May Day Books Blog

CLASSY! You either have it or you don’t.   Class that is.  ‘Classy’ actually means knowing what class or part of a class you are in, or we...

"Viva Zapata," film by Elia Kazan, 1952 In the U.S. we don’t talk much about revolution.   If we do, it’s always in its count...

"Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” by Philip K Dick, 1968 I think I know people who are really androids.   Their lack of aff...

"Monsters of the Market," by David McNally, 2013 If you feel exhausted at the end of the work day, your eyes are tired and blu...

I'm A Gettin’ Gone on the 17th?  Do we need to get our helmets on?     After all, Michelle Bachmann thinks the end times are at hand...

"What It Is Like To Go To War,” by Karl Marlantes, 2011 This book could be used as a primer by intelligent members of the U.S. mi...

"Something in the Air,” (‘Apres Mai’) film by Olivier Assayas, 2012 This almost coming-of-age story examines the lives of a group ...

Is the ACA Worth Defending? I don’t really talk about the Republican Party because it is like discussing the Nazi’s before they took power...

"Salt Sugar Fat – How the Food Giants Hooked Us,” by Michael Moss, 2013 Part of upbringing, low-income or ignorance is eating what ...