Books for changing the world
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Preparing for Trump's Assault on Child Welfare
Don Lash: "The threats of Trumpism may seem removed from the struggles within the child welfare system. Sooner or later, however, those struggles will have to join the wider resistance to the Trump regime." -
The Russian Revolution Reading List from Haymarket Books
To mark the centenary of the 1917 Russian Revolution, Haymarket Books offers a reading list that showcases the promise, highlights the potential, and analyzes the shortcomings and ultimate downfall of the first successful workers’ revolution in history. -
The Death Agony of the Monarchy: Russia on the Eve of Revolution
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicated a hundred years ago today, bringing to an end three centuries of Romanov rule. In this extract from his History of the Russian Revolution, Trotsky describes the final days of Imperial Russia. Incompetent, vain, and almost comically ignorant of the historic events unfolding around it, the Tsarist regime fell, in Trotsky's words, "like rotten fruit." -
Women's Liberation reading guide from Haymarket Books
In solidarity with the Women's Strike on International Women's Day, we offer a reading guide on the history and politics of women's liberation, to learn from past struggles, and to prepare for the many struggles to come. -
Donald Trump and Capitalism's Next Crisis
Donald Trump's economic policies are designed to boost the profitability of capital, but they're increasing the risk of a global slump.