🌿 Cannabis Reform

Books focused on the legal and political battles to decriminalize or legalize cannabis, examining policy, justice, and the communities most affected by prohibition.

The Cannabis Manifesto

by Steve DeAngelo • 2015

A racist ban turned a wellness plant into a dangerous drug. The evidence for undoing it.

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367

🏛️ Drug Policy Reform 🌿 Cannabis Wellness ⚖️ Racial Justice ✊ Civil Rights 🛡️ Harm Reduction

The Cannabis Manifesto 92%

A racist ban turned a wellness plant into a dangerous drug. The evidence for undoing it.

by Steve DeAngelo 2015

4.10

367 ratings

🏛️ Drug Policy Reform 🌿 Cannabis Wellness ⚖️ Racial Justice ✊ Civil Rights 🛡️ Harm Reduction

Too High to Fail

by Doug Fine • 2012

The trillion-dollar drug war failed. One California county's cannabis economy shows why.

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259

🗳️ Drug Policy Reform 💰 Cannabis Economics 💊 Medical Marijuana 🌱 Sustainable Agriculture 🏘️ Local Economies

Too High to Fail 92%

The trillion-dollar drug war failed. One California county's cannabis economy shows why.

by Doug Fine 2012

3.75

259 ratings

🗳️ Drug Policy Reform 💰 Cannabis Economics 💊 Medical Marijuana 🌱 Sustainable Agriculture 🏘️ Local Economies

Seeing through the Smoke

by Peter Grinspoon • 2023

Your body's ancient cannabis system changes everything about the drug war and medicine.

4.03

🧑‍⚕️ Medical Cannabis ⚖️ Drug Policy Reform 🛡️ Harm Reduction 🔬 Cannabinoid Science 🌿 Plant Medicine

Seeing through the Smoke 91%

Your body's ancient cannabis system changes everything about the drug war and medicine.

by Peter Grinspoon 2023

4.03

87 ratings

🧑‍⚕️ Medical Cannabis ⚖️ Drug Policy Reform 🛡️ Harm Reduction 🔬 Cannabinoid Science 🌿 Plant Medicine

The Emperor Wears No Clothes

by Jack Herer • 1992

Cannabis was outlawed not for public safety, but to protect timber, oil, and newspaper empires.

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914

🌿 Cannabis History 🏭 Industrial Hemp 🚫 Drug Prohibition ♻️ Renewable Resources 💊 Medical Cannabis

The Emperor Wears No Clothes 91%

Cannabis was outlawed not for public safety, but to protect timber, oil, and newspaper empires.

by Jack Herer 1992

4.46

914 ratings

🌿 Cannabis History 🏭 Industrial Hemp 🚫 Drug Prohibition ♻️ Renewable Resources 💊 Medical Cannabis

Smoke Signals

by Martin A. Lee • 2012

Cannabis was banned by politics, not science. Then the body revealed its own cannabinoid system.

4.29

537

🌿 Cannabis History ⚔️ Drug War 💊 Medical Marijuana ✌️ Counterculture History ⛓️ Drug Criminalization

Smoke Signals 90%

Cannabis was banned by politics, not science. Then the body revealed its own cannabinoid system.

by Martin A. Lee 2012

4.29

537 ratings

🌿 Cannabis History ⚔️ Drug War 💊 Medical Marijuana ✌️ Counterculture History ⛓️ Drug Criminalization

Crime & Punishment

by Russell Marks • 2015

Prison punishes disadvantage, not crime. The alternatives that reduce reoffending work elsewhere.

4.08

🏛️ Criminal Justice Reform 🇦🇺 Australian Politics 🤝 Restorative Justice 🧠 Therapeutic Jurisprudence 💰 Justice Reinvestment

Crime & Punishment 89%

Prison punishes disadvantage, not crime. The alternatives that reduce reoffending work elsewhere.

by Russell Marks 2015

4.08

49 ratings

🏛️ Criminal Justice Reform 🇦🇺 Australian Politics 🤝 Restorative Justice 🧠 Therapeutic Jurisprudence 💰 Justice Reinvestment

CBD

by Leonard Leinow • 2017

The medicine your body already makes: how CBD amplifies it for pain, anxiety, and more.

4.15

203

🏥 Medical Cannabis 🔬 Cannabinoid Science 🧠 Endocannabinoid System 💚 CBD Therapy 🌿 Plant Medicine

CBD 89%

The medicine your body already makes: how CBD amplifies it for pain, anxiety, and more.

by Leonard Leinow 2017

4.15

203 ratings

🏥 Medical Cannabis 🔬 Cannabinoid Science 🧠 Endocannabinoid System 💚 CBD Therapy 🌿 Plant Medicine

Drug Use for Grown-Ups

by Carl L. Hart • 2021

Why a neuroscientist uses heroin, and why he says we're wrong about drugs.

4.01

5k+

🗳️ Drug Policy ❤️‍🩹 Harm Reduction 🧠 Addiction Neuroscience ⚖️ Drug Decriminalization 🚔 War On Drugs

Drug Use for Grown-Ups 89%

Why a neuroscientist uses heroin, and why he says we're wrong about drugs.

by Carl L. Hart 2021

4.01

5k+ ratings

🗳️ Drug Policy ❤️‍🩹 Harm Reduction 🧠 Addiction Neuroscience ⚖️ Drug Decriminalization 🚔 War On Drugs

Cannabis Is Medicine

by Bonni Goldstein MD • 2020

Cannabis activates your body's master regulator. A physician shows what it treats and how.

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135

🏥 Medical Cannabis 🌿 Plant Medicine 💊 Chronic Pain Management 💉 Opioid Alternatives ⚕️ Integrative Medicine

Cannabis Is Medicine 88%

Cannabis activates your body's master regulator. A physician shows what it treats and how.

by Bonni Goldstein MD 2020

4.44

135 ratings

🏥 Medical Cannabis 🌿 Plant Medicine 💊 Chronic Pain Management 💉 Opioid Alternatives ⚕️ Integrative Medicine

Cannabis Pharmacy

by Michael Backes • 2013

Your body runs on cannabinoids. A guide to using cannabis for pain, nausea, and neuroprotection.

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493

🌿 Medical Cannabis 🌱 Herbal Medicine 💊 Pain Management 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🏥 Patient Guides

Cannabis Pharmacy 88%

Your body runs on cannabinoids. A guide to using cannabis for pain, nausea, and neuroprotection.

by Michael Backes 2013

4.27

493 ratings

🌿 Medical Cannabis 🌱 Herbal Medicine 💊 Pain Management 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🏥 Patient Guides

A Woman's Guide to Cannabis

by Nikki Furrer • 2018

Beyond the high: how cannabis eases pain, improves sleep, and fits into a woman's wellness routine.

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1k+

🌿 Medical Cannabis ♀️ Women's Health 🌱 Plant Medicine 🧪 Cannabinoid Science 🍫 Edibles And Infusions

A Woman's Guide to Cannabis 88%

Beyond the high: how cannabis eases pain, improves sleep, and fits into a woman's wellness routine.

by Nikki Furrer 2018

4.07

1k+ ratings

🌿 Medical Cannabis ♀️ Women's Health 🌱 Plant Medicine 🧪 Cannabinoid Science 🍫 Edibles And Infusions

Smart on Crime

by Kamala Harris • 2009

Tough on crime filled prisons without making us safe; a prosecutor's case for being smart instead.

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346

🏛️ Criminal Justice Reform ⛓️ Mass Incarceration 🚪 Reentry Programs 🤝 Community Policing 🛡️ Victim Advocacy

Smart on Crime 88%

Tough on crime filled prisons without making us safe; a prosecutor's case for being smart instead.

by Kamala Harris 2009

3.75

346 ratings

🏛️ Criminal Justice Reform ⛓️ Mass Incarceration 🚪 Reentry Programs 🤝 Community Policing 🛡️ Victim Advocacy

Tell Your Children

by Alex Berenson • 2019

The link between high-THC cannabis and psychosis is stronger than you've been told.

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1k+

🌿 Marijuana And Health ⚖️ Legalization Debate 🧠 Addiction Science 🧒 Adolescent Brain 💊 Mental Illness And Drugs

Tell Your Children 88%

The link between high-THC cannabis and psychosis is stronger than you've been told.

by Alex Berenson 2019

4.01

1k+ ratings

🌿 Marijuana And Health ⚖️ Legalization Debate 🧠 Addiction Science 🧒 Adolescent Brain 💊 Mental Illness And Drugs

Growing Marijuana Box Set

by Alfonso Garcia • 2021

From first seed to cured harvest: grow marijuana indoors or out, beginner or advanced.

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🪴 Marijuana Cultivation 🏠 Indoor Gardening 💧 Hydroponics 🌱 Grow Your Own 💊 Cannabis Medicine

Growing Marijuana Box Set 88%

From first seed to cured harvest: grow marijuana indoors or out, beginner or advanced.

by Alfonso Garcia 2021

1.00

1 ratings

🪴 Marijuana Cultivation 🏠 Indoor Gardening 💧 Hydroponics 🌱 Grow Your Own 💊 Cannabis Medicine

Rebooting Justice

by Benjamin H. Barton • 2017

Justice is too expensive for most Americans. The surprising cure: fewer lawyers and smarter systems.

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🏛️ Access To Justice ⚖️ Legal System Reform 🔗 Criminal Justice Reform 💻 Technology And Law 📜 Occupational Licensing

Rebooting Justice 88%

Justice is too expensive for most Americans. The surprising cure: fewer lawyers and smarter systems.

by Benjamin H. Barton 2017

3.90

29 ratings

🏛️ Access To Justice ⚖️ Legal System Reform 🔗 Criminal Justice Reform 💻 Technology And Law 📜 Occupational Licensing

A More Perfect Constitution

by Larry J. Sabato • 2007

Twenty-three fixes for a rusty Constitution: bigger Congress, term limits, a state convention.

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335

🏛️ Constitutional Reform 🗳️ Electoral Reform ⚖️ Judicial Reform ⚔️ War Powers 💰 Fiscal Responsibility

A More Perfect Constitution 88%

Twenty-three fixes for a rusty Constitution: bigger Congress, term limits, a state convention.

by Larry J. Sabato 2007

3.66

335 ratings

🏛️ Constitutional Reform 🗳️ Electoral Reform ⚖️ Judicial Reform ⚔️ War Powers 💰 Fiscal Responsibility

Republic, Lost

by Lawrence Lessig • 2011

America's government answers to funders, not voters. The corruption is legal, and it's by design.

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3k+

💰 Money In Politics 🗳️ Election Reform 🔗 Systemic Corruption 🏛️ Democratic Reform 🏢 Dysfunctional Congress

Republic, Lost 88%

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

💰 Money In Politics 🗳️ Election Reform 🔗 Systemic Corruption 🏛️ Democratic Reform 🏢 Dysfunctional Congress

San Fransicko

by Michael Shellenberger • 2021

Progressive compassion for the homeless and addicted is making both groups larger and sicker.

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4k+

🏙️ Urban Policy 🏚️ Homelessness 💊 Drug Policy 🧠 Mental Health Policy ⚖️ Moral Psychology

San Fransicko 87%

Progressive compassion for the homeless and addicted is making both groups larger and sicker.

by Michael Shellenberger 2021

4.01

4k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Policy 🏚️ Homelessness 💊 Drug Policy 🧠 Mental Health Policy ⚖️ Moral Psychology

Chasing the Scream

by Johann Hari • 2015

Addiction is not a chemical crime, it's a social wound. A century of prohibition has deepened it.

4.50

22k+

📜 Drug Policy 🧠 Addiction Studies 🩹 Harm Reduction ⚔️ War On Drugs 💔 Trauma And Addiction

Chasing the Scream 87%

Addiction is not a chemical crime, it's a social wound. A century of prohibition has deepened it.

by Johann Hari 2015

4.50

22k+ ratings

📜 Drug Policy 🧠 Addiction Studies 🩹 Harm Reduction ⚔️ War On Drugs 💔 Trauma And Addiction

We Do This 'til We Free Us

by Mariame Kaba • 2021

The carceral system works as designed. It is not broken. Abolition is the alternative.

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6k+

🔓 Prison Abolition 🌱 Transformative Justice 🫂 Restorative Justice 🤲 Collective Care 🔗 Intersectional Organizing

We Do This 'til We Free Us 87%

The carceral system works as designed. It is not broken. Abolition is the alternative.

by Mariame Kaba 2021

4.63

6k+ ratings

🔓 Prison Abolition 🌱 Transformative Justice 🫂 Restorative Justice 🤲 Collective Care 🔗 Intersectional Organizing

Psychedelic Medicine

by Richard Louis Miller • 2017

Four illegal molecules can rewire the traumatized brain. The evidence was buried.

4.01

312

🍄 Psychedelic Therapy 🩺 Psychiatry Critique ⚖️ Drug Policy Reform 💔 Trauma Treatment 🌌 Mystical Experience

Psychedelic Medicine 87%

Four illegal molecules can rewire the traumatized brain. The evidence was buried.

by Richard Louis Miller 2017

4.01

312 ratings

🍄 Psychedelic Therapy 🩺 Psychiatry Critique ⚖️ Drug Policy Reform 💔 Trauma Treatment 🌌 Mystical Experience

Glimpses of Utopia

by Jess Scully • 2020

A fair society is not theoretical. Its pieces are already running in cities across the world.

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110

🗳️ Participatory Democracy 💡 Alternative Economics 🌳 Commons Stewardship 🤲 Care Economy 🏦 Financial Reform

Glimpses of Utopia 87%

A fair society is not theoretical. Its pieces are already running in cities across the world.

by Jess Scully 2020

3.97

110 ratings

🗳️ Participatory Democracy 💡 Alternative Economics 🌳 Commons Stewardship 🤲 Care Economy 🏦 Financial Reform

The Perils of Federalism

by Lisa L. Miller • 2008

Federalism rewards punitive interests. The communities hit hardest by crime stay shut out.

3.54

📜 American Political Development ⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🏛️ Interest Group Politics 📰 Moral Panics 🏙️ Urban Politics

The Perils of Federalism 87%

Federalism rewards punitive interests. The communities hit hardest by crime stay shut out.

by Lisa L. Miller 2008

3.54

13 ratings

📜 American Political Development ⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🏛️ Interest Group Politics 📰 Moral Panics 🏙️ Urban Politics

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 87%

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

The Tyranny of Good Intentions

by Paul Craig Roberts • 2000

Good intentions retooled criminal justice into a weapon, and the Constitution is losing.

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127

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 📜 Constitutional Law 🏛️ Prosecutorial Power 🔒 Government Overreach 🔗 Mass Incarceration

The Tyranny of Good Intentions 87%

Good intentions retooled criminal justice into a weapon, and the Constitution is losing.

by Paul Craig Roberts 2000

4.06

127 ratings

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 📜 Constitutional Law 🏛️ Prosecutorial Power 🔒 Government Overreach 🔗 Mass Incarceration

The New Jim Crow

by Michelle Alexander • 2010

No racist laws required: a felony conviction now strips the rights Jim Crow took by name.

4.52

118k+

⛓️ Mass Incarceration 🔓 Prison Reform 🏛️ Structural Racism 💊 Drug War Politics 👁️ Colorblind Racism

The New Jim Crow 87%

No racist laws required: a felony conviction now strips the rights Jim Crow took by name.

by Michelle Alexander 2010

4.52

118k+ ratings

⛓️ Mass Incarceration 🔓 Prison Reform 🏛️ Structural Racism 💊 Drug War Politics 👁️ Colorblind Racism

Are Prisons Obsolete?

by Angela Y. Davis • 2003

Prisons are modern slavery, built for profit rather than safety. Reform only makes them stronger.

4.51

31k+

⛓️ Prison Abolition 🏛️ Mass Incarceration 🕊️ Restorative Justice 🏭 Prison Industrial Complex ✊🏾 Black Feminism

Are Prisons Obsolete? 87%

Prisons are modern slavery, built for profit rather than safety. Reform only makes them stronger.

by Angela Y. Davis 2003

4.51

31k+ ratings

⛓️ Prison Abolition 🏛️ Mass Incarceration 🕊️ Restorative Justice 🏭 Prison Industrial Complex ✊🏾 Black Feminism

Criminal (In)Justice

by Rafael A. Mangual • 2022

Two percent of counties produce half the murders. Decarceration makes those places deadlier.

4.13

222

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🔒 Mass Incarceration 👮 Policing Reform 🔪 Violent Crime 🚪 Decarceration Debate

Criminal (In)Justice 87%

Two percent of counties produce half the murders. Decarceration makes those places deadlier.

by Rafael A. Mangual 2022

4.13

222 ratings

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🔒 Mass Incarceration 👮 Policing Reform 🔪 Violent Crime 🚪 Decarceration Debate

Medicare for All

by Abdul El-Sayed • 2021

$5,220 for a US hospital day, $765 in Australia. The fix, and how to win it.

4.36

349

🏥 Healthcare Reform 🇺🇸 American Healthcare 🏛️ Single-Payer Systems 💰 Health Economics 🏢 Corporate Power

Medicare for All 87%

$5,220 for a US hospital day, $765 in Australia. The fix, and how to win it.

by Abdul El-Sayed 2021

4.36

349 ratings

🏥 Healthcare Reform 🇺🇸 American Healthcare 🏛️ Single-Payer Systems 💰 Health Economics 🏢 Corporate Power

The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison

by Jeffrey H. Reiman • 1979

The justice system ignores corporate harm and targets the poor. That failure is its real job.

3.94

589

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🔍 Critical Criminology 💰 Class And Inequality 🏢 White-Collar Crime 🔒 Mass Incarceration

The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison Summary

The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison 87%

The justice system ignores corporate harm and targets the poor. That failure is its real job.

by Jeffrey H. Reiman 1979

3.94

589 ratings

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🔍 Critical Criminology 💰 Class And Inequality 🏢 White-Collar Crime 🔒 Mass Incarceration

The Two Percent Solution

by Matt Miller • 2003

America's biggest domestic problems cost two percent of GDP to fix. That's the whole argument.

3.98

🏛️ Domestic Policy 🏥 Healthcare Reform 📚 Education Reform 💰 Campaign Finance 🤝 Bipartisan Solutions

The Two Percent Solution 87%

America's biggest domestic problems cost two percent of GDP to fix. That's the whole argument.

by Matt Miller 2003

3.98

89 ratings

🏛️ Domestic Policy 🏥 Healthcare Reform 📚 Education Reform 💰 Campaign Finance 🤝 Bipartisan Solutions

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 87%

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

The End of Policing

by Alex S. Vitale • 2017

What if the police exist not to protect you but to manage inequality?

4.18

12k+

🛑 Police Abolition 🔗 Mass Incarceration 📖 School Criminalization 💊 War On Drugs 🚔 Aggressive Policing

The End of Policing 86%

What if the police exist not to protect you but to manage inequality?

by Alex S. Vitale 2017

4.18

12k+ ratings

🛑 Police Abolition 🔗 Mass Incarceration 📖 School Criminalization 💊 War On Drugs 🚔 Aggressive Policing

When Crack Was King

by Donovan X. Ramsey • 2023

The crack epidemic was built on two myths, a 100-to-1 law, and government complicity.

4.34

7k+

💊 War On Drugs 🔒 Mass Incarceration ✊🏾 Racial Injustice 🧬 Generational Trauma 🗣️ Oral History

When Crack Was King 86%

The crack epidemic was built on two myths, a 100-to-1 law, and government complicity.

by Donovan X. Ramsey 2023

4.34

7k+ ratings

💊 War On Drugs 🔒 Mass Incarceration ✊🏾 Racial Injustice 🧬 Generational Trauma 🗣️ Oral History

Copaganda

by Alec Karakatsanis • 2025

The hidden PR system that converts police spin into headlines and crime panic into tougher laws.

4.49

582

🎥 Media Criticism ⚖️ Criminal Justice 🔒 Mass Incarceration 🗞️ News Manipulation 😨 Fear Politics

Copaganda 86%

The hidden PR system that converts police spin into headlines and crime panic into tougher laws.

by Alec Karakatsanis 2025

4.49

582 ratings

🎥 Media Criticism ⚖️ Criminal Justice 🔒 Mass Incarceration 🗞️ News Manipulation 😨 Fear Politics

Filmmaking for Change

by Jon Fitzgerald • 2012

Fund, shoot, edit, and distribute documentaries that turn audiences into advocates.

3.27

🎬 Documentary Filmmaking 💰 Film Funding 📦 Film Distribution 🌍 Social Impact Media 📖 Impact Storytelling

Filmmaking for Change 86%

Fund, shoot, edit, and distribute documentaries that turn audiences into advocates.

by Jon Fitzgerald 2012

3.27

22 ratings

🎬 Documentary Filmmaking 💰 Film Funding 📦 Film Distribution 🌍 Social Impact Media 📖 Impact Storytelling

Doing Justice

by Preet Bharara • 2019

Every charging decision is a moral wager. A former U.S. Attorney lays out the odds.

4.27

6k+

🏛️ Criminal Prosecution ⚖️ American Justice System 📋 Prosecutorial Ethics 🔄 Criminal Justice Reform ✍️ Legal Memoir

Doing Justice 86%

Every charging decision is a moral wager. A former U.S. Attorney lays out the odds.

by Preet Bharara 2019

4.27

6k+ ratings

🏛️ Criminal Prosecution ⚖️ American Justice System 📋 Prosecutorial Ethics 🔄 Criminal Justice Reform ✍️ Legal Memoir

Life Without Lawyers

by Philip K. Howard • 2009

America didn't add too many laws. Law itself became the mindset, and common sense lost.

3.65

176

⚖️ Legal Reform 📋 Tort Reform 🏛️ Bureaucratic Dysfunction 🛡️ Liability Culture 🗽 Classical Liberalism

Life Without Lawyers 86%

America didn't add too many laws. Law itself became the mindset, and common sense lost.

by Philip K. Howard 2009

3.65

176 ratings

⚖️ Legal Reform 📋 Tort Reform 🏛️ Bureaucratic Dysfunction 🛡️ Liability Culture 🗽 Classical Liberalism

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 86%

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

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

🏴 Libertarian Socialism 📜 Radical History ✊ Direct Action 🔄 Horizontalism 🌽 Indigenous Resistance

Wobblies and Zapatistas 86%

What the Zapatistas and the Wobblies got right that both Marxists and anarchists keep missing.

by Staughton Lynd 2008

3.89

473 ratings

🏴 Libertarian Socialism 📜 Radical History ✊ Direct Action 🔄 Horizontalism 🌽 Indigenous Resistance

Context

by Cory Doctorow • 2011

3.66

372

🕸️ Internet Freedom 📜 Copyright Reform 🔐 Digital Rights 🏛️ Platform Politics 📚 Digital Publishing

Context 86%

by Cory Doctorow 2011

3.66

372 ratings

🕸️ Internet Freedom 📜 Copyright Reform 🔐 Digital Rights 🏛️ Platform Politics 📚 Digital Publishing

Profit and Punishment

by Tony Messenger • 2021

When courts depend on fines to stay open, the poor become the revenue.

4.26

658

🏛️ Criminal Justice Reform 🔗 Mass Incarceration ⚖️ Systemic Inequality 💰 Policing Poverty 🔍 Investigative Journalism

Profit and Punishment 86%

When courts depend on fines to stay open, the poor become the revenue.

by Tony Messenger 2021

4.26

658 ratings

🏛️ Criminal Justice Reform 🔗 Mass Incarceration ⚖️ Systemic Inequality 💰 Policing Poverty 🔍 Investigative Journalism

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

📢 Social Movements ✊ Community Organizing 🗳️ Political Strategy 📖 Narrative Change 🏗️ Movement Building

How Change Happens 86%

Six factors determine whether a movement wins or dies. None of them start in Washington.

by Leslie R. Crutchfield 2018

3.74

160 ratings

📢 Social Movements ✊ Community Organizing 🗳️ Political Strategy 📖 Narrative Change 🏗️ Movement Building

Manifesting Justice

by Valena E. Beety • 2022

Wrongful convictions target women and queer people differently. A legal method to fight back.

4.33

126

⚖️ Wrongful Convictions 🔄 Criminal Justice Reform 🫂 Restorative Justice 🔗 Mass Incarceration 🕊️ Innocence Movement

Manifesting Justice 86%

Wrongful convictions target women and queer people differently. A legal method to fight back.

by Valena E. Beety 2022

4.33

126 ratings

⚖️ Wrongful Convictions 🔄 Criminal Justice Reform 🫂 Restorative Justice 🔗 Mass Incarceration 🕊️ Innocence Movement

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

📢 Political Organizing 🌱 Grassroots Campaigns 🤝 Volunteer Mobilization 📈 Mass Mobilization 🕸️ Distributed Organizing

Rules for Revolutionaries 86%

The volunteer-led organizing model that scales from a living room to a nationwide movement.

by Becky Bond 2016

3.84

762 ratings

📢 Political Organizing 🌱 Grassroots Campaigns 🤝 Volunteer Mobilization 📈 Mass Mobilization 🕸️ Distributed Organizing

A Planet to Win

by Kate Aronoff • 2019

What if fighting climate change meant universal housing, public power, and a four-day week?

4.07

686

📗 Green New Deal 🌍 Climate Justice 🌱 Ecosocialism 🌹 Democratic Socialism ⚡ Energy Transition

A Planet to Win 86%

What if fighting climate change meant universal housing, public power, and a four-day week?

by Kate Aronoff 2019

4.07

686 ratings

📗 Green New Deal 🌍 Climate Justice 🌱 Ecosocialism 🌹 Democratic Socialism ⚡ Energy Transition

The Truths We Hold

by Kamala Harris • 2019

Banks, broken courts, separated families: a prosecutor turned senator on the fights that made her.

4.05

34k+

📖 Political Memoirs 🗳️ Progressive Politics ⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🌎 Immigration Policy ✊ Civil Rights Movement

The Truths We Hold 86%

Banks, broken courts, separated families: a prosecutor turned senator on the fights that made her.

by Kamala Harris 2019

4.05

34k+ ratings

📖 Political Memoirs 🗳️ Progressive Politics ⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🌎 Immigration Policy ✊ Civil Rights Movement

How to Create a Vegan World

by Tobias Leenaert • 2017

Purism may hold animal advocacy back. The strategic case for welcoming reducers, not just converts.

4.36

1k+

🐮 Animal Advocacy 🗺️ Movement Strategy 🔧 Pragmatic Activism 🔄 Behavior Change 🏗️ Choice Architecture

How to Create a Vegan World 86%

Purism may hold animal advocacy back. The strategic case for welcoming reducers, not just converts.

by Tobias Leenaert 2017

4.36

1k+ ratings

🐮 Animal Advocacy 🗺️ Movement Strategy 🔧 Pragmatic Activism 🔄 Behavior Change 🏗️ Choice Architecture

Public Citizens

by Paul Sabin • 2024

How liberal crusaders against big government paved the road for Reagan’s anti-government revolution.

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199

⚖️ Public Interest Law 📜 Regulatory Reform 🌿 Environmental Activism 🤔 Distrust Of Government 🔒 Political Gridlock

Public Citizens 86%

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A radical barrister's four-decade brief against the British legal system's claim to justice.

by Michael Mansfield 2009

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⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform ⛓️ Wrongful Convictions 🚔 Police Misconduct 🔬 Forensic Science 🗽 Civil Liberties

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