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Books like Earth Democracy

Soil Not Oil
by Vandana Shiva • 2008
Biofuels starve people, carbon markets fake progress, the real climate solution is under your feet.
4.08
535
🏭 Industrial Agriculture⚖️ Environmental Justice🌾 Food Sovereignty🌱 Organic Farming🌿 Seed Saving
Soil Not Oil Summary
Soil Not Oil 97%
Biofuels starve people, carbon markets fake progress, the real climate solution is under your feet.
by Vandana Shiva 2008
4.08
535 ratings
🏭 Industrial Agriculture⚖️ Environmental Justice🌾 Food Sovereignty🌱 Organic Farming🌿 Seed Saving
Eating Tomorrow
by Timothy A. Wise • 2019
Agribusiness starves farmers and the planet. Peasant-led farming is already fixing it.
3.78
78
🍽️ Food Politics🏢 Agribusiness Critique🌾 Food Sovereignty🏞️ Land Grabbing🌱 Agro-Ecology
Eating Tomorrow Summary
Eating Tomorrow 97%
Agribusiness starves farmers and the planet. Peasant-led farming is already fixing it.
by Timothy A. Wise 2019
3.78
78 ratings
🍽️ Food Politics🏢 Agribusiness Critique🌾 Food Sovereignty🏞️ Land Grabbing🌱 Agro-Ecology
Who Really Feeds the World? The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology
by Vandana Shiva • 2015
Agribusiness didn't end hunger. Small farms, producing 70% of food on 30% of land, feed us.
3.96
436
🌱 Agroecology✊ Food Sovereignty🏭 Industrial Agriculture🪱 Living Soil🌾 Seed Sovereignty
Who Really Feeds the World? The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology Summary
Who Really Feeds the World? The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology 96%
Agribusiness didn't end hunger. Small farms, producing 70% of food on 30% of land, feed us.
by Vandana Shiva 2015
3.96
436 ratings
🌱 Agroecology✊ Food Sovereignty🏭 Industrial Agriculture🪱 Living Soil🌾 Seed Sovereignty
Blessed Unrest
by Paul Hawken • 2007
A vast, leaderless movement is quietly restoring both the earth and human dignity.
3.94
2k+
🌍 Environmental Activism⚖️ Climate Justice🌱 Grassroots Movements🕸️ Decentralized Networks🔄 Systems Thinking
Blessed Unrest Summary
Blessed Unrest 95%
A vast, leaderless movement is quietly restoring both the earth and human dignity.
by Paul Hawken 2007
3.94
2k+ ratings
🌍 Environmental Activism⚖️ Climate Justice🌱 Grassroots Movements🕸️ Decentralized Networks🔄 Systems Thinking
Animal, Vegetable, Junk
by Mark Bittman • 2021
Farming gave us civilization, slavery, famine, and junk food. A provocative history of what we eat.
3.90
4k+
📜 Food Systems History🌍 Global Agriculture🏭 Industrial Agriculture🍔 Junk Food Engineering🏥 Public Health Crisis
Animal, Vegetable, Junk Summary
Animal, Vegetable, Junk 95%
Farming gave us civilization, slavery, famine, and junk food. A provocative history of what we eat.
by Mark Bittman 2021
3.90
4k+ ratings
📜 Food Systems History🌍 Global Agriculture🏭 Industrial Agriculture🍔 Junk Food Engineering🏥 Public Health Crisis
Food Politics
by Robert Paarlberg • 2010
The hidden policy battles behind every bite, from farm subsidy wars to the GMO divide.
3.49
340
🍽️ Food Politics🌾 Agricultural Policy🍞 Global Hunger💵 Farm Subsidies🚜 Industrial Agriculture
Food Politics Summary
Food Politics 95%
The hidden policy battles behind every bite, from farm subsidy wars to the GMO divide.
by Robert Paarlberg 2010
3.49
340 ratings
🍽️ Food Politics🌾 Agricultural Policy🍞 Global Hunger💵 Farm Subsidies🚜 Industrial Agriculture
Climate Justice
by Mary Robinson • 2018
Climate change is a human rights crisis. Frontline communities are showing the world how to respond.
4.06
3k+
⚖️ Climate Justice✊ Human Rights🌱 Grassroots Activism🌿 Indigenous Knowledge👩‍💼 Women's Leadership
Climate Justice Summary
Climate Justice 94%
Climate change is a human rights crisis. Frontline communities are showing the world how to respond.
by Mary Robinson 2018
4.06
3k+ ratings
⚖️ Climate Justice✊ Human Rights🌱 Grassroots Activism🌿 Indigenous Knowledge👩‍💼 Women's Leadership
The Story of Stuff
by Annie Leonard • 2010
A five-stage global machine grinds resources into toxic waste. The owners call it the economy.
4.08
4k+
📉 Consumerism Critique🔄 Product Life Cycles⚖️ Environmental Justice♻️ Circular Economy☣️ Toxic Chemicals
The Story of Stuff Summary
The Story of Stuff 94%
A five-stage global machine grinds resources into toxic waste. The owners call it the economy.
by Annie Leonard 2010
4.08
4k+ ratings
📉 Consumerism Critique🔄 Product Life Cycles⚖️ Environmental Justice♻️ Circular Economy☣️ Toxic Chemicals
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+
🏦 Political Economy✊ Progressive Activism🌀 Crisis Politics🌍 Climate Justice💸 Economic Inequality
No Is Not Enough Summary
No Is Not Enough 94%
Chaos as political strategy: its roots in neoliberal failure, and the coalition that can defeat it.
by Naomi Klein 2017
4.10
11k+ ratings
🏦 Political Economy✊ Progressive Activism🌀 Crisis Politics🌍 Climate Justice💸 Economic Inequality
Oil and Honey
by Bill McKibben • 2013
While he fought pipelines, his beekeeper friend built a different answer to a warming world.
3.90
1k+
🌍 Climate Activism📝 Environmental Memoir✊ Grassroots Organizing💰 Fossil Fuel Divestment🌾 Sustainable Agriculture
Oil and Honey Summary
Oil and Honey 94%
While he fought pipelines, his beekeeper friend built a different answer to a warming world.
by Bill McKibben 2013
3.90
1k+ ratings
🌍 Climate Activism📝 Environmental Memoir✊ Grassroots Organizing💰 Fossil Fuel Divestment🌾 Sustainable Agriculture
This Changes Everything
by Naomi Klein • 2014
Capitalism demands endless growth. The climate demands we stop. Only one can win.
4.16
28k+
🏛️ Climate Politics🌹 Eco-Socialism⚖️ Climate Justice🛢️ Fossil Fuel Industry🟢 Greenwashing
This Changes Everything Summary
This Changes Everything 94%
Capitalism demands endless growth. The climate demands we stop. Only one can win.
by Naomi Klein 2014
4.16
28k+ ratings
🏛️ Climate Politics🌹 Eco-Socialism⚖️ Climate Justice🛢️ Fossil Fuel Industry🟢 Greenwashing
Consequences of Capitalism
by Noam Chomsky • 2020
The system that breeds inequality also engineers the discontent that threatens to bring it down.
4.33
2k+
🏛️ Political Economy📺 Media Criticism✊ Anti-Capitalism🏦 Neoliberalism🗳️ Democratic Decline
Consequences of Capitalism Summary
Consequences of Capitalism 94%
The system that breeds inequality also engineers the discontent that threatens to bring it down.
by Noam Chomsky 2020
4.33
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Economy📺 Media Criticism✊ Anti-Capitalism🏦 Neoliberalism🗳️ Democratic Decline
The Omnivore's Dilemma
by Richie Chevat • 2015
Most of what you eat begins as corn, and the price tag hides the real cost.
4.03
4k+
🍽️ Food Systems🐄 Factory Farming🇺🇸 American Diet🗳️ Food Politics🌾 Sustainable Agriculture
The Omnivore's Dilemma Summary
The Omnivore's Dilemma 94%
Most of what you eat begins as corn, and the price tag hides the real cost.
by Richie Chevat 2015
4.03
4k+ ratings
🍽️ Food Systems🐄 Factory Farming🇺🇸 American Diet🗳️ Food Politics🌾 Sustainable Agriculture
40 Chances
by Howard G. Buffett • 2013
Forty planting seasons. What a farmer learned about why food aid fails and what actually works.
3.83
843
🌍 International Development🌾 Sustainable Agriculture🏞️ Soil Conservation📜 Land Rights🛒 Market-Based Aid
40 Chances Summary
40 Chances 94%
Forty planting seasons. What a farmer learned about why food aid fails and what actually works.
by Howard G. Buffett 2013
3.83
843 ratings
🌍 International Development🌾 Sustainable Agriculture🏞️ Soil Conservation📜 Land Rights🛒 Market-Based Aid
Planet on Fire
by Mathew Lawrence • 2021
Your carbon footprint is a distraction. The climate fight is about who owns the economy.
3.68
173
🏛️ Environmental Politics💰 Political Economy🌿 Green New Deal🔄 Just Transition⚖️ Climate Justice
Planet on Fire Summary
Planet on Fire 93%
Your carbon footprint is a distraction. The climate fight is about who owns the economy.
by Mathew Lawrence 2021
3.68
173 ratings
🏛️ Environmental Politics💰 Political Economy🌿 Green New Deal🔄 Just Transition⚖️ Climate Justice
Beyond Money
by Anitra Nelson • 2022
Money is not a neutral tool. It is a growth engine incompatible with a living planet.
2.96
24
🏛️ Postcapitalism📉 Degrowth🤝 Commoning🪙 Money Critique🗳️ Direct Democracy
Beyond Money Summary
Beyond Money 93%
Money is not a neutral tool. It is a growth engine incompatible with a living planet.
by Anitra Nelson 2022
2.96
24 ratings
🏛️ Postcapitalism📉 Degrowth🤝 Commoning🪙 Money Critique🗳️ Direct Democracy
Tomatoland
by Barry Estabrook • 2011
Slavery, toxic chemicals, exploited workers: the real cost of Florida's flawless supermarket tomato.
3.96
5k+
🏭 Industrial Agriculture✊ Farmworker Justice⛓️ Modern Slavery🔗 Supply Chain Ethics🏢 Corporate Accountability
Tomatoland Summary
Tomatoland 93%
Slavery, toxic chemicals, exploited workers: the real cost of Florida's flawless supermarket tomato.
by Barry Estabrook 2011
3.96
5k+ ratings
🏭 Industrial Agriculture✊ Farmworker Justice⛓️ Modern Slavery🔗 Supply Chain Ethics🏢 Corporate Accountability
Food Fix
by Mark Hyman • 2020
Chronic disease, climate change, and inequality share one cause: the industrial food on your plate.
4.07
3k+
🌐 Food Systems🏛️ Food Policy🏭 Industrial Agriculture🌿 Regenerative Farming💰 True Cost Of Food
Food Fix Summary
Food Fix 93%
Chronic disease, climate change, and inequality share one cause: the industrial food on your plate.
by Mark Hyman 2020
4.07
3k+ ratings
🌐 Food Systems🏛️ Food Policy🏭 Industrial Agriculture🌿 Regenerative Farming💰 True Cost Of Food
No Logo
by Naomi Klein • 2000
Products became logos, logos became lifestyles, and public life became a mall.
3.89
33k+
🌐 Corporate Globalization🛒 Consumer Culture🏭 Labor Exploitation✊ Anti-Globalization🔗 Global Supply Chains
No Logo Summary
No Logo 93%
Products became logos, logos became lifestyles, and public life became a mall.
by Naomi Klein 2000
3.89
33k+ ratings
🌐 Corporate Globalization🛒 Consumer Culture🏭 Labor Exploitation✊ Anti-Globalization🔗 Global Supply Chains
The Third Plate
by Dan Barber • 2014
Forget farm-to-table. A chef's plan for a cuisine that restores the land it comes from.
4.28
7k+
🚜 Food Systems🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🦠 Soil Biology🐝 Biodiversity👨‍🍳 Activist Chefs
The Third Plate Summary
The Third Plate 93%
Forget farm-to-table. A chef's plan for a cuisine that restores the land it comes from.
by Dan Barber 2014
4.28
7k+ ratings
🚜 Food Systems🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🦠 Soil Biology🐝 Biodiversity👨‍🍳 Activist Chefs
Silent Coup
by Claire Provost • 2023
Companies sue nations in secret tribunals, run private cities, command armies. Voters never agreed.
4.31
277
🏛️ Corporate Capture⚖️ Trade Tribunals🛡️ Privatized Security🌍 Development Critique🏴 Colonial Legacies
Silent Coup Summary
Silent Coup 93%
Companies sue nations in secret tribunals, run private cities, command armies. Voters never agreed.
by Claire Provost 2023
4.31
277 ratings
🏛️ Corporate Capture⚖️ Trade Tribunals🛡️ Privatized Security🌍 Development Critique🏴 Colonial Legacies
We Are the Weather
by Jonathan Safran Foer • 2019
Sixty percent of mammals are livestock. Two plant-based meals a day saves 1.3 metric tons of carbon.
3.69
17k+
🚜 Food Systems📢 Climate Advocacy⚖️ Environmental Ethics🥬 Plant-Based Eating🐄 Animal Agriculture
We Are the Weather Summary
We Are the Weather 93%
Sixty percent of mammals are livestock. Two plant-based meals a day saves 1.3 metric tons of carbon.
by Jonathan Safran Foer 2019
3.69
17k+ ratings
🚜 Food Systems📢 Climate Advocacy⚖️ Environmental Ethics🥬 Plant-Based Eating🐄 Animal Agriculture
Glimpses of Utopia
by Jess Scully • 2020
A fair society is not theoretical. Its pieces are already running in cities across the world.
3.97
110
🗳️ Participatory Democracy💡 Alternative Economics🌳 Commons Stewardship🤲 Care Economy🏦 Financial Reform
Glimpses of Utopia Summary
Glimpses of Utopia 93%
A fair society is not theoretical. Its pieces are already running in cities across the world.
by Jess Scully 2020
3.97
110 ratings
🗳️ Participatory Democracy💡 Alternative Economics🌳 Commons Stewardship🤲 Care Economy🏦 Financial Reform
The Green Collar Economy
by Van Jones • 2008
Climate change and inequality are twin crises, and they share a solution.
3.70
868
🌿 Green Politics✊ Environmental Justice🔄 Sustainable Economy⚡ Clean Energy Transition🏛️ Public Investment
The Green Collar Economy Summary
The Green Collar Economy 93%
Climate change and inequality are twin crises, and they share a solution.
by Van Jones 2008
3.70
868 ratings
🌿 Green Politics✊ Environmental Justice🔄 Sustainable Economy⚡ Clean Energy Transition🏛️ Public Investment
Seeing Like a State
by James C. Scott • 1998
Why grand state plans fail: the same simplifications that make society governable make it fragile.
4.21
7k+
🏛️ Political Theory🏗️ State Planning🌱 Local Knowledge🚧 Development Critique🌿 Ecological Thinking
Seeing Like a State Summary
Seeing Like a State 93%
Why grand state plans fail: the same simplifications that make society governable make it fragile.
by James C. Scott 1998
4.21
7k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Theory🏗️ State Planning🌱 Local Knowledge🚧 Development Critique🌿 Ecological Thinking
The Omnivore's Dilemma
by Michael Pollan • 2006
From McDonald's to a hunted wild pig: four meals that expose what you're really eating.
4.19
211k+
🧬 Industrial Agriculture🌾 Sustainable Farming🔗 Food Systems🥬 Organic Food Critique🐄 Ethics Of Eating Animals
The Omnivore's Dilemma Summary
The Omnivore's Dilemma 93%
From McDonald's to a hunted wild pig: four meals that expose what you're really eating.
by Michael Pollan 2006
4.19
211k+ ratings
🧬 Industrial Agriculture🌾 Sustainable Farming🔗 Food Systems🥬 Organic Food Critique🐄 Ethics Of Eating Animals
Fast Food Nation
by Eric Schlosser • 2001
A burger's hidden cost: exploited labor, factory farms, and meat that sickened half a million.
3.75
207k+
🏭 Industrial Food System🐄 Factory Farming⚠️ Food Safety👷 Labor Exploitation🏢 Corporate Power
Fast Food Nation Summary
Fast Food Nation 93%
A burger's hidden cost: exploited labor, factory farms, and meat that sickened half a million.
by Eric Schlosser 2001
3.75
207k+ ratings
🏭 Industrial Food System🐄 Factory Farming⚠️ Food Safety👷 Labor Exploitation🏢 Corporate Power
Occupy
by Noam Chomsky • 2012
Occupy's tents came down. The national argument it started about concentrated wealth never stopped.
3.59
2k+
🪙 Income Inequality🗳️ Money In Politics🏗️ Movement Building🏢 Corporate Power🏭 Economic Democracy
Occupy Summary
Occupy 93%
Occupy's tents came down. The national argument it started about concentrated wealth never stopped.
by Noam Chomsky 2012
3.59
2k+ ratings
🪙 Income Inequality🗳️ Money In Politics🏗️ Movement Building🏢 Corporate Power🏭 Economic Democracy
Diet for a New America
by John Robbins • 1987
One dietary choice links heart disease, the Amazon, world hunger, and billions of suffering animals.
4.19
4k+
🥬 Plant-Based Nutrition🍽️ Food Ethics🐄 Animal Welfare🐔 Factory Farming🏭 Meat Industry
Diet for a New America Summary
Diet for a New America 93%
One dietary choice links heart disease, the Amazon, world hunger, and billions of suffering animals.
by John Robbins 1987
4.19
4k+ ratings
🥬 Plant-Based Nutrition🍽️ Food Ethics🐄 Animal Welfare🐔 Factory Farming🏭 Meat Industry
The Sexual Politics of Meat
by Carol J. Adams • 1990
How the word "meat" hides an animal, and the same logic hides violence against women.
4.00
5k+
🍃 Ecofeminism📚 Feminist Theory🐾 Animal Ethics🍽️ Food Politics🐄 Critical Animal Studies
The Sexual Politics of Meat Summary
The Sexual Politics of Meat 93%
How the word "meat" hides an animal, and the same logic hides violence against women.
by Carol J. Adams 1990
4.00
5k+ ratings
🍃 Ecofeminism📚 Feminist Theory🐾 Animal Ethics🍽️ Food Politics🐄 Critical Animal Studies
Drawdown
by Paul Hawken • 2017
100 existing solutions, modeled and ranked: the plan to reverse global warming is already here.
4.40
4k+
🌍 Climate Reversal💰 Environmental Economics🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🍃 Carbon Sequestration🔄 Circular Economy
Drawdown Summary
Drawdown 93%
100 existing solutions, modeled and ranked: the plan to reverse global warming is already here.
by Paul Hawken 2017
4.40
4k+ ratings
🌍 Climate Reversal💰 Environmental Economics🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🍃 Carbon Sequestration🔄 Circular Economy
Culture Jam
by Kalle Lasn • 1999
The inside of your head is a billboard. Here is the spray paint.
3.63
2k+
🛒 Consumer Culture🏢 Corporate Power📺 Media Criticism📢 Advertising Critique🎭 Situationist Theory
Culture Jam Summary
Culture Jam 93%
The inside of your head is a billboard. Here is the spray paint.
by Kalle Lasn 1999
3.63
2k+ ratings
🛒 Consumer Culture🏢 Corporate Power📺 Media Criticism📢 Advertising Critique🎭 Situationist Theory
Last Harvest
by Dan Saladino • 2021
Three grains now supply half the world's calories. What happens when the backup crops are gone?
4.31
3k+
🌾 Food Biodiversity📜 Agricultural History🚜 Monoculture Critique🌱 Seed Saving🍲 Traditional Foodways
Last Harvest Summary
Last Harvest 93%
Three grains now supply half the world's calories. What happens when the backup crops are gone?
by Dan Saladino 2021
4.31
3k+ ratings
🌾 Food Biodiversity📜 Agricultural History🚜 Monoculture Critique🌱 Seed Saving🍲 Traditional Foodways
Sowing Seeds in the Desert
by Masanobu Fukuoka • 2012
Our farms are making deserts. A hands-off method for restoring them with seeds and clay.
4.34
724
🧑‍🌾 Regenerative Agriculture🌳 Permaculture Philosophy🌱 Ecological Restoration🚜 Anti-Industrial Agriculture🧘 Nature Spirituality
Sowing Seeds in the Desert Summary
Sowing Seeds in the Desert 93%
Our farms are making deserts. A hands-off method for restoring them with seeds and clay.
by Masanobu Fukuoka 2012
4.34
724 ratings
🧑‍🌾 Regenerative Agriculture🌳 Permaculture Philosophy🌱 Ecological Restoration🚜 Anti-Industrial Agriculture🧘 Nature Spirituality
The Silenced Majority
by Amy Goodman • 2012
The news decides which wars and uprisings didn't happen. Here is what they buried.
4.06
251
📻 Independent Media📺 Media Criticism🔍 Investigative Journalism✊ Grassroots Movements💸 Economic Inequality
The Silenced Majority Summary
The Silenced Majority 93%
The news decides which wars and uprisings didn't happen. Here is what they buried.
by Amy Goodman 2012
4.06
251 ratings
📻 Independent Media📺 Media Criticism🔍 Investigative Journalism✊ Grassroots Movements💸 Economic Inequality
Making Globalization Work
by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2006
Rich nations wrote global trade rules for themselves. A Nobel economist's plan to rewrite them.
3.85
2k+
🌍 International Development📊 Development Economics⚡ Anti-Neoliberalism🏛️ Global Governance🚢 Trade Policy
Making Globalization Work Summary
Making Globalization Work 92%
Rich nations wrote global trade rules for themselves. A Nobel economist's plan to rewrite them.
by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2006
3.85
2k+ ratings
🌍 International Development📊 Development Economics⚡ Anti-Neoliberalism🏛️ Global Governance🚢 Trade Policy
The Rare Metals War
by Guillame Pitron • 2018
Your electric car runs on metals that leave toxic wastelands and enrich an authoritarian superpower.
4.04
1k+
⚡ Energy Transition⛏️ Resource Extraction🔗 Supply Chains⚖️ Environmental Justice⚔️ Resource Wars
The Rare Metals War Summary
The Rare Metals War 92%
Your electric car runs on metals that leave toxic wastelands and enrich an authoritarian superpower.
by Guillame Pitron 2018
4.04
1k+ ratings
⚡ Energy Transition⛏️ Resource Extraction🔗 Supply Chains⚖️ Environmental Justice⚔️ Resource Wars
A Planet to Win
by Kate Aronoff • 2019
What if fighting climate change meant universal housing, public power, and a four-day week?
4.07
686
📗 Green New Deal🌍 Climate Justice🌱 Ecosocialism🌹 Democratic Socialism⚡ Energy Transition
A Planet to Win Summary
A Planet to Win 92%
What if fighting climate change meant universal housing, public power, and a four-day week?
by Kate Aronoff 2019
4.07
686 ratings
📗 Green New Deal🌍 Climate Justice🌱 Ecosocialism🌹 Democratic Socialism⚡ Energy Transition
Systems Thinking for Sustainable Development
by Edward Saja Sanneh • 2018
Energy, water, health, and waste are one system. Solve them separately and each solution unravels.
4.00
2
🧠 Systems Thinking🌍 Sustainable Development📋 Environmental Policy⚡ Renewable Energy💧 Water Security
Systems Thinking for Sustainable Development Summary
Systems Thinking for Sustainable Development 92%
Energy, water, health, and waste are one system. Solve them separately and each solution unravels.
by Edward Saja Sanneh 2018
4.00
2 ratings
🧠 Systems Thinking🌍 Sustainable Development📋 Environmental Policy⚡ Renewable Energy💧 Water Security
Ravenous
by Henry Dimbleby • 2023
The food system feeds 8 billion while fueling obesity, chronic disease, and a third of emissions.
4.35
2k+
🏭 Food Systems🧃 Ultra-Processed Food🔬 Nutrition Science🏥 Public Health Crisis⚖️ Food Inequality
Ravenous Summary
Ravenous 92%
The food system feeds 8 billion while fueling obesity, chronic disease, and a third of emissions.
by Henry Dimbleby 2023
4.35
2k+ ratings
🏭 Food Systems🧃 Ultra-Processed Food🔬 Nutrition Science🏥 Public Health Crisis⚖️ Food Inequality
Slow Down
by Kōhei Saitō • 2020
Capitalism cannot go green. Marx's late notebooks show he understood why, and what must replace it.
3.92
3k+
🔻 Degrowth🌍 Ecological Economics📕 Marxist Ecology🔄 Post-Capitalism✊ Anti-Capitalism
Slow Down Summary
Slow Down 92%
Capitalism cannot go green. Marx's late notebooks show he understood why, and what must replace it.
by Kōhei Saitō 2020
3.92
3k+ ratings
🔻 Degrowth🌍 Ecological Economics📕 Marxist Ecology🔄 Post-Capitalism✊ Anti-Capitalism
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+
✊ Anticapitalist Feminism🧹 Social Reproduction🩺 Crisis Of Care💼 Liberal Feminism Critique🌍 Anti-Imperialist Politics
Feminism for the 99% Summary
Feminism for the 99% 92%
Mainstream feminism wants more women at the top. Anticapitalist feminism wants no top at all.
by Cinzia Arruzza 2019
4.01
8k+ ratings
✊ Anticapitalist Feminism🧹 Social Reproduction🩺 Crisis Of Care💼 Liberal Feminism Critique🌍 Anti-Imperialist Politics
How the World Really Works
by Vaclav Smil • 2022
Both doomers and utopians skip the same thing: modern civilization's staggering material scale.
3.94
14k+
⚡ Energy Systems🏭 Industrial Ecology🌾 Global Food Systems📊 Quantitative Reasoning⚖️ Risk Perception
How the World Really Works Summary
How the World Really Works 92%
Both doomers and utopians skip the same thing: modern civilization's staggering material scale.
by Vaclav Smil 2022
3.94
14k+ ratings
⚡ Energy Systems🏭 Industrial Ecology🌾 Global Food Systems📊 Quantitative Reasoning⚖️ Risk Perception
Small is Beautiful
by Ernst F. Schumacher • 1973
The case for an economics small enough to fit people, their work, and a finite planet.
4.09
7k+
🌱 Ecological Economics🔧 Human-Scale Technology🛠️ Work And Meaning📏 Limits To Growth⚖️ Ethical Economics
Small is Beautiful Summary
Small is Beautiful 92%
The case for an economics small enough to fit people, their work, and a finite planet.
by Ernst F. Schumacher 1973
4.09
7k+ ratings
🌱 Ecological Economics🔧 Human-Scale Technology🛠️ Work And Meaning📏 Limits To Growth⚖️ Ethical Economics
Controligarchs
by Seamus Bruner • 2023
A trillion-dollar global elite is using crises to control your food, money, and speech.
4.10
271
🌐 Global Elites💰 Billionaire Class🚫 Anti-Globalism📹 Digital Surveillance🧐 Philanthropy Critique
Controligarchs Summary
Controligarchs 92%
A trillion-dollar global elite is using crises to control your food, money, and speech.
by Seamus Bruner 2023
4.10
271 ratings
🌐 Global Elites💰 Billionaire Class🚫 Anti-Globalism📹 Digital Surveillance🧐 Philanthropy Critique
Behind the Green Mask
by Rosa Koire • 2011
A veteran appraiser found that green policies are a UN blueprint to abolish private property.
4.28
365
🗺️ Land Use Policy🏠 Property Rights🌍 Agenda 21🎭 Manufactured Consent🏚️ Eminent Domain Abuse
Behind the Green Mask Summary
Behind the Green Mask 92%
A veteran appraiser found that green policies are a UN blueprint to abolish private property.
by Rosa Koire 2011
4.28
365 ratings
🗺️ Land Use Policy🏠 Property Rights🌍 Agenda 21🎭 Manufactured Consent🏚️ Eminent Domain Abuse
The New Human Rights Movement
by Peter Joseph • 2017
The economy is a well-oiled system of oppression. The case for rebuilding it, not fixing it.
4.33
625
🏛️ Political Economy⚖️ Structural Inequality🔗 Systems Thinking💔 Structural Violence🤖 Technological Unemployment
The New Human Rights Movement Summary
The New Human Rights Movement 92%
The economy is a well-oiled system of oppression. The case for rebuilding it, not fixing it.
by Peter Joseph 2017
4.33
625 ratings
🏛️ Political Economy⚖️ Structural Inequality🔗 Systems Thinking💔 Structural Violence🤖 Technological Unemployment
The Food Revolution
by John Robbins • 2001
Heart disease, factory farming, climate change: one fork answers all three.
4.28
4k+
🥦 Plant-Based Nutrition🗳️ Food Politics🌱 Ethical Eating🩺 Diet And Chronic Disease🌎 Food And Environment
The Food Revolution Summary
The Food Revolution 92%
Heart disease, factory farming, climate change: one fork answers all three.
by John Robbins 2001
4.28
4k+ ratings
🥦 Plant-Based Nutrition🗳️ Food Politics🌱 Ethical Eating🩺 Diet And Chronic Disease🌎 Food And Environment
Designing Regenerative Food Systems
by Marina O'Connell • 2022
Farming doesn't have to destroy. Six systems that restore soil, store carbon, and feed the world.
3.75
4
🌾 Sustainable Agriculture🌱 Regenerative Farming🏡 Permaculture🌍 Agroecology🌳 Agroforestry
Designing Regenerative Food Systems Summary
Designing Regenerative Food Systems 92%
Farming doesn't have to destroy. Six systems that restore soil, store carbon, and feed the world.
by Marina O'Connell 2022
3.75
4 ratings
🌾 Sustainable Agriculture🌱 Regenerative Farming🏡 Permaculture🌍 Agroecology🌳 Agroforestry
How to Change Everything
by Naomi Klein • 2021
Fossil fuels made the crisis. Young people are making the solution. Here's the playbook.
3.89
922
🌍 Climate Justice🤝 Collective Action✊ Intersectional Environmentalism📢 Young Activists🌱 Green New Deal
How to Change Everything Summary
How to Change Everything 92%
Fossil fuels made the crisis. Young people are making the solution. Here's the playbook.
by Naomi Klein 2021
3.89
922 ratings
🌍 Climate Justice🤝 Collective Action✊ Intersectional Environmentalism📢 Young Activists🌱 Green New Deal
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