Link to an article by Truthdig:
“The Fauci Hearings: Fair Questions, Wrong Approach”
Bonus link: “Open the Files: Fauci Should Not Take the Fifth on the Truth About COVID-19 Origins”
Tag: Science
Essential Left Books and Articles
- Der Ursprung der Familie, des Privateigenthums und des Staats [The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State] (1884), Friedrich Engels
- Государство и революция. Учение марксизма о государстве и задачи пролетариата в революции [The State and the Revolution: The Marxist Doctrine of the State and the Tasks of the Proletariat in the Revolution] (1917), Vladimir Lenin [Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov]
- Les Damnés de la Terre [The Wretched of the Earth] (1961), Frantz Fanon
- Zur Psychopathologie des Alltagslebens [The Psychopathology of Everyday Life] (1901), Sigmund Freud
- Pedagogía del oprimido [Pedagogy of the Oppressed / Pedagogia do Oprimido] (1968), Paulo Freire
- Man Makes Himself (1951 ed. [originally published 1936]), V. Gordon Childe
- Discours sur l’origine et les fondements de l’inégalité parmi les hommes [Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men / Second Discourse] (1755), Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- Du contrat social; ou, Principes du droit politique [On the Social Contract; or, Principles of Political Right] (1762), Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- “The Driving Forces of Imperialism” in Spheres of Influence in the Age of Imperialism (1972), Ernest Mandel
- Die Maßnahme [The Measures Taken] (1930), Bertolt Brecht (plus the complete works of Brecht from about 1930 onward)
Others:
- Ten Days that Shook the World (1919), John Reed
- Der deutsche Bauernkrieg [The Peasant War in Germany] (1850), Friedrich Engels
- The Sublime Object of Ideology (1989), Slavoj Žižek
- Das Kapital. Kritik der politischen Ökonomie [Capital: A Critique of Political Economy] (1867), Karl Marx
- Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei [Manifesto of the Communist Party] (1848), Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
- La Distinction: Critique sociale du jugement [Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste] (1979), Pierre Bourdieu
- L’An 1 de la révolution russe [Year One of the Russian Revolution] (1930), Victor Serge
- History of the Peloponnesian War (late 5th century BC), Thucydides
- “‘Why Are You Acting the Marxist?’ Frédéric Lordon on Thomas Piketty’s ‘Capital and Ideology’” (Jan. 31, 2020), Frédéric Lordon
- “The Lesson We Should Have Learned from ‘Silent Spring,'” Canadian Dimension (Jan. 3, 223), Nick Gottlieb
- “Against Georg Lukacs,” New Left Review I/84 (March-April 1974), Bertolt Brecht
- “Bolshevism Is a Menace—To Whom?” The Dial, Vol. 66 (Feb. 22, 1919), Thorstein Veblen
- Ideas and Opinions (1973), Albert Einstein
- “The Tyranny of Structurelessness” Jo Freeman (AKA Joreen) (~1972-73)
- What Is Sex (2017), Alenka Zupančič
- “The Apocalypse is (Still) Disappointing,” S: Journal of the Circle for Lacanian Ideology Critique, Vol. 11, 16-30 (2018), Alenka Zupančič
- Poor People’s Movements: Why They Succeed, How They Fail (1977), Frances Fox Piven and Richard A. Cloward
- The Triumph of Conservatism: A Reinterpretation of American History, 1900-1916 (1963), Gabriel Kolko
- “The Soul of Man Under Socialism,” Fortnightly Review (Feb. 1891), Oscar Wilde
- Clarence Darrow, “Crime and Criminals: Address to the Prisoners in the Chicago Jail” (1902)
- Looking Backward: 2000-1887 (1888), Edward Bellamy
- Malcolm X Speaks (1965), George Breitman ed.
- Walking With the Comrades (2011), Arundhati Roy
And a few films:
- Complete films of Jean-Luc Godard, including Week End (1968)
- The Murder of Fred Hampton (1971), dir. Howard Alk
- Our Daily Bread (1934), dir. King Vidor
Jonathan Basile – Natural Election
Link to a review by Jonathan Basile of the book Original Sin: On the Genetics of Vice, the Problem of Blame, and the Future of Forgiveness by Kathryn Paige Harden:
Alenka Zupančič – Science or Authority?
Link to an article by Alenka Zupančič:
Bonus link: “Neil deGrasse Tyson: A Celebrity Salesman for the Military-Industrial-Complex”
Jamie Carter – Yes, Pluto is a Planet Says NASA Scientist at the Site of Its Discovery 91 Years Ago This Week
Link to an article by Jamie Carter:
“Yes, Pluto is a Planet Says NASA Scientist at the Site of Its Discovery 91 Years Ago This Week”
Bonus links: “Yes, Pluto is a Planet” (open access version) and “Nine Reasons Why Pluto Is a Planet”
Prabir Purkayastha – Intellectual Property, Knowledge Monopoly and the Rent Economy
Link to an except from the book Knowledge as Commons: Towards Inclusive Science and Technology by Prabir Purkayastha:
“Intellectual Property, Knowledge Monopoly and the Rent Economy”
Bonus links: Mertonian Norms and “In Final Declaration, G77 Rejects ‘Digital Monopolies’ and Calls for ‘Reform’ of the Financial System”
Marion Nestle – What’s the Story on MSG?
Link to an article by Marion Nestle:
Bonus links: “A Fresh Look at MSG” and “Marketing to Dietitians: the Benefits of MSG”
Alistair Walsh – How a Temperature Rise of 2 Degrees Celsius Impacts Billions
Link to an article by Alistair Walsh:
“How a Temperature Rise of 2 Degrees Celsius Impacts Billions”
Stephan Gowans – Engels’ Anti-Duhring and the COVID-19 Calamity
Link to an article by Stephan Gowans:
“Engels’ Anti-Duhring and the COVID-19 Calamity”
Bonus links: “Why the U.S. Failed to Control COVID-19” and “Everyone Else Is Lying to You: A Damning Archive of Science Denial” and “The Indictment of David Morens and the Threat Posed by the Hantavirus: A Discussion with Peter Daszak”
Carlos Garrido – The Failed Serotonin Theory of Depression
Link to an article by Carlos Garrido:
“The Failed Serotonin Theory of Depression: A Marxist Analysis”
Bonus links: “No Peace of Mind in Psychiatry” and “Therapy Wars: The Revenge of Freud” and “Birth of the Cuban Polyclinic”