And now we’re moving from summer into fall. I can’t say I organize my reading too much around season, but maybe it has an impact.
Let’s find out. Looking down at the list, I see a bit more on politics. As well as one leftover summer novel.
Alienation, autonomy, and ideology
These are posts about books from the blog Base and Superstructure. Occasionally I’ll read a book worth talking about, and write some thoughts on it. These cover a wide range of topics from the blog.
And now we’re moving from summer into fall. I can’t say I organize my reading too much around season, but maybe it has an impact.
Let’s find out. Looking down at the list, I see a bit more on politics. As well as one leftover summer novel.
As the summer winds down, now is the perfect time to catch up on any last-minute summer reading. Read on to see what I’ve got on my plate.
Personally, I’m in full summer mode and ready to do some summer reading! So, here’s a list of books I’m tackling here in the middle of the summer.
What are you reading these days?
Welcome to a special birthday edition of the reading list, since I celebrated my birthday yesterday! Does that change my reading habits? Eh, not really. I suppose this list includes more fiction and abstract texts. But, that’s pure coincidence.
Let’s see what we’ve got this month.

I spent much of my Pandemic Year hard at work on a new book. And now I’m ready to announce its release! I called the book Left Foreign Policy: An Organizer’s Guide. You can buy the paperback version at the link above. Here’s a page where you can read an in-depth description.
But on this page, I’ll say a bit about the target audience. It’s a book on left foreign policy at a very 101-level. I wrote it for new leftists and for organizers holding discussions with new leftists. In the book, I lay out some general principles for foreign policy organizing, and I invite new leftists to see internationalism as a key piece of leftist strategy and work. So, from this starting point, we can do better organizing.
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