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The CNT in the Spanish Revolution, Volume 1

politicalmediareview — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:02:18 +0000

The Spanish anarchist movement and revolution of the late 1930s are undoubtedly the historical force and context most praised by Western anarchists. In absolute numbers, in proportion of the overall population they were part of, and in the radical transformation they accomplished in much of Spanish society, the reputation is well deserved.

Drawing The Line Once Again: Paul Goodman’s Anarchist Writings

politicalmediareview — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:47:20 +0000

While relatively unknown today, Paul Goodman was one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. In books like Growing Up Absurd, published in 1960, Goodman captured the zeitgeist of his era, catapulting himself to the forefront of American intellectual life

So Much Pretty

politicalmediareview — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:33:55 +0000

I picked up So Much Pretty looking to escape the world and its many disappointments. What I found instead was a story that could very well happen in my community, to my friends, to their children...a terrifying prospect. And yet, I kept reading. As the suspense mounted, as a girl went missing, as the chapters began to be numbered as police evidence, I could not turn away

In the Crossfire: Adventures of a Vietnamese Revolutionary

politicalmediareview — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:16:46 +0000

There is a sub-genre of science fiction called alternative history, which consists of works such as Philip K. Dick’s The Man in the High Castle, in which Germany wins World War II, and Hitler becomes the ruler of the U.S. Works of this type offer a counterfactual version of past events

White Riot: Punk Rock and the Politics of Race

politicalmediareview — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:24:41 +0000

Thursday, September 22, 2011, I headed out by bike to ride up to Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where my buddy Ron and I planned to attend the book party for Stephen Duncombe and Max Tremblay's new work, White Riot, a collection of first-person writing, lyrics, letters to zines, and analyses of punk history on issues of racial identity.

Green is the New Red

politicalmediareview — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:10:55 +0000

Scare tactics are very effective in a culture of fear. And if the United States government has been successful in one aspect of the culture, it’s creating a climate of fear.

Truths Among Us: Conversations on Building a New Culture

politicalmediareview — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 05:57:17 +0000

Truths Among Us: Conversations on Building a New Culture is an important collection of in-depth interviews that prolific author Derrick Jensen conducted with a handful of radical thinkers you should become more familiar with if you’re not already.