Recs if you like Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty...

Non-fiction books that should make you: Re-contextualize your place in the world. Reassess the framework of your life. Strive to be radically kind. Pursue positive change. Become an anarchist, anit-capitalist, anti-fascist, anti-racist, etc. || My list is very North American centric and I would love global recommendations ||

All of his picks since 2008, both summer reading lists and yearly round-ups.

microhistory: the intensive historical investigation of a well defined smaller unit of research (such as an event, community, individual or a settlement); it aspires to "ask large questions in small places"

A harrowing examination of the times when science abandoned ethics in the name of progress. These books document the exploitation of vulnerable bodies, exposing the systemic racism, sexism, ableism, and unchecked power that have historically hidden behind the white coat. These are the true stories of the "evil scientists" who operated not in gothic castles, but in government and university settings getting paid to make the rich richer.

Intersectional books about anti-capitalism, economic injustice, and imagining better futures of interdependence and reciprocity

If you're looking to read something that will radicalize you...this is the list for you. Signed, your fave community organizer

reading is political.

recs welcome!

Books about how systems of inequality are constructed and maintained.

A mix of reader favorites and editorial picks from The New York Times—100 books that defined the 21st century.

History is really just a convenient story if it's the government or a company pushing the narrative. Investigative and alternative perspectives to popular history.

How big pharma, medical insurance, and the entirety of the medical industrial complex is designed to kill you (& what we can do about it)

A juicy lineup of books about corporate chaos; where billion-dollar companies make extremely questionable decisions and somehow think no-one will notice them. From scandals and cover-ups these books spill the beans on what really happens behind the scenes.

List is a work in progress!

these are books that i think are imperative for a compassionate, empathetic, understanding, proactive healthcare workforce cause they won’t teach you this in school. please suggest more you think should be here!!

Nonfiction accounts of companies doing horrible things, with an emphasis on exposing/analyzing the decisions and processes that led up to catastrophe. Mainly focused on specific incidents/companies rather than books describing general industry patterns. I've read some books on this list, others are TBR. Recs welcome!

I'm working on curating a list of fiction and nonfiction that deals with topics of censorship, propaganda, and the spread of misinformation as part of a personal curriculum, and I invite you all to join me on this journey. Feel free to leave more recommendations!

real stories just as strange and entertaining as fiction

NYT Top 100 of the 21st Century: Reader's Choice. In order as published in 2024

Books where avarice is a central theme.