Blackshirts & Reds by Michael Parenti
Great primer by the GOAT himself (RIP). "Parenti shows how “rational fascism” renders service to capitalism, how corporate power undermines democracy, and how revolutions are a mass empowerment against the forces of exploitative privilege."
The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates
This is the book that inspired me to start a book club in the first place! Coates is a brilliant writer. This book blends journalism and memoir: he writes about his travels to Senegal, South Carolina, and Palestine, and how stories shape the world.
Principles of Communism by Friederich Engels
One of the first drafts preceding the Communist Manifesto. We read this between The Message & Mutual Aid as a quick one-week read to discuss the origins of the movement and how things have changed in the present day.
Mutual Aid by Dean Spade
"This book is about mutual aid: why it is so important, what it looks like, and how to do it. It provides a grassroots theory of mutual aid, describes how mutual aid is a crucial part of powerful movements for social justice, and offers concrete tools for organizing."
Right-Wing Women by Andrea Dworkin
"What does the Right offer to women? How does the Right mobilize women? Why is the Right succeeding in opposing women's rights? ... Dworkin demonstrates how the Right attempts both to exploit and to quiet women's deepest fears."
