Reading
Books: on balance, I'm for them. These are most of the ones I've read since 2007 or so. The star ratings correspond more closely to "how worth my time this felt" than "how good this is."
Labor Law for the Rank & Filer: Building Solidarity While Staying Clear of the Law, Second Edition
Lynd, Staughton|Gross, Daniel
Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching: A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way
Tzu, Lao|Le Guin, Ursula K.
As a foundational text of human spirituality, philosophy, and politics, The Tao Te Ching is obviously worth reading on its own merits. Let alone that it’s beautiful and succinct. One thing I found especially interesting in reading this translation by noted badass Ursula K. Le Guin is that, as she... more >>
Made me think about:
- The Meditations: A New Translation (Revised)
Learning to Die in the Anthropocene
Scranton, Roy
I have grown to really appreciate concise, idea-packed writing. This book meets those criteria. It takes an existential view to the global climate crisis, asking us to confront the fact that it might already be too late to save what we have as a precondition to meaningful action. What I... more >>
Made me think about:
- Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene