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The library website has much more information and further community resources
Frontline Healthcare Workers: Propublica.org: We Want to Talk to People Working on the Front Lines of Coronavirus
“What is Democratic Socialism, anyway?” This is part of a series in Teen Vogue exploring the growing interest in socialism among young people seeking alternatives to recovery in this pivotal moment in global history
“Race and COVID-19” a list of articles collected by Cross Cultural Solidarity about the unique impacts of coronavirus on communities of color.
COVID-19: Left Perspectives: This is a Google Doc with an extensive list of online articles about coronavirus organized by topic, including prison support, ecology, and mutual aid.
“What Disasters Reveal About Hope And Humanity,” by Hilary McQuilkin and Meghna Chakrabarti
“What If Colleges Don’t Reopen Until 2021?” by Adam Harris
Edward E. Baptist, The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery & the Making of American Capitalism
Kevin Kruse, White Flight: Atlanta & The Making of Modern Conservatism
Roger Biles, Harold Washington: Champion of Race & Reform in Chicago
Benjamin J. Davis, Communist Councilman From Harlem: Autobiographical Notes from Federal Penitentiary
Bhaskar Sunkara, Ed. “The ABCs of Socialism” in Jacobin Magazine (this is a free PDF)
Milton Tambor, A Democratic Socialist’s 50 Year Adventure
Patrisse Khan-Cullors & Asha Bandele, When They Call You a Terrorist: A #BlackLivesMatter Memoir
Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism
Gordon Nembhard, Collective Courage: A History of African American Cooperatives
Kali Akuno & Ajamu Nangwaya, Jackson Rising
The Public Books Database: A regularly updated list of free titles from about 50 academic presses, available to read online.
Project Gutenberg: Over 60,000 free books available in various formats
Overdrive/Rakuten: Download the app and rent books and media for free with your library card (participating libraries only; this includes Louisville Free Public Libraries)
Tor.com eBook Club (one new free Sci-fi/Fantasy book/month!)
Free socialist e-books from Verso, no account required