Essential resources for today – six readings everyone should grab!
Book Review
Celebrating the bottom-up evolution of language
Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English in review.
I Saw Death Coming
The overthrow of Reconstruction, and how it shapes today’s racist violence.
The ongoing annexation of Australia, the “Southern Continent”
Exploring the unresolved history of the unacknowledged war, conquest and dispossession of the many First Nations of the Australian continent
Black reparations: a vision for achieving real justice
Poet and socialist feminist organizer Nellie Wong reviews a “refreshing take on both the issue and the collective work ahead.”
Proposing a pathway forward in the fight for Black lives
Reviewer and anti-police brutality activist Lee Gill “cannot recommend this pamphlet enough to anyone committed to true, far-reaching revolutionary action.”
Chelsea Manning’s memoir: README.txt
Chelsea Manning, a high-profile transgender activist and whistleblower, finally gets the chance to tell her story in her own words.
His Name Is George Floyd
Black journalists Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa describe with warmth and respect Floyd’s personal history and the movement his death reenergized.
How US genocide and bigotry shaped Nazi race law
Review of the bombshell book Hitler’s American Model.
The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye: A multi-issue manifesto for transgender justice
The Transgender Issue is a sophisticated and compelling argument for justice, demanding that the scapegoating of transgender people must stop!