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Clandestine Crossings: Migrants and Coyotes on the Texas-Mexico Border

politicalmediareview — Thu, 05 May 2011 02:01:01 +0000

Among the villains in the crosshairs of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) 2012 Fiscal Year budget are coyotes, the “smugglers” migrants often hire to help them enter the United States without authorization.

Social Stratification in Central Mexico, 1500-2000

politicalmediareview — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:20:11 +0000

Class is oftentimes as much about self-identification as it is about actual ceremony and recognition from others. How one sees oneself in the class order is intoxicating for some people.

You Don’t Play With Revolution: The Montreal Lectures of C. L. R. James

politicalmediareview — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:59:27 +0000

Renowned as an anti-colonial theorist, intellectual and political activist, C. L. R. James has written books that represent some of the most daring anti-capitalist works of the 20th century. He is best appreciated for pushing readings of Marx beyond what even Marx himself may have originally envisioned.

Colectivo Solidario, El anarcosindicalismo español. Una historia en imagenes

politicalmediareview — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:25:03 +0000

Marking the centenary of Solidaridad Obrera, this extensive graphic history of the Spanish libertarian tradition is one of the most recent books published by the Confederación Sindical Solidaridad Obrera.

Wobblies and Zapatistas: Conversations on Anarchism, Marxism, and Radical History

politicalmediareview — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:13:02 +0000

Wobblies and Zapatistas is basically a long conversation between Grubacic and Lynd about building bridges between the best traditions within anarchism and Marxism written for modern militants, revolutionaries, and working people. It is a series of provocations, led by Grubacic as he asks Lynd probing questions about radical practice contemporarily and historically.

No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies

politicalmediareview — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:35:13 +0000

After reading No Logo, you may feel that Bill Hicks was understating things a little: by the end of the first chapter you'll be en route to the nearest McDonalds with a crate of Molotov cocktails. No Logo is a book about brands, which means it's a book about popular culture - Golden Arches, the Nike "swoosh", Tommy Hilfiger jackets and Starbucks coffee. It's about the television you watch and the newspapers you read, the theme parks you visit and the films you go to see. It's about magazines and rock music, universities and the Internet. In short, it's a book about everyday reality - or, rather, what lies behind it.

Labor Law for the Rank and Filer: Building Solidarity While Staying Clear of the Law

politicalmediareview — Wed, 20 May 2009 02:32:09 +0000

Romantic though it seems, the life of labor organizers and unions is messy. Most everyone is familiar with the firings for union organizing from which many a motion picture has borrowed from as grist. But such high drama can easily be avoided by bosses who understand the law and manipulate missteps to their advantage.