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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+
This Is an Uprising Summary
This Is an Uprising 92%
Nonviolence is not a virtue. It is a technology of conflict, and it brings down regimes.
by Mark Engler 2016
4.20
1k+ ratings
Wobblies and Zapatistas
by Staughton Lynd • 2008
What the Zapatistas and the Wobblies got right that both Marxists and anarchists keep missing.
3.89
473
Wobblies and Zapatistas Summary
Wobblies and Zapatistas 92%
What the Zapatistas and the Wobblies got right that both Marxists and anarchists keep missing.
by Staughton Lynd 2008
3.89
473 ratings
Hegemony How-To
by Jonathan Smucker • 2017
Activist is a political dead end: it isolates movements, excuses sympathizers, cedes power.
4.24
442
Hegemony How-To Summary
Hegemony How-To 91%
Activist is a political dead end: it isolates movements, excuses sympathizers, cedes power.
by Jonathan Smucker 2017
4.24
442 ratings
Rules for Revolutionaries
by Becky Bond • 2016
The volunteer-led organizing model that scales from a living room to a nationwide movement.
3.84
762
Rules for Revolutionaries Summary
Rules for Revolutionaries 91%
The volunteer-led organizing model that scales from a living room to a nationwide movement.
by Becky Bond 2016
3.84
762 ratings
Why Civil Resistance Works
by Erica Chenoweth • 2011
The most effective weapon against a dictator is not a gun: 200,000 people refusing to cooperate.
3.98
729
Why Civil Resistance Works Summary
Why Civil Resistance Works 91%
The most effective weapon against a dictator is not a gun: 200,000 people refusing to cooperate.
by Erica Chenoweth 2011
3.98
729 ratings
A Force More Powerful
by Peter Ackerman • 2000
A century of evidence: strikes and boycotts toppled more regimes than bombs ever did.
4.11
300
A Force More Powerful Summary
A Force More Powerful 91%
A century of evidence: strikes and boycotts toppled more regimes than bombs ever did.
by Peter Ackerman 2000
4.11
300 ratings
Blueprint for Revolution
by Srdja Popovic • 2015
Rice pudding, Lego men, and the nonviolent playbook that wins twice as often as violence.
4.30
2k+
Blueprint for Revolution Summary
Blueprint for Revolution 91%
Rice pudding, Lego men, and the nonviolent playbook that wins twice as often as violence.
by Srdja Popovic 2015
4.30
2k+ ratings
Reveille for Radicals
by Saul D. Alinsky • 1946
Democracy requires organized conflict and leaders from the bottom. A 1946 manual, still unheeded.
3.84
589
Reveille for Radicals Summary
Reveille for Radicals 91%
Democracy requires organized conflict and leaders from the bottom. A 1946 manual, still unheeded.
by Saul D. Alinsky 1946
3.84
589 ratings
From Dictatorship to Democracy
by Gene Sharp • 1993
Dictatorships collapse when people refuse to cooperate. The strategic manual that shows how.
3.83
2k+
From Dictatorship to Democracy Summary
From Dictatorship to Democracy 91%
Dictatorships collapse when people refuse to cooperate. The strategic manual that shows how.
by Gene Sharp 1993
3.83
2k+ ratings
How Change Happens
by Leslie R. Crutchfield • 2018
Six factors determine whether a movement wins or dies. None of them start in Washington.
3.74
160
How Change Happens Summary
How Change Happens 91%
Six factors determine whether a movement wins or dies. None of them start in Washington.
by Leslie R. Crutchfield 2018
3.74
160 ratings
Seven Social Movements That Changed America
by Linda Gordon • 2025
Seven American movements, from the Klan to the farmworkers, and the hidden engine that powered them.
3.91
108
Seven Social Movements That Changed America Summary
Seven Social Movements That Changed America 91%
Seven American movements, from the Klan to the farmworkers, and the hidden engine that powered them.
by Linda Gordon 2025
3.91
108 ratings
The Truce
by Hunter Walker • 2024
Democrats won in 2020 but never settled their internal war. The reckoning still waits.
3.91
114
The Truce Summary
The Truce 91%
Democrats won in 2020 but never settled their internal war. The reckoning still waits.
by Hunter Walker 2024
3.91
114 ratings
Dedication and Leadership
by Douglas Arnold Hyde • 1956
An ex-Communist exposes the methods that let a tiny minority capture a third of the world.
4.18
275
Dedication and Leadership Summary
Dedication and Leadership 91%
An ex-Communist exposes the methods that let a tiny minority capture a third of the world.
by Douglas Arnold Hyde 1956
4.18
275 ratings
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
by Howard Zinn • 1994
History never stops, and silence is a political act: a memoir of war, racism, and radicalization.
4.34
4k+
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train Summary
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train 91%
History never stops, and silence is a political act: a memoir of war, racism, and radicalization.
by Howard Zinn 1994
4.34
4k+ ratings
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+
The Socialist Manifesto Summary
The Socialist Manifesto 91%
Capitalism was an accident, socialism a response. A history of what followed, and what comes next.
by Bhaskar Sunkara 2019
3.62
2k+ ratings
Rules for Radicals
by Saul D. Alinsky • 1971
A tactical handbook for the powerless: how ridicule, pressure, and their own rules become weapons.
3.73
9k+
Rules for Radicals Summary
Rules for Radicals 91%
A tactical handbook for the powerless: how ridicule, pressure, and their own rules become weapons.
by Saul D. Alinsky 1971
3.73
9k+ ratings
What Is to Be Done?
by Vladimir Lenin • 1902
Workers alone only win wage fights. A secret vanguard must bring revolutionary thought from outside.
4.11
6k+
What Is to Be Done? Summary
What Is to Be Done? 91%
Workers alone only win wage fights. A secret vanguard must bring revolutionary thought from outside.
by Vladimir Lenin 1902
4.11
6k+ ratings
Notes on Resistance
by Noam Chomsky • 2022
Four crises are converging. The institutions that caused them are now blocking every fix.
4.30
405
Notes on Resistance Summary
Notes on Resistance 91%
Four crises are converging. The institutions that caused them are now blocking every fix.
by Noam Chomsky 2022
4.30
405 ratings
Unhumans
by Jack Posobiec • 2024
The playbook that toppled societies from Robespierre to Mao is now targeting the West.
3.99
1k+
Unhumans Summary
Unhumans 91%
The playbook that toppled societies from Robespierre to Mao is now targeting the West.
by Jack Posobiec 2024
3.99
1k+ ratings
The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism
by Theda Skocpol • 2011
Organized, fired up, and factually adrift: the Tea Party paradox that reshaped the GOP.
3.82
413
The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism Summary
The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism 90%
Organized, fired up, and factually adrift: the Tea Party paradox that reshaped the GOP.
by Theda Skocpol 2011
3.82
413 ratings
Deeply Divided
by Doug McAdam • 2014
Postwar consensus shattered over race. Reforms meant to democratize handed activists the keys.
3.91
64
Deeply Divided Summary
Deeply Divided 90%
Postwar consensus shattered over race. Reforms meant to democratize handed activists the keys.
by Doug McAdam 2014
3.91
64 ratings
How To Trump SJWs
by Manon Welles • 2016
Steal the left’s playbook: ridicule, pressure, personalization. Your counterstrike manual.
4.25
181
How To Trump SJWs Summary
How To Trump SJWs 90%
Steal the left’s playbook: ridicule, pressure, personalization. Your counterstrike manual.
by Manon Welles 2016
4.25
181 ratings
Unmasked
by Andy Ngo • 2021
The black-clad rioters aren't random. They have a century-old playbook, and democracy is the target.
4.17
3k+
Unmasked Summary
Unmasked 90%
The black-clad rioters aren't random. They have a century-old playbook, and democracy is the target.
by Andy Ngo 2021
4.17
3k+ ratings
Elite Capture
by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò • 2022
How the powerful co-opted identity politics: from solidarity to symbolic gestures.
3.98
4k+
Elite Capture Summary
Elite Capture 90%
How the powerful co-opted identity politics: from solidarity to symbolic gestures.
by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò 2022
3.98
4k+ ratings
Demanding the Impossible
by Peter H. Marshall • 1992
Self-rule predates the state. Anarchist thought from ancient Taoism to the modern era.
4.12
1k+
Demanding the Impossible Summary
Demanding the Impossible 90%
Self-rule predates the state. Anarchist thought from ancient Taoism to the modern era.
by Peter H. Marshall 1992
4.12
1k+ ratings
Asymmetric Politics
by Matt Grossmann • 2016
Republicans push ideology. Democrats serve groups. The mismatch broke American politics.
4.13
114
Asymmetric Politics Summary
Asymmetric Politics 90%
Republicans push ideology. Democrats serve groups. The mismatch broke American politics.
by Matt Grossmann 2016
4.13
114 ratings
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
Harvest the Vote Summary
Harvest the Vote 90%
Democrats lost rural America by walking away. A Nebraska organizer shows how to win it back.
by Jane Kleeb 2020
3.82
214 ratings
Republic, Lost
by Lawrence Lessig • 2011
America's government answers to funders, not voters. The corruption is legal, and it's by design.
4.18
3k+
Republic, Lost Summary
Republic, Lost 90%
America's government answers to funders, not voters. The corruption is legal, and it's by design.
by Lawrence Lessig 2011
4.18
3k+ ratings
A Protest History of the United States
by Gloria J. Browne-Marshall • 2025
From Indigenous resistance to Black Lives Matter, American progress came when protest demanded it.
4.12
188
A Protest History of the United States Summary
A Protest History of the United States 90%
From Indigenous resistance to Black Lives Matter, American progress came when protest demanded it.
by Gloria J. Browne-Marshall 2025
4.12
188 ratings
The Ones We've Been Waiting for
by Charlotte Alter • 2020
Shaped by 9/11, debt, and recession, a generation enters power with clashing visions for America.
4.20
864
The Ones We've Been Waiting for Summary
The Ones We've Been Waiting for 90%
Shaped by 9/11, debt, and recession, a generation enters power with clashing visions for America.
by Charlotte Alter 2020
4.20
864 ratings
On Freedom
by Timothy Snyder • 2025
America's definition of freedom is broken. Less government has produced not liberty but oligarchy.
4.28
5k+
On Freedom Summary
On Freedom 90%
America's definition of freedom is broken. Less government has produced not liberty but oligarchy.
by Timothy Snyder 2025
4.28
5k+ ratings
Rise
by Brigitte Gabriel • 2018
Radical Islam and the left share one project: dismantling the West. A former refugee's battle plan.
4.31
100
Rise Summary
Rise 90%
Radical Islam and the left share one project: dismantling the West. A former refugee's battle plan.
by Brigitte Gabriel 2018
4.31
100 ratings
The Quiet Before
by Gal Beckerman • 2022
Why the movements that changed the world began with letters and zines, not viral posts.
3.79
485
The Quiet Before Summary
The Quiet Before 90%
Why the movements that changed the world began with letters and zines, not viral posts.
by Gal Beckerman 2022
3.79
485 ratings
Against the Web
by Michael Brooks • 2020
Internet 'free-thinkers' rebrand old defenses of hierarchy with pseudoscience and myth.
4.10
2k+
Against the Web Summary
Against the Web 90%
Internet 'free-thinkers' rebrand old defenses of hierarchy with pseudoscience and myth.
by Michael Brooks 2020
4.10
2k+ ratings
In the Ruins of Neoliberalism
by Wendy Brown • 2019
The right-wing populism unraveling democracy didn't defeat neoliberalism. It built it.
4.11
480
In the Ruins of Neoliberalism Summary
In the Ruins of Neoliberalism 90%
The right-wing populism unraveling democracy didn't defeat neoliberalism. It built it.
by Wendy Brown 2019
4.11
480 ratings
From mobilization to revolution
by Charles Tilly • 1978
Rioters calculate, revolutions are chess matches, and the state always stacks the board.
3.98
42
From mobilization to revolution Summary
From mobilization to revolution 90%
Rioters calculate, revolutions are chess matches, and the state always stacks the board.
by Charles Tilly 1978
3.98
42 ratings
The Case Against Socialism
by Rand Paul • 2019
Why socialism always ends in bread lines and body counts, from Venezuela to Mao's China.
4.18
1k+
The Case Against Socialism Summary
The Case Against Socialism 90%
Why socialism always ends in bread lines and body counts, from Venezuela to Mao's China.
by Rand Paul 2019
4.18
1k+ ratings
No Is Not Enough
by Naomi Klein • 2017
Chaos as political strategy: its roots in neoliberal failure, and the coalition that can defeat it.
4.10
11k+
No Is Not Enough Summary
No Is Not Enough 90%
Chaos as political strategy: its roots in neoliberal failure, and the coalition that can defeat it.
by Naomi Klein 2017
4.10
11k+ ratings
Basics of Resistance
by Claire Wolfe • 2018
The tradecraft of fighting back: how civilians resist tyranny, stay anonymous, and build cells.
4.04
67
Basics of Resistance Summary
Basics of Resistance 90%
The tradecraft of fighting back: how civilians resist tyranny, stay anonymous, and build cells.
by Claire Wolfe 2018
4.04
67 ratings
Fascism or Genocide
by Ross Barkan • 2025
Progressives collapsed, Trump conquered, Democrats learned nothing. A decade of failure dissected.
3.31
58
Fascism or Genocide Summary
Fascism or Genocide 90%
Progressives collapsed, Trump conquered, Democrats learned nothing. A decade of failure dissected.
by Ross Barkan 2025
3.31
58 ratings
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
The Silenced Majority Summary
The Silenced Majority 90%
The news decides which wars and uprisings didn't happen. Here is what they buried.
by Amy Goodman 2012
4.06
251 ratings
Marxismo norteamericano
by Mark R. Levin • 2021
The radical ideology that captured American institutions, and a practical guide to reclaiming them.
4.16
4k+
Marxismo norteamericano Summary
Marxismo norteamericano 90%
The radical ideology that captured American institutions, and a practical guide to reclaiming them.
by Mark R. Levin 2021
4.16
4k+ ratings
The Right
by Matthew Continetti • 2022
From Harding to Trump: the century-long war between the Right's intellectuals and its populist base.
4.06
915
The Right Summary
The Right 90%
From Harding to Trump: the century-long war between the Right's intellectuals and its populist base.
by Matthew Continetti 2022
4.06
915 ratings
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+
Consequences of Capitalism Summary
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
Occupy
by Noam Chomsky • 2012
Occupy's tents came down. The national argument it started about concentrated wealth never stopped.
3.59
2k+
Occupy Summary
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
On Tyranny
by Timothy Snyder • 2017
What ordinary citizens did wrong last century, and what you can do right this one.
4.29
112k+
On Tyranny Summary
On Tyranny 90%
What ordinary citizens did wrong last century, and what you can do right this one.
by Timothy Snyder 2017
4.29
112k+ ratings
America Last
by Jacob Heilbrunn • 2024
The Right's century of admiring strongmen is not a bug but the point.
3.83
246
America Last Summary
America Last 90%
The Right's century of admiring strongmen is not a bug but the point.
by Jacob Heilbrunn 2024
3.83
246 ratings
Hegemony and Socialist Strategy
by Ernesto Laclau • 1985
Consensus is a mirage. Conflict is ineradicable; any left project that forgets this fails.
3.82
1k+
Hegemony and Socialist Strategy Summary
Hegemony and Socialist Strategy 90%
Consensus is a mirage. Conflict is ineradicable; any left project that forgets this fails.
by Ernesto Laclau 1985
3.82
1k+ ratings
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+
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
America's Cultural Revolution
by Christopher F. Rufo • 2023
The bombs stopped. The ideas didn't. How the 1960s left captured every institution you trust.
4.21
1k+
America's Cultural Revolution Summary
America's Cultural Revolution 90%
The bombs stopped. The ideas didn't. How the 1960s left captured every institution you trust.
by Christopher F. Rufo 2023
4.21
1k+ ratings
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