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The Communist Manifesto The Communist Manifesto (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as leftist)
avg rating 3.69 — 201,569 ratings — published 1848
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The State and Revolution The State and Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.27 — 19,122 ratings — published 1917
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Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.21 — 41,249 ratings — published 2009
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Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.44 — 36,464 ratings — published 2015
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Socialism: Utopian and Scientific Socialism: Utopian and Scientific (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.26 — 9,132 ratings — published 1880
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A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.09 — 268,367 ratings — published 1980
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Are Prisons Obsolete? Are Prisons Obsolete? (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.51 — 30,680 ratings — published 2003
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The Wretched of the Earth The Wretched of the Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.35 — 33,135 ratings — published 1961
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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.30 — 54,589 ratings — published 2007
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Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.23 — 24,878 ratings — published 1988
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Women, Race & Class Women, Race & Class (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.59 — 35,152 ratings — published 1981
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Pedagogy of the Oppressed Pedagogy of the Oppressed (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.30 — 39,682 ratings — published 1968
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The Conquest of Bread (Working Classics) The Conquest of Bread (Working Classics)
by (shelved 25 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.06 — 10,016 ratings — published 1892
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Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.41 — 10,080 ratings — published 1997
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Das Kapital Das Kapital (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as leftist)
avg rating 3.91 — 12,406 ratings — published 1867
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Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.27 — 10,978 ratings — published 1917
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The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.61 — 18,226 ratings — published 2020
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Capital: A Critique of Political Economy Volume 1 Capital: A Critique of Political Economy Volume 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.30 — 14,461 ratings — published 1887
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The Principles of Communism The Principles of Communism (ebook)
by (shelved 19 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,838 ratings — published 1847
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Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic Independence Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic Independence (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as leftist)
avg rating 3.98 — 8,113 ratings — published 2018
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A Brief History of Neoliberalism A Brief History of Neoliberalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.13 — 7,394 ratings — published 2005
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How Europe Underdeveloped Africa How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.41 — 8,646 ratings — published 1971
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.37 — 293,802 ratings — published 1965
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What Is to Be Done? What Is to Be Done? (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,569 ratings — published 1902
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Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity in This Crisis (And the Next) Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity in This Crisis (And the Next)
by (shelved 16 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.27 — 6,145 ratings — published 2020
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Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.56 — 14,308 ratings — published 2004
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Debt: The First 5,000 Years Debt: The First 5,000 Years (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.21 — 27,331 ratings — published 2011
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The End of Policing The End of Policing (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 15 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.18 — 12,439 ratings — published 2017
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Bullshit Jobs: A Theory Bullshit Jobs: A Theory (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.02 — 35,108 ratings — published 2018
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Anarchism and Other Essays Anarchism and Other Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.06 — 7,276 ratings — published 1910
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Assata: An Autobiography Assata: An Autobiography (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.60 — 32,054 ratings — published 1987
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Reform or Revolution Reform or Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,037 ratings — published 1900
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This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.16 — 27,861 ratings — published 2014
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Homage to Catalonia Homage to Catalonia (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.09 — 72,603 ratings — published 1938
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Black Skin, White Masks Black Skin, White Masks (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.26 — 19,618 ratings — published 1952
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The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.14 — 8,132 ratings — published 1884
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Revolutionary Suicide Revolutionary Suicide (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.49 — 7,316 ratings — published 1973
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.52 — 118,404 ratings — published 2010
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.53 — 41,484 ratings — published 1984
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Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.23 — 4,056 ratings — published 1891
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We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.63 — 6,041 ratings — published 2021
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Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as leftist)
avg rating 3.98 — 3,044 ratings — published 2017
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Chomsky On Anarchism Chomsky On Anarchism (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as leftist)
avg rating 3.83 — 11,671 ratings — published 2005
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Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.24 — 37,401 ratings — published 1975
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Blood in My Eye Blood in My Eye (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.56 — 2,726 ratings — published 1972
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How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.46 — 4,743 ratings — published 2017
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Why Socialism? Why Socialism?
by (shelved 10 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,139 ratings — published 1949
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Orientalism Orientalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.14 — 30,161 ratings — published 1978
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Why Marx Was Right Why Marx Was Right (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as leftist)
avg rating 3.88 — 5,568 ratings — published 2011
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The Society of the Spectacle The Society of the Spectacle (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as leftist)
avg rating 4.03 — 23,754 ratings — published 1967
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A.E. Samaan
“The values of the Left come and go like fashion trends. Every 3rd generation tie-dye shirts, Socialism, and bell bottoms come back into fashion.”
A.E. Samaan

“The political establishment is vulnerable. And if we make our numbers count, we can change anything.”
Nathan J. Robinson, Why You Should Be a Socialist

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