Reading List — Libertarian Left

A devastating account of the privatisation dogma of the past 25 years … As demolition jobs go, this can hardly be bettered — John Kampfner, Observer

A forensic critique of the political, economic and social forces that have benefitted the few at the expense of the many.

A sweeping meditation on the massive inequality in contemporary capitalism, and widespread indifference to its implications

History told from the perspective of the common people — and the difference makes riveting reading

A convincing case for the overhauling of the global economic system as the only means of combatting climate change

Reclaiming the Jesus of the Sermon on the Mount

The world-renowned dissenting intellectual discusses western power and propaganda

A compelling new set of interviews on our changing and turbulent times

Classic examination of the way that the West observes the Arabs

Landmark work on the largely overlooked connection between western imperial endeavour and the culture that reinforces it

A sweeping series of essays exploring the intellectual’s age-old responsibility to remain a dissenter

Powerful latest work from the Pulitzer Prizewinner

Scathing critique from the journalist who revealed the NSA spying programmes

Exposé of America’s new system of covert warfare

The transcendence of political power by corporate power

Essays by the prominent cultural historian and social critic

Tariq Ali’s penetrating analysis of this presidency from a New Left perspective.

Those who feel that like lemmings they are being led over a cliff would be well-advised not to read this book. They may discover that they are right. — Noam Chomsky

Debunking the classic arguments for laissez-faire capitalism

Well researched and widely-acclaimed book that argues that inequality is at the roots of many of society’s ills

Critical analysis of an American cultural phenomenon

On the corporatisation of universities and the consequent neglect of the humanities

Holds that American culture has dumbed down, resulting in a growing contempt for reason and reality