Hexbear can have a little electoralism, as a treat.
Davis, M. - Old Gods, New Enigmas: Marx's Lost Theory
In this collection of essays, Mike Davis explores Marx’s thoughts on two key questions of our time: Who can lead a revolutionary transformation of society? And what is the cause—and solution—of the environmental crisis? Davis searches Karl Marx’s works for a revolutionary paradigm capable of addressing these questions and argues that the history of worker-led uprisings in the late-modern period remains relevant to understanding how today’s “informal proletariat” might gain class consciousness and political agency.
Kaba, M. - We Do This Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organising and Transforming Justice
In this book, Mariame Kaba explores how ordinary people have the power to collectively free ourselves. With a foreword by Naomi Murakawa and chapters on seeking justice beyond the punishment system, transforming how we deal with harm and accountability, and finding hope in collective struggle for abolition, Kaba’s work is deeply rooted in the relentless belief that we can fundamentally change the world.
Grant, M. - Playing the Whore: The Work of Sex Work
In Playing the Whore, journalist Melissa Gira Grant argues for an overhaul in the way we think about sex work. Based on ten years of writing and reporting on the sex trade, and grounded in her experience as an organizer, advocate, and former sex worker, Playing the Whore dismantles pervasive myths about sex work, criticizes both conditions within the sex industry and its criminalization, and argues that separating sex work from the "legitimate" economy only harms those who perform sexual labor.
Figueroa Clark, V. - Salvador Allende: Revolutionary Democrat
Victor Figueroa Clark guides us through Allende's life and political project, answering some of the most frequently asked questions. Was he a revolutionary or a reformist? A bureaucrat or inspirational democrat? Figueroa Clark argues that Allende and the Popular Unity Party created a unique fusion which was both revolutionary and democratic. Forty years on, and with left governments back in power across Latin America, this book looks back at the man and the process in order to draw vital lessons for the left in Latin America and around the world today.
Mike Davis has stopped his cancer treatments, so this might be the last time to read one of his books while he's still alive.
I already voted, but I forgot to suggest a title for a future book club: Socialist States and the Environment: Lessons for an Ecosocialist Future - Salvatore Engel-di Mauro (2021).
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State and revolution. Do it, cowards
We did this one during the Reddit days, I still have the megathreads saved as html downloads somewhere
@EvenRedderCloud how do you feel about revisiting the classics, maybe in December?
Fine, but I reserve my right to shit on Vladimir "the only way I know how to make an argument is by misquoting Marx and Engels and calling everybody a philistine" Lenin.
Alright! Sorry I haven't been around; I've been pretty busy toward the end of the summer. Hoping to get back in the swing of things!
blood in my eye by george jackson you
We’ve done blood in my eye and it made me aware of the deeply uncomfortable fact that we already live in a fascist state
crackers
Fair
I also read Soledad Brother which I liked but the bits where he was wanting to slide his tongue between Angela Davis' tooth gap didn't really need to be in there.
Imagine Marx interpersing creepy romance asides about Engels’ beard in Capital
Didn't we have a Marx/Engels fanfic as a reading a couple of prides ago?
hoping for 'We do this til we free us' just cuz i started it a little while ago, and it's sitting on my nightstand, and I want to finish it so i can give it to my friend who i said could have it when I finish...