non-fiction books for smart leftist babes
created by harrowclare
last updated January, 2026
Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI
Karen Hao
Orientalism: Western Conceptions of the Orient
Edward W. Said
White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color
Ruby Hamad
Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
Layla F. Saad
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness
Austin Channing Brown
Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times
Carolina De Robertis
Ten Myths About Israel
Ilan PappĂŠ
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
Naomi Klein
Their Borders, Our World: Building New Solidarities with Palestine
Mahdi Sabbagh
Displaced in Gaza: Stories from the Gaza Genocide
Yousef M Aljamal
Perfect Victims: And the Politics of Appeal
Mohammed El-Kurd
Unbuild Walls: Why Immigrant Justice Needs Abolition
Silky Shah
Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Palestine in a World on Fire
Katherine Natanel
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement
Angela Y. Davis
The Black Antifascist Tradition: Fighting Back from Anti-Lynching to Abolition
Jeanelle K. Hope
From the River to the Sea: Essays for a Free Palestine
Sai Englert
Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities
Rebecca Solnit
Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care (Abolitionist Papers)
Kelly Hayes
Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else)
OlĂşfáşšĚmi O. TĂĄĂwò
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