The USA Project: Book List

Howard Zinn - A People's History of the United States


A People’s History of the United States

by Howard Zinn

Featured on the song “Patriotism.”


Howard Zinn - You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train: A Personal History of Our Times



Bill Moyers - Moyers On Democracy


Moyers On Democracy

by Bill Moyers

Featured on “Sheep” and “Real Estate of Mind.”


Confessions of an Economic Hit Man


Confessions of an Economic Hitman

by John Perkins

Featured on “Kill People” and “Burn Black.”


John Perkins - The Secret History of the American Empire: The Truth About Economic Hit Men Jackals and How to Change the World



Naomi Klein - The Shock Doctrine


The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

by Naomi Klein

Featured on “Democra Sees A Dead Body.”


Naomi Klein - This Changes Everything Capitalism vs The Climate


This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs The Climate

by Naomi Klein

Featured on “Democra Sees A Dead Body.”


Sheldon Wolin - Democracy Incorporated Managed Democracy and the Specter of Inverted Totalitarianism



John Robb - Brave New War: The Next Stage of Terrorism and the End of Globalization



Chris Hedges - War Is a Force that Gives Us Meaning



Chris Hedges - Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle



Nassim Taleb - Antifragile



Naomi Wolf - The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot



Noam Chomsky - Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media



Christopher Hitchens - God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything



Power Inc The Epic Rivalry Between Big Business and Government



Matt Taibbi - The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap



Naomi Wolf - Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries



David Rothkopf - Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making



 Chrystia Freeland - Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else