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The Communist Manifesto The Communist Manifesto (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 209,210 ratings — published 1848
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Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.21 — 44,075 ratings — published 2009
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The State and Revolution The State and Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.27 — 20,318 ratings — published 1917
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The Conquest of Bread (Working Classics) The Conquest of Bread (Working Classics)
by (shelved 41 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.06 — 10,424 ratings — published 1892
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The Wretched of the Earth The Wretched of the Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.35 — 34,865 ratings — published 1961
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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 35 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.41 — 11,299 ratings — published 1997
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Pedagogy of the Oppressed Pedagogy of the Oppressed (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.30 — 40,950 ratings — published 1968
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Reform or Revolution Reform or Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,361 ratings — published 1900
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Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.28 — 11,827 ratings — published 1917
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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 leftism)
avg rating 4.30 — 56,231 ratings — published 2007
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.37 — 299,426 ratings — published 1965
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Women, Race & Class Women, Race & Class (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.59 — 36,665 ratings — published 1981
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Socialism: Utopian and Scientific Socialism: Utopian and Scientific (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.26 — 9,692 ratings — published 1880
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Are Prisons Obsolete? Are Prisons Obsolete? (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.50 — 31,907 ratings — published 2003
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Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1 Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.31 — 15,055 ratings — published 1867
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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)
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avg rating 4.44 — 37,580 ratings — published 2015
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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 leftism)
avg rating 4.61 — 20,656 ratings — published 2020
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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 22 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.09 — 273,688 ratings — published 1980
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What Is to Be Done? What Is to Be Done? (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,998 ratings — published 1902
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The Principles of Communism The Principles of Communism (ebook)
by (shelved 20 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.13 — 6,392 ratings — published 1847
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Das Kapital Das Kapital (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 12,763 ratings — published 1867
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Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 25,571 ratings — published 1988
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Bullshit Jobs: A Theory Bullshit Jobs: A Theory (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.01 — 36,943 ratings — published 2018
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Anarchism and Other Essays Anarchism and Other Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.06 — 7,419 ratings — published 1910
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Assata: An Autobiography Assata: An Autobiography (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.60 — 33,399 ratings — published 1987
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Selections from the Prison Notebooks Selections from the Prison Notebooks (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,364 ratings — published 1947
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Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.23 — 4,202 ratings — published 1891
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Revolutionary Suicide Revolutionary Suicide (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.49 — 7,690 ratings — published 1973
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Homage to Catalonia Homage to Catalonia (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.09 — 75,474 ratings — published 1938
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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 15 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.25 — 6,607 ratings — published 2020
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Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 15 times as leftism)
avg rating 3.98 — 3,138 ratings — published 2017
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A Brief History of Neoliberalism A Brief History of Neoliberalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.13 — 7,521 ratings — published 2005
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Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.32 — 29,689 ratings — published 1971
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The Society of the Spectacle The Society of the Spectacle (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.03 — 24,438 ratings — published 1967
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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 14 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.14 — 8,566 ratings — published 1884
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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 13 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.55 — 15,611 ratings — published 2004
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Wage-Labour and Capital & Value, Price and Profit Wage-Labour and Capital & Value, Price and Profit (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,137 ratings — published 1849
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Orientalism Orientalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.14 — 31,339 ratings — published 1978
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Why Marx Was Right Why Marx Was Right (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 5,725 ratings — published 2011
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This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.16 — 28,159 ratings — published 2014
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Chomsky On Anarchism Chomsky On Anarchism (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as leftism)
avg rating 3.82 — 11,860 ratings — published 2005
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The End of Policing The End of Policing (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.18 — 12,696 ratings — published 2017
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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 12 times as leftism)
avg rating 3.98 — 8,752 ratings — published 2018
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Why Socialism? Why Socialism?
by (shelved 12 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,280 ratings — published 1949
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Debt: The First 5,000 Years Debt: The First 5,000 Years (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.21 — 28,353 ratings — published 2011
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The Accumulation of Capital The Accumulation of Capital (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.02 — 713 ratings — published 1913
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Washington Bullets Washington Bullets (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,599 ratings — published 2020
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How Europe Underdeveloped Africa How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as leftism)
avg rating 4.40 — 9,232 ratings — published 1971
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Quotations from Chairman Mao Tsetung Quotations from Chairman Mao Tsetung (Vinyl Bound)
by (shelved 11 times as leftism)
avg rating 3.53 — 4,393 ratings — published 1964
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T.J. Kirk
“We act as if a left-wing agenda is something we should disavow. Of course we don't have an agenda, only the bad guys have an agenda! Yes, you're right, right now, only the bad guys have an agenda. That's why they're winning.”
T.J. Kirk

Christopher Hitchens
“George Bush made a mistake when he referred to the Saddam Hussein regime as 'evil.' Every liberal and leftist knows how to titter at such black-and-white moral absolutism. What the president should have done, in the unlikely event that he wanted the support of America's peace-mongers, was to describe a confrontation with Saddam as the 'lesser evil.' This is a term the Left can appreciate. Indeed, 'lesser evil' is part of the essential tactical rhetoric of today's Left, and has been deployed to excuse or overlook the sins of liberal Democrats, from President Clinton's bombing of Sudan to Madeleine Albright's veto of an international rescue for Rwanda when she was U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Among those longing for nuance, moral relativism—the willingness to use the term evil, when combined with a willingness to make accommodations with it—is the smart thing: so much more sophisticated than 'cowboy' language.”
Christopher Hitchens, Christopher Hitchens and His Critics: Terror, Iraq, and the Left

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