![]() Sure, the system is bad, but it’s the best we can do. Regardless, an alternative seems unimaginable to many of them. ![]() It produces mass amounts of inequality and is constantly falling into crises. Many of them admit the system isn’t great. I’ve been very open about my political views in the pages of the IDS, which has in turn led to many discussions with fellow students about capitalism. “Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?” by Mark Fisher In addition to “Revolutionary Suicide,” see also former Black Panther Assata Shakur’s book, “Assata: An Autobiography,” and “Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life,” Jon Lee Anderson’s biography of the great revolutionary. It’s important for leftists to know the stories of our great predecessors. Every leftist should know their story, beautifully told here by their co-founder. ![]() They saw the problems in their community, the suffering Black Americans had endured from the hands of the capitalists and the government, and they organized. ![]() The Panthers largely consisted of young people just like us. Newton and Bobby Seale were just college students when they founded the Party, and their first recruit was a high school student. I wrote a column in January about the Panthers, largely informed by my reading of Newton’s autobiography. This is Black Panther Party co-founder Huey Newton’s 1973 autobiography, and it’s a blend of the personal and political. ![]()
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He offered unvarnished assessments of cabinet members, congressmen, and foreign leaders he narrated the progress of secret negotiations such as those that led to the Camp David Accords. The edited, annotated diary of President Jimmy Carter-filled with insights into his presidency, his relationships with friends and foes, and his lasting impact on issues that still preoccupy America and the worldĮach day during his presidency, Jimmy Carter made several entries in a private diary, recording his thoughts, impressions, delights, and frustrations. ![]() ![]() ![]() Torn between duty and dizzying emotion, Tania will have to decide where her loyalties lie…or risk losing everything she’s ever wanted. He’s kind, charming-and might have information about what really happened to her father. But then she meets Étienne, her target in uncovering a potential assassination plot. With her newfound sisters at her side, Tania feels that she has a purpose, that she belongs. 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One for All is a gender-bent retelling of The Three Musketeers, in which a girl with a chronic illness trains as a Musketeer and uncovers secrets, sisterhood, and self-love. “There are no limits to the will-and the strength-of this unique female hero.” - Tamora Pierce, writer of the Song of the Lioness and the Protector of the Small quartets ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is a 149K word dark romance and may contain triggers for some due to sexual situations, language, and violence. TW (Please see the author’s note on the inside) But like all things, what started out as a game soon became a fight for survival. A way that the Lords manipulate you into doing what they want.Īfter being sucked into the dark, twisted world of the Lords, I embraced my new role and allowed Ryat to parade me around like the trophy I was to him. He made me believe that anyway, but it was just another lie. The joke was how in one chapter our wonderful characters confesses they dont love each. ![]() He offered me what no one else ever had-freedom. In this book theres no romance, no dark romance or of any other. I never got the chance to do what I wanted until Ryat Alexander Archer came along and gave me an option for a better life. My entire life has been planned out for me. People think growing up with money is freeing, but I promise you, it’s not. And during their senior year, they are offered a chosen one. They devote their lives to violence in exchange for power. They are above all-the most powerful men in the world. An all-new dark standalone romance from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Shantel Tessierīarrington University is home of the Lords, a secret society that requires their blood in payment. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This starts a whirlwind deal with them becoming partners and working together to develop an app to make diabetes in older people more manageable. This leads to a confrontation when they both meet as Dimple was not informed of the arrangement. Dimple on the other hand is against this idea and she feels it will limit her independence. Rishi wholeheartedly believes in arranged marriage. The central conflict of the novel revolves around the arranged marriage. Little does she know that her parents have arranged for her to meet and eventually marry, Rishi Patel, who is also attending the summer program. Her mother, on the other hand, wants her to find the “Ideal Indian Husband” and get married. Dimple is starting school in the fall to study web design and she sees it as a way to jump start her career. The book begins with her at a summer program for web developers. Dimple Shah is an Indian-American teen going into her freshman year at college. When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon is an interesting read with a insight into Indian-American culture. ![]() ![]() These days, though, he uses his TikTok platform to call out the hypocrisy and absurdity of evangelicalism. ![]() An Evangelical And An “Exvangelical”Ībraham grew up in his father’s church, devouring his father’s teachings and immersing himself in evangelical life. He is a best-selling author of more than 50 books and has appeared numerous times on lists of most influential pastors in America. He was pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis for 33 years, a position he retired from in 2013. John Piper is the founder of and senior teacher at Desiring God, and the chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. Both father and son grew their followings by posting quite a lot about religion. John Piper, Abraham’s father, also has a million followers, though his audience is on Twitter, and he’s been growing it for over ten years. ![]() In the short time since then, his account has grown to nearly one million followers. Abraham Piper began posting videos to his TikTok account in November of 2020. ![]() |