In an age of global pandemics, escalating xenophobic rhetoric and policies, and bipartisan support for genocide, the stark limitations of US “democracy” are clearer than ever. This system works as intended: benefitting corporations and the mega-rich at the expense of everyone else.
We’ve put together a reading list of books that examine the policies, practices, and histories that undergird this so-called “democracy,” and put forward analysis and strategies for building an actually democratic society and winning freedom from exploitation and oppression.