Recs if you like How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States...

This list critically examines the history of U.S. intervention in other countries, unpacking not only regime changes, but how it’s sold to the public. These books explore the political, economic, and strategic interests driving U.S. intervention, the manufactured consent that make it palatable at home, and the severe consequences and destabilization that inevitably follow abroad.

Ps. This is my first list so I’d appreciate any feedback & recommendations of reads to add

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

A list of books that may appear to be progressive from the blurb, but in fact espouse pro-capitalist, neoliberal views. PLEASE POST YOUR RECS! -- Inspired by @Allana's review of "The Privatization of Everything". --

nonfiction books to radicalize you about ICE & borders

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

Project 2025 of the Trump administration included 18 mentions of Venezuela along with China, North Korea and Russia "The US has an opportunity to lead these democratic nations in the fight against these external pressures" The list includes historical books with the addition of a few works of fiction based on stories of a similar political climate, the main themes being • The US history of enforcing foreign governments • The economics of an "empire" • The media of expansion and propaganda

reading is political.

recs welcome!

fuck 🧊 and borders in general. demilitarize our cities. free palestine.

nonfiction works that deal with maps and cartography, their history, and their impact on our world

books to read on 4th of july and beyond. politics/history/social issues, let me know if you have any suggestions!

ecological feministical marxistical critical theoretical international

The history that didn’t make it into our textbooks. Stories centered on Indigenous, Black, and Global South voices. No whitewashed timelines. Just truth, context, and the receipts.

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What I was taught does not explain the world as I am witnessing it. So I compiled this list as a personal curriculum for histories that are critical of empire and capitalism, and actually shows us how we got here.

The list is not comprehensive, but I hope it helps people identify the gaps in their own historical education!

Books to help understand and grapple with the current fall of the US into a fascist white supremacist autocratic state. How did we get here? Is anyone else seeing this? What do we do now? For those people who feel less panicky if they have an explanation for the absolutely baffling. Mostly non-fiction but with a few chillingly accurate fiction adds.

A growing collection of books that can help to better understand the past, present, and perhaps future of the US.

History repeats, and most of us need an education.

Includes classics on American history & contemporary looks at the many -ism’s that consume us. Some microhistories are also thrown in. See them as case studies.

This list is by no means exhaustive. Feel free to comment other titles!

This is a collection of books from @bisexualbookshelf that examine power, history, and liberation across interconnected struggles.

A primer for filling in the gaps school definitely missed.

On the political and socioeconomic subjugation of the Global Majority World by Western Powers, particularly the USA as well as the history of these regions.

These are books I’ve started reading and/or plan to read.

History teaches everything, including the future - Lamartine

While non-fiction can be difficult to get into, I am forever on the hunt for stories that are easy to sink my teeth into. This curation has POVs from many different countries and walks of life. Stay tuned cause I'm always adding more!