beneath Donald Trump’s triumph. by George Monbiot, 14 November 2016
- Ctrl-Alt-Delete: The origins and ideology of the Alternative Right by Matthew N. Lyons, January 20, 2017 : An overview of the Alt Right’s history and beliefs, and their relationship with other political forces.
- How to Culture Jam a Populist in Four Easy Steps by By Andrés Miguel Rondón, January 20, 2017 Venezuela
Books
- The Anatomy of Fascism by Robert O. Paxton
- Captured: The Corporate Infiltration of American Democracy by Sheldon Whitehouse and Melanie Wachtell Stinnett
- Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler
- Democracy in the Dark: The Seduction of Government Secrecy by Frederick A.O. Schwartz Jr.
- The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics by Bruce Bueno De Mesquita, Alastair Smith
- Fascism: A History by Roger Eatwell
- The Great Suppression: Voting Rights, Corporate Cash, and the Conservative Assault on Democracy by Zachary Roth, 2016
- It Can’t Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis
- Media Bias, Perspective, and State Repression: The Black Panther Party by Christian Davenport
- Obedience to Authority by Stanley Milgram
- The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt
- Ratf**cked: The True Story Behind the Secret Plan to Steal America's Democracy by David Daley
- Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny 20 simple tips for resisting totalitarianism, from a WWII-era historian
- [1] Account of the opposition to European fascism in the 1930s by an organizer the Nazis tried to frame for the Reichstag fire, and who beat them in court.
- [2] Togliatti was on the ground in Italy, fighting Mussolini every step of the way as the fascists, with a help from the rich, seized power.
Syllabi
- Understanding the authoritarian turn in US Politics by Brendan Nyhan
- A Time for Treason: see Anti-Fascism/Fascism History and US Repression and McCarthyism sections
Building Movements and Organizing
Articles
- A Conversation with Noam Chomsky on Organizing
- Fighting Authoritarianism: 20 Lessons from the 20th Century by Timothy Snyder
- When Does Protest Actually Work? by Erica Chenoweth
- The Art of the Protest by Tina Rosenberg
- Why Some Protests Succeed While Others Fail by Jesse Singal
- 5 Practical Principles to Guide Our Work Under Trump by Stephen Lerner and Maurice Weeks
- Preparing for President Trump by Peter Dreier
- We're About to See States' Rights Used Defensively Against Trump by Heather Gerken
- An Inside-Outside Strategy for Defending the US Republic by Maria Stephan
- Interviews for Resistance, The Baffler magazine
Books
- Blueprint for Revolution: How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World by Srdja Popovic and Matthew Miller, 2015
- Building a Movement to End the New Jim Crow by Daniel Hunter
- Don't Think of an Elephant: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate by George Lakoff
- From Dictatorship to Democracy: A Conceptual Framework for Liberation by Gene Sharp
- Hell No: Your Right to Dissent in Twenty-First-Century America by Michael Ratner and Margaret Ratner Kunstler
- How Nonviolent Struggle Works by Gene Sharp, 2013 (free online)
- No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age by Jane McAlevey
- Rules for Resistance edited by David Cole and Melanie Wachtell Stinnett
- Rules for Revolutionaries: How Big Organizing Can Change Everything by Becky Bond and Zack Exley, 2016
- This Is an Uprising by Mark and Paul Engler
- Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals by Saul D. Alinsky
- Waging Nonviolent Struggle: 20th Century Practice and 21st Century Potential by Gene Sharp
- When We Fight, We Win: Twenty-First-Century Social Movements and the Activists That Are Transforming Our World by Greg Jobin-Leeds
Syllabi and Reading Lists
- Albert Einstein Institution: readings on nonviolent action
- A Time for Treason, Comprehensive reading/documentary list
- Jury X: Deliberations for Social Change, Harvard and EdX
- Fearless Books for Perilous Times, list of Resistance-related and other relevant books
- Impact College, courses on social impact
- Organizing: People, Power, Change by Marshall Ganz
- Practicing Democracy by Marshall Ganz
- Radical Political Action reading list
- Resistance School
- A Time for Treason: see Resistance Tactics section
- Rights, Action, and Social Responsibility book lists
Economic Issues / Capitalism / Socialism / Poverty
Books
- Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism by Ha Joon Chang
- The Conservative Nanny State: How the Wealthy Use the Government to Stay Rich and Get Richer by Dean Baker
- Evicted by Matthew Desmond
- The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs
- The Least Among Us: Waging the Battle for the Vulnerable by Rosa DeLauro
Syllabi
- History of capitalism, particularly in America—syllabi and resources
- Race, Justice and Urban Design reading list
Education
Books
- Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy by Tressie McMillan Cottom
Environmental Justice
Articles
Syllabi and Reading Lists
- Decolonizing Science Reading List
- Energy within Environmental Constraints, from Harvard and EdX
Foreign Policy and International Affairs
Books
- The Accusation by Bandi: Short stories smuggled out of North Korea that are "heartbreaking yet hopeful"
Articles
- Eyes on Aleppo: Visual Evidence Analysis of Human Rights Violations Committed in Aleppo
- Syria News: collection of articles, blogs, and other information on Syria
General Readings
Articles
- Comprehensive Noam Chomsky Articles Archive
- Noam Chomsky on Trump's Election
- Democracy Now: Harry Belafonte in Conversation with Noam Chomsky, December 2016
- Kathleen Cleaver and Noam Chomsky at MIT, 1997
- The Shock Doctrine, Naomi Klein
- No Logo, Naomi Klein]
- As Used on the Famous Nelson Mandela: Underground Adventures in the Arms and Torture Trade by Mark Thomas]
- The United States Since 1980 by Dean Baker
- Multitude: War and Democracy in the Age of Empire by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri
- Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky
- Footnotes to Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky
Books
- Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Davis, 2016
- Achieving Our Country: Leftist Thought in Twentieth Century America by Richard Rorty, 1998
- We Gon' Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation by Jeff Chang, 2016
- A Message to Garcia by E. Hubbard, 1899
- A Force More Powerful: A Century of Non-violent Conflict by Peter Ackerman, Jack DuVall
- Political Emotions: Why Love Matters for Justice by Martha C. Nussbaum
- The Open Society and Its Enemies by Karl R. Popper
- The End of Protest: A New Playbook for Revolution by Micah White
- The End of Protest: How Free-Market Capitalism Learned to Control Dissent by Alasdair Roberts
- Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit
- Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories from History and the Arts by Clive James
- Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire
- The Locust Effect: Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence by Gary A. Haugen (specifically, chapters 7–10 on colonial legacies in extractive vs. inclusive policing, historical & intentional corruption in police forces, and broken justice systems)
- Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky
- Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky
- Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies by Noam Chomsky
- Noam Chomsky Bibliography & Archive
- Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin
Syllabi
- American Government, Harvard/EdX
- Standing Up for Racial Justice, political education site
Immigration and Refugee Issues
Books
- We Too Sing America: South Asian, Arab, Muslim, and Sikh Immigrants Shape Our Multiracial Future by Deepa Iyer
Syllabi and Book Lists
- I'm Your Neighbor, children's books and reading projects to build bridges between communities
- Immigration Syllabus, University of Minnesota
- 25 Great Books by Refugees
- 12 Nonfiction Books about Immigration
- A Time for Treason: see Resisting ICE and Deportations section
Intersectionality
Syllabi
- 15 Indigenous Feminists to Know, Read, and Listen To
- Black Disabled Woman Syllabus by Vilissa Thompson
- Decolonize All the Things: Freedom School Syllabus
- Decolonizing Science Reading List
- Hidden Figures Syllabus
- Library of Resistance
- Radical Reads
- A Seat at the Table syllabus
- Women of Color Feminisms syllabus from the University of Pittsburgh
Jewish Issues
Antisemitism
- A Convenient Hatred: The History of Antisemitism by Phyllis Goldstein
- A Rumor About the Jews by Eric Bronner
- Anti-Judaism: A Western Tradition by David Nirenberg
- Antisemitism: Myth and Hate from Antiquity to Present by Marvin Perry and Frederick Schweitzer
- Persecution, Polemic, and Dialogue by David Berger
- That's Funny, You Don't Look Anti-Semitic: An Anti-Racist Analysis of Left Anti-Semitism by Steve Cohen
Zionism and Israel
Media and Surveillance
See also Media Literacy
- Calling Bullshit syllabus
- A Time for Treason: see Security Culture/Surveillance State section
Muslim Issues/Islamaphobia
Articles
Syllabi and Reading Lists
- A Time for Treason: see Muslim Surveillance/Muslim Resistance section
LGBTQ+
Articles
- ACT UP Oral History Project (see esp. "Interviews")
- Notes on "Camp"
- A Clockwork Trauma
- Why Equality Is Toxic to the Transgender Movement
Books
- LGBTQ Stats by David Deschamps and Bennett Singer
- That's Revolting!: Queer Strategies for Resisting Assimilation
Syllabi
- LGBTQ+ topics syllabi
- A Time for Treason: see Feminist History, Reproductive Health, Trans and Queer Rights section
- Transgender Studies syllabus from the University of Pittsburgh
Native American/Indian Issues
Native American History
- Violence Over the Land
- Custer Died for Your Sins (chapter: The Disastrous Policy of Termination)
- The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King
Police and State Violence
Tribal Sovereignty
- Sovereignty Matters
- A Tribal Perspective on Taking Land
- Mohawk Interruptus: Political Life Across the Borders of Settler States
Two-Spirit Issues
Other
- A Time for Treason: see Indigenous Resistance section
Race
Articles
- Our Kind of Ridiculous: Yous, Me and Blackness as Probable Cause
- Paper Tigers: What happens to all the Asian-American overachievers when the test-taking ends?
- See also Institutional Racism
Books
- Three Worlds of Relief: Race, Immigration, and the American Welfare State from the Progressive Era to the New Deal by Cybelle Fox
- Devil in the Grove by Gilbert King
- Faces and Masks by Eduardo Galeano
Syllabi
- Black Lives Matter Reference Guide by Malcolm Teller
- Black Lives Matter Syllabus by Frank Roberts
- Charleston Syllabus—racial violence
- Race, Justice and Urban Design reading list
- A Time for Treason: see Chicano Oppression and Resistance; The Border, The Wall; and Black Migration sections
Policing and Prison Reform
Articles
- Immigration Policing In the Age of Trump
- Must Local Police work for ICE?
- Why the ATF is hobbled in their Ability to Fight Gun Crime
- The Tiahrt Amendment
Books
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
- Race, Police, and the Making of a Political Identity: Mexican Americans and the Los Angeles Police Department, 1900-1945 by Edward J. Escobar
Syllabi
- Prison Abolition Class from Black and Pink
- Prison Abolition Syllabus
Trump/Trumpism/The Right
Articles
- Post-Election Response Paper
- 20-Point Guide to Defending Democracy
- Indivisible: A Practical Guide to Resisting Trump's Agenda
- I Misunderstood What Happened on Election Day
- Explaining White Polarization in the 2016 Vote for President, by B Schaffner, M MacWilliams, & T Nteta
- A Guide to Resistance for Youth, with an emphasis on emotional and sexual health by Scarleteen
- I Spent 5 Years with Some of Trump's Biggest Fans by Arlie Hochschild
Books
- Dark Money by Jane Mayer
- Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right by Arlie Hochschild
Syllabi
- Trump Syllabus: How Trumpism fits within a legacy of racism, sexism, nativism, and imperialism
- The Stop Trump Reading List from Haymarket Books
- Trump Syllabus 2.0
- Fuck Trump Reading List from Verso Books
White Privilege
Articles
- Unpacking The Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh
- The Complexity Of Identity
- Invisible Privilege, What White Men Don't See
- I, Racist
- White Fragility: Why It's So Hard To Talk To White People About Racism
- The Case for Reparations by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Privilege: A Quick and Dirty Guide by Sian Ferguson
- Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is by John Scalzi
Books
- You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain by Phoebe Robinson
- White Innocence: Paradoxes of Colonialism and Race by Gloria Wekker
Syllabi
- Curriculum for White People to Educate Themselves
- A Time for Treason: Alt-Right/U.S. Neo-Nazis reading list
Women and Feminism
Articles
- Fear of a Feminist Future by Laurie Penny
Books
- We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan
- Wolf Whistle Politics: The New Misogyny in America Today, edited by Diane Wachtell
- Women, Race, and Class by Angela Y. Davis
- Feminism is for Everybody by bell hooks
Documentaries
- Miss Representation by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Kimberlee Acquaro
- She's Beautiful When She's Angry by Mary Dore
Syllabi
- Feminist Action Brigade Book Club
- Feminism 101 reading list by Autostraddle
- Women in Computing History—includes readings on meritocracy
- A Time for Treason: see Feminist History, Reproductive Health, Trans and Queer Rights section