May Day Books Blog

“Zombie Capitalism – Global Crisis and the Relevance of Marx,” by Chris Harman, 2009 Like Zizek’s book about the ‘ End Times ’ (reviewed bel...

“Global Slump – The Economics and Politics of Crisis and Resistance,” by David McNally, 2011 The recent crisis in capital has brought forth ...

“Enemy at the Gates,” by William Craig (2000) In 2001, ‘ Enemy at the Gates ’ was made into a film focused on the Soviet sniper Vassili Ziat...

“The Structural Crisis of Capital,” by István Mészáros, 2010   Mészáros / Mezaros is a former comrade of Georg Lukacs, who left Hungary in 1...

“In the Crossfire - Adventures of a Vietnamese Revolutionary,” by Ngo Van, 2010 . Most of the books available in the US on the struggles in ...

“Indian Country Noir,” edited by Sarah Cortez & Liz Martinez. Various Authors Indian country noir seems a redundant phrase. White Eart...

“Red State Rebels – Tales of Grassroots Resistance in the Heartland,” Edited by Joshua Frank and Jeffrey St. Clair, 2008 What is disappoint...

“Wall Street – Money Never Sleeps,” by Oliver Stone, 2010 If you were expecting a sequel to the original film, 1987’s “Wall Street,” you’ll ...

Clintonites, Republicans, Friedmanites, Reaganites, one progressive and a couple of innocuous clucks. Take a look at the Initial Obama Cabi...

Progressive Fiction – 1 Line Reviews: In order to respond to the massive interest in shorter reviews, I give you a fiction roundup that migh...

“… or the Marxists, working to undermine our Constitution.” – Jon Stewart, Saturday, October 30 at the “Rally to Restore Sanity and/of Fear”...

“To Serve God and Wal-Mart – the Making of Christian Free-Enterprise,” by Bethany Moreton, 2009 Bethany Moreton, an assistant professor at t...