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Not to double rec, but recently just read the need for roots as well. It has some interesting critiques of Marx and exploration of what duty to others looks like amidst fascism. A bit dense in some of the parts where she’s delving into french history, and be for-warned she goes a spiritual direction at the end. Some recommend Oppression and Liberty over this one, but I haven’t read that one yet so can’t speak to it. (apologies again for not being super niche)
3d ago
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🔀slow down by kohei saito
let this radicalize you by kelly e. hayes and mariame kaba
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worn by sofi thanhouser
let this radicalize you by kelly e. hayes and mariame kaba
socialism or barbarism by rosa luxemburg
braiding sweetgrass by robin wall kimmerer
worn by sofi thanhouser
Oct 18, 2024
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I read the preface to the English Edition during my second year of college and proceeded to read the entire thing during the next years. It's quite dense, and goes into detail on a few historical and uses economy lingo that can be complicated to understand, a lot of paragraphs I had to read again and again. However, the most interesting aspect of the book is the dialogue between Marxist theory and Foucaut that the two authors are able to draw, alognside a psychoanalisys of the neoliberal subject.
It's a book I usually always have on my table to go back to and reference. I highly recommend especially to people who are interested in Foucault.
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📚i see you are reading machiavelli and i expect others can/will recommend you other classical political theory so i will recommend a mix of things that are not! those works can be useful but definitely should be read alongside a variety of other voices and perspectives
books:
- A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn - solid history book that intentionally avoids the nationalist lens in mainstream depictions of US history
- Our History Has Always Been Contraband ed. by Colin Kaepernick, Robin D. G. Kelley, and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor - great intro to Black social & political thought and the history of Black Studies
- Normal Life by Dean Spade - very dense, a critique of the gay rights movement by a trans lawyer
- Mutual Aid by Dean Spade & The Care Manifesto by The Care Collective - accessible, short books that criticize contemporary social services and div of labor in care work
- Elite Capture by Olúfémi O Táíwò - critique of identity politics - Transgender History by Susan Stryker - very accessible book on the history of trans politics and culture - The Souls of Black Folk by WEB Du Bois - foundational text for critical race theory
a few books on my tbr list i see freq recommended that you may find useful: - A People’s Guide to Capitalism by Hadas Thier - more accessible than Marx etc - Abolition. Feminism. Now. by Angela Davis, Gina Dent et al. - the overlap of feminism and prison abolition - The Case for Open Borders by John Washington - self-explanatory
- An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz - self-explanatory
- The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan - of its time but foundational 2nd wave feminist text
- The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein - self-explanatory - Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics by Marc Lamont Hill and Mitchell Plitnick - criticism of progressive left-wing politics inability to be consistent on Palestine some other misc media: - Democracy Now news station/podcast - far better than most mainstream media IMO - 5-4 podcast - fun, accessible critical analyses of supreme court cases - Southlake podcast - case study on modern right-wing school board politics in the US - Amended podcast (i have not finished yet) - more nuanced history of women’s fight for equality - The 1619 Project essay collection - uses a critical lens to analyze American historical figures and events - Working Class History & Making Gay History podcasts - self-explanatory
- 13th documentary dir. by Ava DuVernay - looks at the US prison system and the central role of racism in its construction/maintenance - Crip Camp documentary dir by James LeBrecht and Nicole Newnhan - follows part of the disability rights movement
- Elite Capture by Olúfémi O Táíwò - critique of identity politics - Transgender History by Susan Stryker - very accessible book on the history of trans politics and culture - The Souls of Black Folk by WEB Du Bois - foundational text for critical race theory
a few books on my tbr list i see freq recommended that you may find useful: - A People’s Guide to Capitalism by Hadas Thier - more accessible than Marx etc - Abolition. Feminism. Now. by Angela Davis, Gina Dent et al. - the overlap of feminism and prison abolition - The Case for Open Borders by John Washington - self-explanatory
- An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz - self-explanatory
- The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan - of its time but foundational 2nd wave feminist text
- The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein - self-explanatory - Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics by Marc Lamont Hill and Mitchell Plitnick - criticism of progressive left-wing politics inability to be consistent on Palestine some other misc media: - Democracy Now news station/podcast - far better than most mainstream media IMO - 5-4 podcast - fun, accessible critical analyses of supreme court cases - Southlake podcast - case study on modern right-wing school board politics in the US - Amended podcast (i have not finished yet) - more nuanced history of women’s fight for equality - The 1619 Project essay collection - uses a critical lens to analyze American historical figures and events - Working Class History & Making Gay History podcasts - self-explanatory
- 13th documentary dir. by Ava DuVernay - looks at the US prison system and the central role of racism in its construction/maintenance - Crip Camp documentary dir by James LeBrecht and Nicole Newnhan - follows part of the disability rights movement
Jun 17, 2024
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the only thing I make where I'm like, yeah I can just straight up eat this whole block of tofu. take silken tofu (i usually do straight out of the fridge or shelf stable packaging), put some green onions, garlic, chili (flakes, crisp, whatever), soy sauce, sugar, and pour hot oil over top. kind of feels like a science experiment and takes 10 mins to make.
ingredients don't have to be particular, sometimes I just do cold chili crisp or ginger scallion oil on the tofu.
good over rice with stir fry veggies or by itself
I linked a recipe from Sarah's Vegan Kitchen, she has a lot of cheap, easy, filling, vegan recipes
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🎮A collection of classic phone games, 2048, solitaire, water sort, plus so many more.
The best part is the app works fully offline in airplane mode so you can play without any ads
personally I like solitaire or chess
The best part is the app works fully offline in airplane mode so you can play without any ads
personally I like solitaire or chess