Revolution Manifesto The Autobiography of Malcolm X Freedom is a Constant Struggle Are Prisons Obsolete? Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning This Changes Everything
I’ve read some of Angela Davis’s essays and shes brilliant- so I need to get to her books soon. I’m getting more into non-fiction this year and particularly want to focus on books about activism, feminism and institutionalised racism so I really appreciate this video.
rewatching this and I wanted to let u know that this video was actually my first introduction to leftist/socialist politics! I’ve been learning a lot abt political theory & communism since then so thank u for making this vid!
Thank you so much for doing this! For everyone who's seeking direction in the current situation, myself more than included, theory is an awesome channel to go down. Thank you for constant, constructive activism: you're an inspiration to everyone and you've led me to question my own assumptions and push my horizons ever since I've known you. Way to go! Keep fighting the good fight!
I don't know how many of you are acquainted with Arundhati Roy, but I would suggest you read two of her non-fiction books, Listening to Grasshopper and Azadi. This is a great way to learn about the capitalist scenario in India.
I do love reading nonfiction and have found some good recommendations here! I have had Malcolm X's book on my tbr forever and I NEED to get to it. Angela Y Davis sounds like she really knows how to write well and show comparisons and complexity in an understanding way that is emotional too and not too robot and nonsensitive. Minor Feelings sounds amazing too!
One of my first introductions to socialism was a Jack London book called The Iron Heel. Though my recommendation is fiction, when I read, I found so many things that happen now in this world and in this time.
Love your recs and your need to be critical in your thinking. Can I suggest a few too? Social Justice in the City by David Harvey (a revolutionary text for political economy geography, pretty dense read tho), Planet of Slums by Mike Davis (tho this one is a bit of a downer 😄😭), A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety by Sarah Ray Jacquette (something I use to not burn out after reading/working👍🏼), and last one, This Place: 150 Years Retold by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm (a graphic novel of stories of Indigenous People of 'Canada', many different stories and a final cool story set in the future) 😁
I adore this video so much. I am going to read all of these books eventually in my lifetime. I was wondering if you have any young adult non fiction recommendations that are like the same topic as the books in this video? I’m a young adult and I try to read adult non fiction but I just don’t understand what the books are trying to say lol
I totally understand this. Reading adult nonfiction can be really difficult- there's a graphic novel version of Malcom X's autobiography that I've heard is good, and I think the books with the easiest reading level might be Minor Feelings and This Changes Everything, they're modern books that are written pretty colloquially. A couple /easier/ nonfiction reads about race are So You Want To Talk About Race and Between The World And Me. To be honest I think all of the books I mentioned in this video are reader-friendly, you kind of just have to get used to the language OR find an audiobook. I read Angela Davis' Freedom Is A Constant Struggle via audiobook, which Davis herself voiced, and it was like listening to her speeches. Hope this helps!
Thank you for this list. These are amazing recommendations and I look forward to reading these books. I would also recommend an essay by Albert Einstein titled "Why Socialism?". It's a short 5 minute read and it's searchable online.
I am wanting to begin reading leftist books however, if I do this I also want to read and understand the opposing perspectives. Do you have recommendations?
I'm searching for more books that belong to social issues, their causes and solutions, organizations that work for them, and new ideas about solving social issues.
Wow, the books you mentioned are pretty amazing! Although I have one constructive criticism: you didn't mention any book regarding socialist economics or worker's self-management/democracy. Books that critique the Capitalist economy and provide an alternative are pretty important too in my opinion Also, you're right, black civil rights figures (Malcolm X, Angela Davis, etc) , their image, and their radical ideologies are "sanitized" by the media, by removing their radical ideologies that critique society from them. MLK is the biggest example. Lots of people know him for his "I have a dream" speech or"don't judge by the color of skin" thing but nobody remembers that he was a socialist, & the biggest critic of the United States's imperialist crimes, he was also Pro-Vietnam during Vietnam war and a STAUNCH anti-capitalist
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@@nvizible I think it's important to realize that both sides want the same thing: prosperity and freedom. To say that one side is completely correct implies that all of their ideas are perfect. I don't know of anything that exists without flaw, so it is safe to say that democrats are to some degree wrong. It is only by exploring new ideas that we expand the horizon of possibilities that will bring us closer to freedom and prosperity.
@@nvizible also, people change their mind not based on fact, but emotion. Many Republicans live in fear of their traditions being changed, and this makes them even more adamant in their beliefs. If we want to create true change, we must connect with them on an even deeper level than facts: understanding. Just trying to understand and showing them empathy can go a long way in changing their minds.
@@dwanejohnson3772 I agree with you. I think it makes me more informed and better able to formulate a persuasive argument if I know both sides of the story, regardless of which side I support.
