Recs if you like Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison...

ANTI: fascism, ai, nfts, Big Tech, billionaires, surveillance states, optimization, algorithms, bot farms, technofeudalism, enshittification, exploitation, extractionism, planned obsolescence PRO: organized labor, punk, analog, solidarity, free speech, friction, degrowth, experimentation, right to privacy, right to repair, diy, material process, mutual aid, ecological living, the human hand, the human mind

Looking for fiction? Check out The Big Bad Luddite Novel*.

nonfiction books to radicalize you about ICE & borders

*Note: I also have a list for abolishing prisons you should check out ❤️

Books from NBC's The Good Place.

"What matters isn't if people are good or bad. What matters is if they're trying to be better today than they were yesterday."

For when you want to live inside the brain wrinkle that Anna Maria Volkova folded for you while you read her novel, Games.

Nonfiction books that address criminal psychology, flaws with the justice system, and what is to be done about it.

Tired about the twisted, corrupt, cruel system we live in that advertises meritocratic „values“ at your face while in fact valuing capital and control over everything else, to the detriment of everyone else, but most of all those that are in need of basic necessities but Nooo The B***ionaires need the 50 ply organic locally grown grass fed chemical free sulfate free ad free HD ultra lite premium ecofriendly recyclable recyled child safe consumption safe 10-in-1 deluxe toiletpaper!

GOATs only (emphasis on literature of northeast north america)

A lot of books on here have been recommended from @kistreadsbooks on Tiktok! As he describes it, "history books to educate yourself on different eras and topics". Also adding books from @editorsarahadir on IG

works of non-fiction critiquing power in society, discussing existentialism and/or other topics at the forefront of the european scene in the 20th century. featuring the most important works of authors of various backgrounds, but all with ties to the continent, whether it be through their roots or genealogy of thought, needed to understand society today from a leftist perspective.

Some books I consider to be essential (or just really good) to understand the world from a sociological perspective. (Note: I am a Mexican sociologist so some of the books might be in their Spanish title) ( Note 2: I added that Louise Tilly book but I think that any other would also be a good alternative. I added her because I think she’s a great historian who really contributed to historic sociology)

Required reading in undergraduate design for social good. List curated from my class readings. Topics in design, philosophy, fashion, games, and more!

Thought-evokers