Essential Leftist Books and Film
Discover essential leftist books and film in this curated reading list. Explore Naomi Klein’s The Shock Doctrine and Paul Buhle’s Wobblies! for critical insights on economics, activism, and radical history—perfect for building your revolutionary bookshelf.
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The Shock Doctrine
by Naomi Klein
In this groundbreaking alternative history of the most dominant ideology of our time, Milton Friedman's free-market economic revolution, Naomi Klein challenges the popular myth of this movement's peaceful global victory. From Chile in 1973 to Iraq today, Klein shows how Friedman and his followers have repeatedly harnessed terrible shocks and violence to implement their radical policies. As John Gray wrote in The Guardian, "There are very few books that really help us understand the present. The Shock Doctrine is one of those books."
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Wobblies!
by Paul Buhle
A vibrant history in graphic art of the Wobblies, published for the centenary of the founding of the Industrial Workers of the World.
