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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
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 91%
How the powerful co-opted identity politics: from solidarity to symbolic gestures.
by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò 2022
3.98
4k+ 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
Feminist Theory
by bell hooks • 1984
Feminism failed by designing itself for the suburban wife, not the working-class woman of color.
4.44
9k+
Feminist Theory Summary
Feminist Theory 91%
Feminism failed by designing itself for the suburban wife, not the working-class woman of color.
by bell hooks 1984
4.44
9k+ 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 90%
Activist is a political dead end: it isolates movements, excuses sympathizers, cedes power.
by Jonathan Smucker 2017
4.24
442 ratings
Can We All Be Feminists?
by June Eric-Udorie • 2018
Mainstream feminism's blind spots: seventeen women the movement left behind.
4.25
1k+
Can We All Be Feminists? Summary
Can We All Be Feminists? 90%
Mainstream feminism's blind spots: seventeen women the movement left behind.
by June Eric-Udorie 2018
4.25
1k+ ratings
America's Social Arsonist
by Gabriel Thompson • 2016
The overlooked mentor who taught Cesar Chavez that power begins with a house meeting.
4.54
50
America's Social Arsonist Summary
America's Social Arsonist 90%
The overlooked mentor who taught Cesar Chavez that power begins with a house meeting.
by Gabriel Thompson 2016
4.54
50 ratings
White Feminism
by Koa Beck • 2021
Individual success or collective liberation: the choice mainstream feminism keeps getting wrong.
4.24
2k+
White Feminism Summary
White Feminism 90%
Individual success or collective liberation: the choice mainstream feminism keeps getting wrong.
by Koa Beck 2021
4.24
2k+ ratings
Organizing
by Marshall Ganz • 2014
The disciplined craft of turning personal stories and living-room meetings into political power.
4.26
19
Organizing Summary
Organizing 90%
The disciplined craft of turning personal stories and living-room meetings into political power.
by Marshall Ganz 2014
4.26
19 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 90%
Six factors determine whether a movement wins or dies. None of them start in Washington.
by Leslie R. Crutchfield 2018
3.74
160 ratings
Emergent Strategy
by Adrienne Maree Brown • 2017
No one commands a flock or a forest. What that means for building social movements that endure.
4.25
10k+
Emergent Strategy Summary
Emergent Strategy 90%
No one commands a flock or a forest. What that means for building social movements that endure.
by Adrienne Maree Brown 2017
4.25
10k+ ratings
Justice at Work
by Marc Doussard • 2022
How coalitions fuse racial and economic justice to win policy in cities.
5.00
3
Justice at Work Summary
Justice at Work 90%
How coalitions fuse racial and economic justice to win policy in cities.
by Marc Doussard 2022
5.00
3 ratings
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.
4.63
6k+
We Do This 'til We Free Us Summary
We Do This 'til We Free Us 90%
The carceral system works as designed. It is not broken. Abolition is the alternative.
by Mariame Kaba 2021
4.63
6k+ ratings
Freedom is a Constant Struggle
by Angela Y. Davis • 2015
Ferguson and Palestine share a playbook of state violence. The resistance is building its own.
4.44
36k+
Freedom is a Constant Struggle Summary
Freedom is a Constant Struggle 90%
Ferguson and Palestine share a playbook of state violence. The resistance is building its own.
by Angela Y. Davis 2015
4.44
36k+ ratings
The Black Woman
by Toni Cade Bambara • 1970
The 1970 anthology that told white feminists they were bourgeois and Black Power it was sexist.
4.48
415
The Black Woman Summary
The Black Woman 90%
The 1970 anthology that told white feminists they were bourgeois and Black Power it was sexist.
by Toni Cade Bambara 1970
4.48
415 ratings
Where We Stand
by bell hooks • 2000
Feminism and antiracism won't succeed until they confront the thing they most ignore: class.
4.24
3k+
Where We Stand Summary
Where We Stand 90%
Feminism and antiracism won't succeed until they confront the thing they most ignore: class.
by bell hooks 2000
4.24
3k+ ratings
Colonize This!
by Bushra Rehman • 2002
Mainstream feminism left out women of color. This generation explains how, and what comes next.
4.20
3k+
Colonize This! Summary
Colonize This! 90%
Mainstream feminism left out women of color. This generation explains how, and what comes next.
by Bushra Rehman 2002
4.20
3k+ ratings
Lifehouse
by Adam Greenfield • 2024
Votes and green tech won't stop climate collapse. The real plan: neighbors caring for each other.
3.84
86
Lifehouse Summary
Lifehouse 90%
Votes and green tech won't stop climate collapse. The real plan: neighbors caring for each other.
by Adam Greenfield 2024
3.84
86 ratings
Women, Race, & Class
by Angela Y. Davis • 1981
From abolition to abortion, the women's movement has a race problem it has never solved.
4.59
35k+
Women, Race, & Class Summary
Women, Race, & Class 90%
From abolition to abortion, the women's movement has a race problem it has never solved.
by Angela Y. Davis 1981
4.59
35k+ 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 90%
Democracy requires organized conflict and leaders from the bottom. A 1946 manual, still unheeded.
by Saul D. Alinsky 1946
3.84
589 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 90%
Rice pudding, Lego men, and the nonviolent playbook that wins twice as often as violence.
by Srdja Popovic 2015
4.30
2k+ 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
Design Justice
by Sasha Costanza-Chock • 2020
Design decides who benefits and who gets hurt. The communities on the losing end are now leading.
4.18
548
Design Justice Summary
Design Justice 90%
Design decides who benefits and who gets hurt. The communities on the losing end are now leading.
by Sasha Costanza-Chock 2020
4.18
548 ratings
Politics Is for Power
by Eitan D. Hersh • 2020
Political obsession is a spectator sport that cedes power to the people who actually organize.
4.09
1k+
Politics Is for Power Summary
Politics Is for Power 89%
Political obsession is a spectator sport that cedes power to the people who actually organize.
by Eitan D. Hersh 2020
4.09
1k+ ratings
The Care We Dream Of
by Zena Sharman • 2021
Health care was never built for queer and trans people. Here is what comes after.
4.37
211
The Care We Dream Of Summary
The Care We Dream Of 89%
Health care was never built for queer and trans people. Here is what comes after.
by Zena Sharman 2021
4.37
211 ratings
DEI Deconstructed
by Lily Zheng • 2022
Intentions don't count. The field-tested playbook for DEI that measures what it changes.
4.26
629
DEI Deconstructed Summary
DEI Deconstructed 89%
Intentions don't count. The field-tested playbook for DEI that measures what it changes.
by Lily Zheng 2022
4.26
629 ratings
Digital Dead End
by Virginia Eubanks • 2011
Access is not the problem. Power designs inequality into code, and the marginalized already know it.
3.86
72
Digital Dead End Summary
Digital Dead End 89%
Access is not the problem. Power designs inequality into code, and the marginalized already know it.
by Virginia Eubanks 2011
3.86
72 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 89%
What the Zapatistas and the Wobblies got right that both Marxists and anarchists keep missing.
by Staughton Lynd 2008
3.89
473 ratings
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 89%
Nonviolence is not a virtue. It is a technology of conflict, and it brings down regimes.
by Mark Engler 2016
4.20
1k+ ratings
Against White Feminism
by Rafia Zakaria • 2021
Feminism cast brown women as victims to play savior. The script is colonial, and still running.
4.30
5k+
Against White Feminism Summary
Against White Feminism 89%
Feminism cast brown women as victims to play savior. The script is colonial, and still running.
by Rafia Zakaria 2021
4.30
5k+ ratings
Essential Labor
by Angela Garbes • 2022
The invisible labor of mothering holds up the economy. It could also remake it.
3.79
3k+
Essential Labor Summary
Essential Labor 89%
The invisible labor of mothering holds up the economy. It could also remake it.
by Angela Garbes 2022
3.79
3k+ ratings
We Will Not Cancel Us
by Adrienne Maree Brown • 2020
Cancel culture mimics the prisons we oppose. Transformative justice offers a different path.
4.28
3k+
We Will Not Cancel Us Summary
We Will Not Cancel Us 89%
Cancel culture mimics the prisons we oppose. Transformative justice offers a different path.
by Adrienne Maree Brown 2020
4.28
3k+ ratings
Mediocre
by Ijeoma Oluo • 2020
American institutions reward unremarkable white men. Everyone pays the price, even them.
4.39
17k+
Mediocre Summary
Mediocre 89%
American institutions reward unremarkable white men. Everyone pays the price, even them.
by Ijeoma Oluo 2020
4.39
17k+ ratings
Read This to Get Smarter
by Blair Imani • 2021
Race is a 600-year-old invention. Gender is a spectrum. The unlearning you missed, in one primer.
4.26
1k+
Read This to Get Smarter Summary
Read This to Get Smarter 89%
Race is a 600-year-old invention. Gender is a spectrum. The unlearning you missed, in one primer.
by Blair Imani 2021
4.26
1k+ ratings
Citizens
by Jon Alexander • 2022
Society runs on two stories: we are subjects or consumers. A third story changes everything.
4.04
317
Citizens Summary
Citizens 89%
Society runs on two stories: we are subjects or consumers. A third story changes everything.
by Jon Alexander 2022
4.04
317 ratings
Feminism for the 99%
by Cinzia Arruzza • 2019
Mainstream feminism wants more women at the top. Anticapitalist feminism wants no top at all.
4.01
8k+
Feminism for the 99% Summary
Feminism for the 99% 89%
Mainstream feminism wants more women at the top. Anticapitalist feminism wants no top at all.
by Cinzia Arruzza 2019
4.01
8k+ ratings
Lead from the Outside
by Stacey Abrams • 2018
The system wasn't built for outsiders. A tactical guide to hacking ambition, money, and power.
4.24
7k+
Lead from the Outside Summary
Lead from the Outside 89%
The system wasn't built for outsiders. A tactical guide to hacking ambition, money, and power.
by Stacey Abrams 2018
4.24
7k+ ratings
Diversity, Oppression, and Change
by Flavio Francisco Marsiglia • 2008
A social work approach that starts with the client's story and culture, not a checklist of deficits.
3.89
45
Diversity, Oppression, and Change Summary
Diversity, Oppression, and Change 89%
A social work approach that starts with the client's story and culture, not a checklist of deficits.
by Flavio Francisco Marsiglia 2008
3.89
45 ratings
Full Frontal Feminism
by Jessica Valenti • 2007
Forty percent more likely to be poor: the numbers that prove feminism isn't done with you.
3.86
8k+
Full Frontal Feminism Summary
Full Frontal Feminism 89%
Forty percent more likely to be poor: the numbers that prove feminism isn't done with you.
by Jessica Valenti 2007
3.86
8k+ ratings
Diversity, Oppression, and Change
by Flavio Francisco Marsiglia • 2015
Culture-blind social work is Eurocentric. Real practice begins inside the client's culture.
3.83
30
Diversity, Oppression, and Change Summary
Diversity, Oppression, and Change 89%
Culture-blind social work is Eurocentric. Real practice begins inside the client's culture.
by Flavio Francisco Marsiglia 2015
3.83
30 ratings
Manifesta
by Jennifer Baumgardner • 2000
The next wave is hot pink, unapologetic, and political: feminism didn't die, it changed its look.
3.73
3k+
Manifesta Summary
Manifesta 89%
The next wave is hot pink, unapologetic, and political: feminism didn't die, it changed its look.
by Jennifer Baumgardner 2000
3.73
3k+ 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 89%
Why the movements that changed the world began with letters and zines, not viral posts.
by Gal Beckerman 2022
3.79
485 ratings
Feminism Is for Everybody
by bell hooks • 2000
Feminism is about ending sexism, not fighting men. A primer that opens the door to everyone.
4.16
29k+
Feminism Is for Everybody Summary
Feminism Is for Everybody 89%
Feminism is about ending sexism, not fighting men. A primer that opens the door to everyone.
by bell hooks 2000
4.16
29k+ ratings
Viral Justice
by Ruha Benjamin • 2022
The cure to systemic racism might be contagious: small everyday acts that replicate and spread.
4.43
1k+
Viral Justice Summary
Viral Justice 89%
The cure to systemic racism might be contagious: small everyday acts that replicate and spread.
by Ruha Benjamin 2022
4.43
1k+ 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 89%
From Indigenous resistance to Black Lives Matter, American progress came when protest demanded it.
by Gloria J. Browne-Marshall 2025
4.12
188 ratings
Aesthetics of Excess
by Jillian Hernandez • 2020
Too much style is how Black and Latina women expose the class politics neoliberalism hides.
4.26
42
Aesthetics of Excess Summary
Aesthetics of Excess 89%
Too much style is how Black and Latina women expose the class politics neoliberalism hides.
by Jillian Hernandez 2020
4.26
42 ratings
Sister Outsider
by Audre Lorde • 1984
Why anger is a political tool, silence is surrender, and the erotic is a well of knowledge.
4.53
42k+
Sister Outsider Summary
Sister Outsider 89%
Why anger is a political tool, silence is surrender, and the erotic is a well of knowledge.
by Audre Lorde 1984
4.53
42k+ ratings
Why David Sometimes Wins
by Marshall Ganz • 2008
No money, no power. The farm workers still beat the Teamsters. What they had was better.
3.99
177
Why David Sometimes Wins Summary
Why David Sometimes Wins 89%
No money, no power. The farm workers still beat the Teamsters. What they had was better.
by Marshall Ganz 2008
3.99
177 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 89%
Democrats lost rural America by walking away. A Nebraska organizer shows how to win it back.
by Jane Kleeb 2020
3.82
214 ratings
Hood Feminism
by Mikki Kendall • 2020
The feminism that fights for the corner office ignores women who can't afford lunch. Their agenda.
4.35
64k+
Hood Feminism Summary
Hood Feminism 89%
The feminism that fights for the corner office ignores women who can't afford lunch. Their agenda.
by Mikki Kendall 2020
4.35
64k+ ratings
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