✊ Anti-Corporate Movements

Explorations of organized resistance to corporate dominance in politics, culture, and daily life, questioning who truly benefits from the modern economy.

The People's Business

by Lee Drutman • 2004

Corporations are not people, yet they won human rights and bought the democracy that created them.

4.33

🏛️ Corporate Accountability ⚖️ Corporate Personhood 💰 Money In Politics 🕴️ Shareholder Primacy 🐙 Regulatory Capture

The People's Business 92%

Corporations are not people, yet they won human rights and bought the democracy that created them.

by Lee Drutman 2004

4.33

12 ratings

🏛️ Corporate Accountability ⚖️ Corporate Personhood 💰 Money In Politics 🕴️ Shareholder Primacy 🐙 Regulatory Capture

Corporation Nation

by Charles Derber • 1998

The biggest threat to American democracy isn't in the White House. It's in the corner office.

3.74

🏢 Corporate Power 💰 Corporate Welfare 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism 🗳️ Economic Democracy ✊ Labor Movements

Corporation Nation 91%

The biggest threat to American democracy isn't in the White House. It's in the corner office.

by Charles Derber 1998

3.74

65 ratings

🏢 Corporate Power 💰 Corporate Welfare 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism 🗳️ Economic Democracy ✊ Labor Movements

Culture Jam

by Kalle Lasn • 1999

The inside of your head is a billboard. Here is the spray paint.

3.63

2k+

🛒 Consumer Culture 🏢 Corporate Power 📺 Media Criticism 📢 Advertising Critique 🎭 Situationist Theory

Culture Jam 91%

The inside of your head is a billboard. Here is the spray paint.

by Kalle Lasn 1999

3.63

2k+ ratings

🛒 Consumer Culture 🏢 Corporate Power 📺 Media Criticism 📢 Advertising Critique 🎭 Situationist Theory

No Logo

by Naomi Klein • 2000

Products became logos, logos became lifestyles, and public life became a mall.

3.89

33k+

🌐 Corporate Globalization 🛒 Consumer Culture 🏭 Labor Exploitation ✊ Anti-Globalization 🔗 Global Supply Chains

No Logo 91%

Products became logos, logos became lifestyles, and public life became a mall.

by Naomi Klein 2000

3.89

33k+ ratings

🌐 Corporate Globalization 🛒 Consumer Culture 🏭 Labor Exploitation ✊ Anti-Globalization 🔗 Global Supply Chains

Consequences of Capitalism

by Noam Chomsky • 2020

The system that breeds inequality also engineers the discontent that threatens to bring it down.

4.33

2k+

🏛️ Political Economy 📺 Media Criticism ✊ Anti-Capitalism 🏦 Neoliberalism 🗳️ Democratic Decline

Consequences of Capitalism 90%

The system that breeds inequality also engineers the discontent that threatens to bring it down.

by Noam Chomsky 2020

4.33

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 📺 Media Criticism ✊ Anti-Capitalism 🏦 Neoliberalism 🗳️ Democratic Decline

Earth Democracy

by Vandana Shiva • 2005

The enclosure of common land never ended. It just moved to seeds, water, and biodiversity.

3.97

749

🍽️ Food Politics 🌍 Anti-Globalization ⚖️ Environmental Justice 🏞️ The Commons 🏢 Corporate Power

Earth Democracy 90%

The enclosure of common land never ended. It just moved to seeds, water, and biodiversity.

by Vandana Shiva 2005

3.97

749 ratings

🍽️ Food Politics 🌍 Anti-Globalization ⚖️ Environmental Justice 🏞️ The Commons 🏢 Corporate Power

Cheaponomics

by Michael S. Carolan • 2014

Every low price hides a bill you are already paying, just not at the register.

3.65

💸 Externalized Costs 🛒 Consumer Capitalism 🏢 Corporate Power 🌽 Food Politics 🤝 Sharing Economy

Cheaponomics 90%

Every low price hides a bill you are already paying, just not at the register.

by Michael S. Carolan 2014

3.65

20 ratings

💸 Externalized Costs 🛒 Consumer Capitalism 🏢 Corporate Power 🌽 Food Politics 🤝 Sharing Economy

The New Rulers of the World

by John Pilger • 2002

The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.

4.14

1k+

🏴 Anti-Imperialism 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📰 Media Criticism 📡 Propaganda Studies 🌐 Globalization Critique

The New Rulers of the World 90%

The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.

by John Pilger 2002

4.14

1k+ ratings

🏴 Anti-Imperialism 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📰 Media Criticism 📡 Propaganda Studies 🌐 Globalization Critique

Occupy

by Noam Chomsky • 2012

Occupy's tents came down. The national argument it started about concentrated wealth never stopped.

3.59

2k+

🪙 Income Inequality 🗳️ Money In Politics 🏗️ Movement Building 🏢 Corporate Power 🏭 Economic Democracy

Occupy 90%

Occupy's tents came down. The national argument it started about concentrated wealth never stopped.

by Noam Chomsky 2012

3.59

2k+ ratings

🪙 Income Inequality 🗳️ Money In Politics 🏗️ Movement Building 🏢 Corporate Power 🏭 Economic Democracy

Fight Oligarchy

by Bernie Sanders • 2025

Three billionaires behind one president. The diagnosis of American oligarchy, and the cure.

4.36

4k+

🏛️ American Oligarchy 💰 Wealth Inequality 🏢 Corporate Power ✊ Grassroots Organizing 👷 Working Class Politics

Fight Oligarchy 90%

Three billionaires behind one president. The diagnosis of American oligarchy, and the cure.

by Bernie Sanders 2025

4.36

4k+ ratings

🏛️ American Oligarchy 💰 Wealth Inequality 🏢 Corporate Power ✊ Grassroots Organizing 👷 Working Class Politics

It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism

by Bernie Sanders • 2023

The 0.1% own more than the bottom 90%. That outcome is not a bug in American capitalism.

4.10

8k+

🇺🇸 American Progressivism 📉 Economic Inequality ✊ Labor Unions 🏥 Universal Healthcare 🌹 Democratic Socialism

It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism Summary

It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism 90%

The 0.1% own more than the bottom 90%. That outcome is not a bug in American capitalism.

by Bernie Sanders 2023

4.10

8k+ ratings

🇺🇸 American Progressivism 📉 Economic Inequality ✊ Labor Unions 🏥 Universal Healthcare 🌹 Democratic Socialism

The System

by Robert B. Reich • 2020

An oligarchy replaced American democracy. The forty-year playbook, and the path to taking it apart.

4.28

4k+

🏛️ Political Economy 💰 Money In Politics 📉 Economic Inequality 🏢 Corporate Power 🗳️ Democratic Reform

The System 90%

An oligarchy replaced American democracy. The forty-year playbook, and the path to taking it apart.

by Robert B. Reich 2020

4.28

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 💰 Money In Politics 📉 Economic Inequality 🏢 Corporate Power 🗳️ Democratic Reform

Go Woke, Go Broke

by Charles Gasparino • 2024

How Disney, Budweiser, and Target lost billions betting their customers wanted progressive politics.

3.81

178

📋 Corporate Governance ✊ Corporate Activism 🏛️ Free Market Advocacy 📊 ESG Investing 💼 Shareholder Capitalism

Go Woke, Go Broke 90%

How Disney, Budweiser, and Target lost billions betting their customers wanted progressive politics.

by Charles Gasparino 2024

3.81

178 ratings

📋 Corporate Governance ✊ Corporate Activism 🏛️ Free Market Advocacy 📊 ESG Investing 💼 Shareholder Capitalism

Chokepoint Capitalism

by Rebecca Giblin • 2022

A few corporations hold the gates between artists and audiences. The plan to pry them open.

4.25

1k+

🧠 Creative Industries 💻 Digital Platforms 🏢 Corporate Power ⚖️ Copyright Reform 🤝 Collective Bargaining

Chokepoint Capitalism 90%

A few corporations hold the gates between artists and audiences. The plan to pry them open.

by Rebecca Giblin 2022

4.25

1k+ ratings

🧠 Creative Industries 💻 Digital Platforms 🏢 Corporate Power ⚖️ Copyright Reform 🤝 Collective Bargaining

Controligarchs

by Seamus Bruner • 2023

A trillion-dollar global elite is using crises to control your food, money, and speech.

4.10

271

🌐 Global Elites 💰 Billionaire Class 🚫 Anti-Globalism 📹 Digital Surveillance 🧐 Philanthropy Critique

Controligarchs 89%

A trillion-dollar global elite is using crises to control your food, money, and speech.

by Seamus Bruner 2023

4.10

271 ratings

🌐 Global Elites 💰 Billionaire Class 🚫 Anti-Globalism 📹 Digital Surveillance 🧐 Philanthropy Critique

Requiem for the American Dream

by Noam Chomsky • 2017

Inequality isn't a bug. It's a feature, engineered through media, regulation, and economic policy.

4.21

4k+

⚖️ Wealth Inequality 🇺🇸 American Politics 📊 Neoliberalism 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📺 Media And Power

Requiem for the American Dream 89%

Inequality isn't a bug. It's a feature, engineered through media, regulation, and economic policy.

by Noam Chomsky 2017

4.21

4k+ ratings

⚖️ Wealth Inequality 🇺🇸 American Politics 📊 Neoliberalism 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📺 Media And Power

The Speech

by Bernie Sanders • 2010

The floor speech that indicted tax cuts, trade deals, and deregulation for gutting the middle class.

4.20

916

📊 Economic Inequality 🏢 Corporate Power 🗳️ Progressive Politics 📉 Wall Street Critique 💵 Campaign Finance

The Speech 89%

The floor speech that indicted tax cuts, trade deals, and deregulation for gutting the middle class.

by Bernie Sanders 2010

4.20

916 ratings

📊 Economic Inequality 🏢 Corporate Power 🗳️ Progressive Politics 📉 Wall Street Critique 💵 Campaign Finance

The Wal-Mart Effect

by Charles Fishman • 2006

200,000 gallons of pickles a week: the hidden cost behind the lowest sticker price.

3.84

4k+

🏬 Big-Box Retail 🔗 Supply Chain 💼 Corporate Power 🛒 Consumer Ethics 👷 Labor Exploitation

The Wal-Mart Effect 89%

200,000 gallons of pickles a week: the hidden cost behind the lowest sticker price.

by Charles Fishman 2006

3.84

4k+ ratings

🏬 Big-Box Retail 🔗 Supply Chain 💼 Corporate Power 🛒 Consumer Ethics 👷 Labor Exploitation

Bad Company

by Megan Greenwell • 2025

Private equity buys hospitals, newspapers, and homes with debt that falls on everyone except them.

4.03

5k+

🏢 Private Equity 📉 Economic Inequality ⚖️ Corporate Accountability 🔍 Investigative Journalism 🏛️ Regulatory Capture

Bad Company 89%

Private equity buys hospitals, newspapers, and homes with debt that falls on everyone except them.

by Megan Greenwell 2025

4.03

5k+ ratings

🏢 Private Equity 📉 Economic Inequality ⚖️ Corporate Accountability 🔍 Investigative Journalism 🏛️ Regulatory Capture

Capitalist Punishment

by Vivek Ramaswamy • 2023

Your retirement money is voting on climate mandates and social policy. You were never asked.

4.04

327

📋 Esg Investing 📊 Corporate Governance 🏦 Wall Street Critique ⚠️ Woke Capitalism 🏛️ Market Concentration

Capitalist Punishment 89%

Your retirement money is voting on climate mandates and social policy. You were never asked.

by Vivek Ramaswamy 2023

4.04

327 ratings

📋 Esg Investing 📊 Corporate Governance 🏦 Wall Street Critique ⚠️ Woke Capitalism 🏛️ Market Concentration

American Oligarchy

by Ron Formisano • 2017

Money buys policy, office converts to wealth, and crimes go unpunished in American government.

3.81

📛 Political Corruption 💰 Campaign Finance 🚪 Revolving Door 👔 White Collar Crime 🏛️ Plutocracy

American Oligarchy 89%

Money buys policy, office converts to wealth, and crimes go unpunished in American government.

by Ron Formisano 2017

3.81

31 ratings

📛 Political Corruption 💰 Campaign Finance 🚪 Revolving Door 👔 White Collar Crime 🏛️ Plutocracy

Nation on the Take

by Wendell Potter • 2016

Six billion dollars bought the 2012 election. This is what the donors got for their money.

3.97

126

💰 Money In Politics 🏛️ Corporate Lobbying 🗳️ Political Corruption ⛓️ Regulatory Capture 👑 Oligarchy

Nation on the Take 89%

Six billion dollars bought the 2012 election. This is what the donors got for their money.

by Wendell Potter 2016

3.97

126 ratings

💰 Money In Politics 🏛️ Corporate Lobbying 🗳️ Political Corruption ⛓️ Regulatory Capture 👑 Oligarchy

Rebel Sell

by Joseph Heath • 2004

The counterculture's war on consumerism is the consumer economy's greatest weapon.

3.84

2k+

🛒 Consumer Culture 🏆 Status Competition 🔄 Counterculture Critique 🎭 Cultural Capital 🚫 Anti-Consumerism

Rebel Sell 89%

The counterculture's war on consumerism is the consumer economy's greatest weapon.

by Joseph Heath 2004

3.84

2k+ ratings

🛒 Consumer Culture 🏆 Status Competition 🔄 Counterculture Critique 🎭 Cultural Capital 🚫 Anti-Consumerism

World Without Mind

by Franklin Foer • 2017

A counterculture dream of global harmony became a corporate machine for total surveillance.

3.63

2k+

🏢 Big Tech Critique 🧱 Monopoly Power 🤖 Algorithmic Control 📱 Attention Economy 🏪 Cultural Homogenization

World Without Mind 89%

A counterculture dream of global harmony became a corporate machine for total surveillance.

by Franklin Foer 2017

3.63

2k+ ratings

🏢 Big Tech Critique 🧱 Monopoly Power 🤖 Algorithmic Control 📱 Attention Economy 🏪 Cultural Homogenization

The Post-Corporate World

by David C. Korten • 1999

Capitalism isn't the market; it's a disease. The cure is taking root in local communities.

3.77

132

🌍 Post-Capitalism 🗳️ Economic Democracy 🏘️ Local Economies 🤝 Cooperative Economics ⚖️ Corporate Personhood

The Post-Corporate World 89%

Capitalism isn't the market; it's a disease. The cure is taking root in local communities.

by David C. Korten 1999

3.77

132 ratings

🌍 Post-Capitalism 🗳️ Economic Democracy 🏘️ Local Economies 🤝 Cooperative Economics ⚖️ Corporate Personhood

Vulture Capitalism

by Grace Blakeley • 2024

The free market is a myth: the economy is planned by oligarchs and serves only them.

4.15

2k+

🏛️ Political Economy 🏢 Corporate Power 💰 Neoliberalism 🌍 Imperialism 🗳️ Economic Democracy

Vulture Capitalism 89%

The free market is a myth: the economy is planned by oligarchs and serves only them.

by Grace Blakeley 2024

4.15

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 🏢 Corporate Power 💰 Neoliberalism 🌍 Imperialism 🗳️ Economic Democracy

Bullshit Jobs

by David Graeber • 2018

Up to 40 percent of workers believe their jobs are pointless. They are probably right.

4.02

35k+

🏭 Critique Of Capitalism 🏛️ Economic Anthropology 💼 Meaningful Work 🪪 Work And Identity 📋 Office Absurdity

Bullshit Jobs 89%

Up to 40 percent of workers believe their jobs are pointless. They are probably right.

by David Graeber 2018

4.02

35k+ ratings

🏭 Critique Of Capitalism 🏛️ Economic Anthropology 💼 Meaningful Work 🪪 Work And Identity 📋 Office Absurdity

The New Human Rights Movement

by Peter Joseph • 2017

The economy is a well-oiled system of oppression. The case for rebuilding it, not fixing it.

4.33

625

🏛️ Political Economy ⚖️ Structural Inequality 🔗 Systems Thinking 💔 Structural Violence 🤖 Technological Unemployment

The New Human Rights Movement 89%

The economy is a well-oiled system of oppression. The case for rebuilding it, not fixing it.

by Peter Joseph 2017

4.33

625 ratings

🏛️ Political Economy ⚖️ Structural Inequality 🔗 Systems Thinking 💔 Structural Violence 🤖 Technological Unemployment

Behind the Green Mask

by Rosa Koire • 2011

A veteran appraiser found that green policies are a UN blueprint to abolish private property.

4.28

365

🗺️ Land Use Policy 🏠 Property Rights 🌍 Agenda 21 🎭 Manufactured Consent 🏚️ Eminent Domain Abuse

Behind the Green Mask 89%

A veteran appraiser found that green policies are a UN blueprint to abolish private property.

by Rosa Koire 2011

4.28

365 ratings

🗺️ Land Use Policy 🏠 Property Rights 🌍 Agenda 21 🎭 Manufactured Consent 🏚️ Eminent Domain Abuse

The Shock Doctrine

by Naomi Klein • 2007

Chile 1973, Iraq 2003, New Orleans 2005: each crisis was followed by the same economic playbook.

4.30

55k+

🏛️ Political Economy 🏢 Corporate Power 🏗️ Privatization 🌪️ Disaster Politics 💣 War Profiteering

The Shock Doctrine 89%

Chile 1973, Iraq 2003, New Orleans 2005: each crisis was followed by the same economic playbook.

by Naomi Klein 2007

4.30

55k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 🏢 Corporate Power 🏗️ Privatization 🌪️ Disaster Politics 💣 War Profiteering

Steal This Book

by Abbie Hoffman • 1971

The counterculture manual: how to get everything free and fight the system.

3.60

4k+

🏴 Counterculture Manuals ✊ Direct Action 🎭 Culture Jamming 🗑️ Freegan Living ⚔️ Guerrilla Tactics

Steal This Book 89%

The counterculture manual: how to get everything free and fight the system.

by Abbie Hoffman 1971

3.60

4k+ ratings

🏴 Counterculture Manuals ✊ Direct Action 🎭 Culture Jamming 🗑️ Freegan Living ⚔️ Guerrilla Tactics

Harvest the Vote

by Jane Kleeb • 2020

Democrats lost rural America by walking away. A Nebraska organizer shows how to win it back.

3.82

214

🏘️ Rural Politics ✊ Grassroots Organizing 🏢 Corporate Power 🏡 Property Rights 🏥 Healthcare Access

Harvest the Vote 89%

Democrats lost rural America by walking away. A Nebraska organizer shows how to win it back.

by Jane Kleeb 2020

3.82

214 ratings

🏘️ Rural Politics ✊ Grassroots Organizing 🏢 Corporate Power 🏡 Property Rights 🏥 Healthcare Access

Silent Coup

by Claire Provost • 2023

Companies sue nations in secret tribunals, run private cities, command armies. Voters never agreed.

4.31

277

🏛️ Corporate Capture ⚖️ Trade Tribunals 🛡️ Privatized Security 🌍 Development Critique 🏴 Colonial Legacies

Silent Coup 89%

Companies sue nations in secret tribunals, run private cities, command armies. Voters never agreed.

by Claire Provost 2023

4.31

277 ratings

🏛️ Corporate Capture ⚖️ Trade Tribunals 🛡️ Privatized Security 🌍 Development Critique 🏴 Colonial Legacies

This Is an Uprising

by Mark Engler • 2016

Nonviolence is not a virtue. It is a technology of conflict, and it brings down regimes.

4.20

1k+

🕊️ Civil Resistance 📢 Social Movements 🧱 Movement Building ⚡ Disruption Tactics 🪧 Mass Protest

This Is an Uprising 89%

Nonviolence is not a virtue. It is a technology of conflict, and it brings down regimes.

by Mark Engler 2016

4.20

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Civil Resistance 📢 Social Movements 🧱 Movement Building ⚡ Disruption Tactics 🪧 Mass Protest

The Silenced Majority

by Amy Goodman • 2012

The news decides which wars and uprisings didn't happen. Here is what they buried.

4.06

251

📻 Independent Media 📺 Media Criticism 🔍 Investigative Journalism ✊ Grassroots Movements 💸 Economic Inequality

The Silenced Majority 89%

The news decides which wars and uprisings didn't happen. Here is what they buried.

by Amy Goodman 2012

4.06

251 ratings

📻 Independent Media 📺 Media Criticism 🔍 Investigative Journalism ✊ Grassroots Movements 💸 Economic Inequality

Woke, Inc.

by Vivek Ramaswamy • 2021

Social justice as corporate shield: a CEO exposes how causes mask a massive power grab.

4.00

4k+

🏢 Stakeholder Capitalism ⚡ Corporate Power 🌱 ESG Investing 🎭 Performative Activism ⚖️ Democratic Backsliding

Woke, Inc. 89%

Social justice as corporate shield: a CEO exposes how causes mask a massive power grab.

by Vivek Ramaswamy 2021

4.00

4k+ ratings

🏢 Stakeholder Capitalism ⚡ Corporate Power 🌱 ESG Investing 🎭 Performative Activism ⚖️ Democratic Backsliding

In Mistrust We Trust

by Ivan Krastev • 2013

More rights, more information, less collective power: the paradox at the heart of modern democracy.

3.96

🏛️ Post-Democracy 🎓 Meritocracy Critique 📱 Digital Activism 🗳️ Political Distrust 🔍 Transparency Critique

In Mistrust We Trust 89%

More rights, more information, less collective power: the paradox at the heart of modern democracy.

by Ivan Krastev 2013

3.96

73 ratings

🏛️ Post-Democracy 🎓 Meritocracy Critique 📱 Digital Activism 🗳️ Political Distrust 🔍 Transparency Critique

Survival of the Richest

by Douglas Rushkoff • 2022

Tech billionaires build escape pods, not solutions. Rushkoff was invited to help plan one.

3.83

3k+

💻 Digital Capitalism 🖥️ Tech Criticism 👁️ Surveillance Capitalism 🏦 Tech Billionaires 💰 Wealth Inequality

Survival of the Richest 89%

Tech billionaires build escape pods, not solutions. Rushkoff was invited to help plan one.

by Douglas Rushkoff 2022

3.83

3k+ ratings

💻 Digital Capitalism 🖥️ Tech Criticism 👁️ Surveillance Capitalism 🏦 Tech Billionaires 💰 Wealth Inequality

Beyond Outrage

by Robert B. Reich • 2012

The top 1% doubled their share of national income, and then they bought the government.

4.06

2k+

🏚️ Economic Inequality 💰 Money In Politics 🏢 Corporate Power 📈 Progressive Economics 🏛️ Political Economy

Beyond Outrage 89%

The top 1% doubled their share of national income, and then they bought the government.

by Robert B. Reich 2012

4.06

2k+ ratings

🏚️ Economic Inequality 💰 Money In Politics 🏢 Corporate Power 📈 Progressive Economics 🏛️ Political Economy

The Age of Acquiescence

by Steve Fraser • 2015

Mass movements once made America ungovernable for the rich. Now extreme inequality meets silence.

3.82

454

✊ Class Conflict 💰 Wealth Inequality 👷 Labor Movements 🏢 Corporate Power 🏦 American Capitalism

The Age of Acquiescence 89%

Mass movements once made America ungovernable for the rich. Now extreme inequality meets silence.

by Steve Fraser 2015

3.82

454 ratings

✊ Class Conflict 💰 Wealth Inequality 👷 Labor Movements 🏢 Corporate Power 🏦 American Capitalism

Escape from Capitalism

by Clara E. Mattei • 2026

Rate hikes, austerity, and unemployment share one purpose: keeping workers too weak to demand more.

4.18

391

🏭 Critiques Of Capitalism 📊 Political Economy 💸 Austerity Politics ⚔️ Class Analysis 🌍 Dependency Theory

Escape from Capitalism 89%

Rate hikes, austerity, and unemployment share one purpose: keeping workers too weak to demand more.

by Clara E. Mattei 2026

4.18

391 ratings

🏭 Critiques Of Capitalism 📊 Political Economy 💸 Austerity Politics ⚔️ Class Analysis 🌍 Dependency Theory

Team Human

by Douglas Rushkoff • 2019

Technology promised connection but atomized us. The fix is not code; it is reclaiming our humanity.

3.83

1k+

📱 Digital Criticism ⚠️ Algorithmic Bias 🧬 Social Creatures 🤝 Collective Action 🏘️ Localism

Team Human 88%

Technology promised connection but atomized us. The fix is not code; it is reclaiming our humanity.

by Douglas Rushkoff 2019

3.83

1k+ ratings

📱 Digital Criticism ⚠️ Algorithmic Bias 🧬 Social Creatures 🤝 Collective Action 🏘️ Localism

The Socialist Manifesto

by Bhaskar Sunkara • 2019

Capitalism was an accident, socialism a response. A history of what followed, and what comes next.

3.62

2k+

🗳️ Democratic Socialism 📚 Marxism 🏭 Labor History 🔍 Class Analysis ✊ Anti-Capitalism

The Socialist Manifesto 88%

Capitalism was an accident, socialism a response. A history of what followed, and what comes next.

by Bhaskar Sunkara 2019

3.62

2k+ ratings

🗳️ Democratic Socialism 📚 Marxism 🏭 Labor History 🔍 Class Analysis ✊ Anti-Capitalism

Davos Man

by Peter S. Goodman • 2022

A global elite rewrote economic rules to enrich themselves. The pandemic was their biggest payday.

3.93

1k+

🔻 Economic Inequality 🏢 Corporate Power 💰 Tax Evasion 🌪️ Disaster Capitalism 📉 Neoliberalism Critique

Davos Man 88%

A global elite rewrote economic rules to enrich themselves. The pandemic was their biggest payday.

by Peter S. Goodman 2022

3.93

1k+ ratings

🔻 Economic Inequality 🏢 Corporate Power 💰 Tax Evasion 🌪️ Disaster Capitalism 📉 Neoliberalism Critique

The Road to Freedom

by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2024

Your freedom may be my shackles. A Nobel laureate redefines what economic freedom actually requires.

3.98

857

🏛️ Political Economy ⚖️ Economic Justice 📉 Market Failure 🤝 Collective Action 💥 Neoliberalism Critique

The Road to Freedom 88%

Your freedom may be my shackles. A Nobel laureate redefines what economic freedom actually requires.

by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2024

3.98

857 ratings

🏛️ Political Economy ⚖️ Economic Justice 📉 Market Failure 🤝 Collective Action 💥 Neoliberalism Critique

Rebel Cities

by David Harvey • 2012

Capitalism doesn't just happen in cities. It happens through them, and the rent is coming due.

3.92

2k+

🌆 Urban Capitalism 🗺️ Marxist Geography 🏛️ Political Economy ✊ Anti-Capitalism 📉 Financial Crises

Rebel Cities 88%

Capitalism doesn't just happen in cities. It happens through them, and the rent is coming due.

by David Harvey 2012

3.92

2k+ ratings

🌆 Urban Capitalism 🗺️ Marxist Geography 🏛️ Political Economy ✊ Anti-Capitalism 📉 Financial Crises

Private Empire

by Steve Coll • 2012

How ExxonMobil became a nation-like force, with its own intelligence, foreign policy, and security.

4.00

4k+

🛢️ Oil Industry 🏢 Corporate History 🔍 Investigative Journalism ⚡ Energy Politics 💼 Corporate Power

Private Empire 88%

How ExxonMobil became a nation-like force, with its own intelligence, foreign policy, and security.

by Steve Coll 2012

4.00

4k+ ratings

🛢️ Oil Industry 🏢 Corporate History 🔍 Investigative Journalism ⚡ Energy Politics 💼 Corporate Power

Very Bad People

by Patrick Alley • 2022

How three friends followed war-zone timber to European ports and brought down a dictator.

4.05

799

🛡️ Anti-Corruption 💎 Conflict Resources 📰 Investigative Journalism ⚖️ Corporate Accountability 💰 Money Laundering

Very Bad People 88%

How three friends followed war-zone timber to European ports and brought down a dictator.

by Patrick Alley 2022

4.05

799 ratings

🛡️ Anti-Corruption 💎 Conflict Resources 📰 Investigative Journalism ⚖️ Corporate Accountability 💰 Money Laundering

The Utopia of Rules

by David Graeber • 2013

Every market reform increases paperwork. The violence, stupidity, and secret appeal of bureaucracy.

4.02

7k+

🌍 Political Anthropology 🗄️ Bureaucratic Critique ⚡ Structural Violence 💰 Market Mythology 💡 Radical Imagination

The Utopia of Rules 88%

Every market reform increases paperwork. The violence, stupidity, and secret appeal of bureaucracy.

by David Graeber 2013

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The New Class War

by Michael Lind • 2017

A new class war is on: the college-educated managerial minority versus the working majority.

3.74

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⚔️ Class Conflict 🏭 Labor Relations 📢 Populism Studies ⚙️ Technocracy Critique ⚖️ Countervailing Power

The New Class War 88%

A new class war is on: the college-educated managerial minority versus the working majority.

by Michael Lind 2017

3.74

840 ratings

⚔️ Class Conflict 🏭 Labor Relations 📢 Populism Studies ⚙️ Technocracy Critique ⚖️ Countervailing Power

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