May Day Books Blog

“Anarchism and its Aspirations” – by Cindy Milstein, 2010 This short book has been described as a good introduction to modern anarchism. I’v...

James-Younger Gang Attempt to Rob Northfield Bank – 1876; Reenactment in Northfield, September 11, 2011 I stopped by Northfield this weekend...

The American Jobs Bill Speech, Thursday, September 8. Since the Simpson- Bowles Commission released its findings in December 2010, the bi-p...

“Politics Noir – Thirteen Dark Tales from the Corridors of Power” – Various Authors, 2011 Fiction provides a window into the ‘memes’ floatin...

“Monopoly Capital” by Baran & Sweezy, 1966 This classic of American Marxism, written in a clear, somewhat dull style unlike the someti...

“The Law of Worldwide Value,” Samir Amin, 1978/2010 And “Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics and the Global Crisis of American Ca...

Obama Set to 'Fold' Too Well, if you’ve been trying to follow the accident on the Potomac, good luck. It’s like a crashing plane zig...

Lockout Over - Dayton Blinks, then Dayton Collapses Well, the sad, sorry story of the state government shutdown in Minnesota is nearly over....

“Reviving the Strike” by Joe Burns, 2011 Joe Burns hits the nail on the head. A local activist and officer in many different unions, Burns ...

Just Kids,” by Patti Smith, 2011 This is the story of Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe. It’s not a biography so much as an homage to a ti...

"In and Out of the Working Class," Michael D Yates, 2009 Yates is a well-known left economist in the U.S., one of only two Mar...

Film: “Tree of Life” – Terrence Malick, 2011 Malick is one of these American film auteurs that is somewhat of a hidden legend, like JD Salin...