Reading List
Libertarian Left

Yale Professor of Philosophy, Jason King, has written a fascinating and ground-breaking analysis of fascism — a much used and frequently misunderstood word. A worthy successor to his earlier book, How Propaganda Works, both of which have been widely praised by reviewers.

Despite late 20^th Century predictions, average working hours have actually increased. Across the developed world, three quarters of all jobs are in services, finances or admin . Most of them are pointless, according to the author; a Professor of Anthropology at the London School of Economics.

An acerbic attack on capitalism’s love affair with bureaucracy.

One of the twentieth century’s most acclaimed social scientists steps into the political arena to attack the dismantling of public welfare in the name of globalisation.

A clinical psychologist and social critic dissects authoritarianism from a left perspective.

A dictionary of junk economics — and what the Wall Street buzzwords really mean.

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

The transcendence of political power by corporate power

Essays by the prominent cultural historian and social critic

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

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