May Day Books Blog

“Tropic of Chaos – Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence,” by Christian Parenti , 2011 Well, this book shoots that theory of ‘s...

“The Invisible Handcuffs of Capitalism – How Market Tyranny Stifles the Economy by Stunting Workers,” by Michael Perelman, 2011. I imagine...

Hungary Heads Into the Horthyite Past If the EU, Bloomberg and oh my, Paul Krugman are talking about you, something must be right – or wron...

“Tremé” – Season One, 2010 High-end pay cable has always been off limits as some kind of frivolity expense, where you waste money paying f...

“Debt – the First 5,000 Years,” by David Graeber , 2011 This magisterial work by a pro-Occupy professor from Goldsmiths University in the ...

The Dharma Bums, by Jack Kerouac, 1958 Jack Kerouac wrote a bunch of books in the fifties, using his ‘automatic’ writing style, like a jaz...

The 5% and the 10% and the 20% The well known 1% figure used by Occupy Wall Street was first popularized by Joseph Stiglitz , a Keynesian. H...

"The Dark Side of Christian History," by Helen Ellerbe, 1995 This short history of the truly dark ages, written by a pagan femin...

Namoi Wolf - Guardian, November 26, 2011 - Excerpts: “Wonkette and Washingtonsblog.com reported that the Mayor of Oakland acknowledged th...

“Fear of the Animal Planet – the Hidden History of Animal Resistance,” by Jason Hribal, 2010 In this somewhat poorly-organized book, Hriba...

Militarized "police" in Chapel Hill, North Carolina advancing on Occupy protesters who had squatted in an empty car dealership. No...

“Waiter Rant – Thanks for the Tip – Confessions of a Cynical Waiter,” by Steve Dublanica, 2008 Workers don’t usually tell their tales. Well...

What Piper Plays the Tune? Certainly not Syd Barrett. This week George Papandreou advocated allowing the Greek people to vote on whether to...