Political Media Review

From Regeneration Through Violence to Settlers, many sobering works have given attention to the unusual relationship religion has served in undergirding oppression and the passive as well as active support among keepers of the faith for brutal policies.

The belief higher education is about the spirit of inquiry and exploring ideas has been central to education itself for centuries. Consider where many young people first encountered great literature, thoroughgoing thinkers and spaces for political debate.

Contemporary introductions to anarchism are rare considering the veritable explosion of interest in anarchism since the Battle of Seattle (when a loose coalition of trade unionists, environmentalists, anarchists, animal advocates, and many others shut down the World Trade Organization’s conference in 1999).

In mid-January, I received a mass email asking me to donate $10 for bottled water and other supplies for participants in an important immigrant rights march in Phoenix.

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.

Palast’s Armed Madhouse (2007) is a witty but hard hitting critique on some of the recent political news stories in the past few years. Most of the book is spent probing the missed opportunities that occurred during President George W. Bush’s administration.

It is impossible to come in contact with commercial media and not be exposed to the specter of criminal justice as entertainment. Turn on the news and you can see car chases. Turn on afternoon fare and it is syndicated reality shows featuring people being chased down by police.