Best Progressive Reads
1. 
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
by:
Naomi Klein
4.29 avg rating β 51,931 ratings 2. 
A Peopleβs History of the United States: 1492 - Present
by:
Howard Zinn
4.08 avg rating β 259,690 ratings 
7. 
Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism!: The Marx CodeβSocialism with a Human Face:
by:
Todor Bombov
4.31 avg rating β 6,029 ratings 
9. 
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness 4.52 avg rating β 115,044 ratings
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Unhumans: The Secret History of Communist Revolutions
by:
Jack Posobiec
4.09 avg rating β 884 ratings 11. 
Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism
by:
Michael Parenti
4.40 avg rating β 8,489 ratings 
13. 
Move to Millions: The Proven Framework to Become a Million Dollar CEO with Grace & Ease Instead of Hustle & Grind 4.28 avg rating β 8,437 ratings
15. 
Consequences of Capitalism: Manufacturing Discontent and Resistance
by:
Noam Chomsky
4.34 avg rating β 1,603 ratings 
17. 
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
by:
Naomi Klein
4.16 avg rating β 27,261 ratings 
22. 
Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy's Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love
by:
Tori Dunlap
4.09 avg rating β 15,891 ratings 
25. 
Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America
by:
Clay Risen
4.26 avg rating β 626 ratings 
27. 
Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You
by:
Jenara Nerenberg
3.82 avg rating β 8,650 ratings 28. 
We Should All Be Millionaires: A Womanβs Guide to Earning More, Building Wealth, and Gaining Economic Power
by:
Rachel Rodgers
4.19 avg rating β 7,172 ratings 29. 
She Thinks Like a Boss: Leadershipβ9 Essential Skills for New Female Leaders in Business and the Workplace
by:
Jemma Roedel
3.81 avg rating β 949 ratings 30. 
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media
by:
Edward S. Herman
4.24 avg rating β 23,236 ratings 
33. 
How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion, or Job
by:
Sally Helgesen
4.09 avg rating β 9,431 ratings 34. 
Private Revolutions: Four Women Face China's New Social Order
by:
Yuan Yang
really liked it 4.00 avg rating β 1,320 ratings 35. 
Brave, Not Perfect: Fear Less, Fail More, and Live Bolder
by:
Reshma Saujani
3.87 avg rating β 9,356 ratings 36. 
Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
by:
Amy Cuddy
3.90 avg rating β 18,764 ratings 37. 
The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance β What Women Should Know
by:
Katty Kay
3.72 avg rating β 16,257 ratings 38. 
My Money My Way: Taking Back Control of Your Financial Life
by:
Kumiko Love
4.16 avg rating β 2,466 ratings 
40. 
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
by:
Dee Brown
4.26 avg rating β 99,680 ratings 
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New Startup Mindset: Ten Mindset Shifts to Build the Company of Your Dreams
by:
Sandra Shpilberg
4.27 avg rating β 422 ratings 44. 
Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: 101 Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers
by:
Lois P. Frankel
3.67 avg rating β 19,374 ratings 45. 
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
by:
James W. Loewen
3.97 avg rating β 72,721 ratings 46. 
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
by:
Eric Schlosser
3.75 avg rating β 206,251 ratings 47. 
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
by:
Michael Pollan
4.19 avg rating β 208,899 ratings 
49. 
The Handmaidβs Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
by:
Margaret Atwood
4.15 avg rating β 2,323,085 ratings 50. 
America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction
by:
Jon Stewart
4.01 avg rating β 96,835 ratings 
52. 
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
by:
Jared Diamond
4.04 avg rating β 445,032 ratings 53. 
The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better 4.13 avg rating β 7,059 ratings
57. 
What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America
by:
Thomas Frank
3.85 avg rating β 12,723 ratings 
59. 
An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It
by:
Al Gore
3.78 avg rating β 6,948 ratings 
66. 
Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy
by:
Noam Chomsky
3.98 avg rating β 5,775 ratings 67. 
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
by:
Barack Obama
3.83 avg rating β 168,477 ratings 68. 
Don't Think of an Elephant! Know Your Values and Frame the Debate: The Essential Guide for Progressives
by:
George Lakoff
3.97 avg rating β 6,981 ratings 69. 
Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It
by:
Lawrence Lessig
4.18 avg rating β 2,849 ratings 70. 
The Speech: A Historic Filibuster on Corporate Greed and the Decline of Our Middle Class
by:
Bernie Sanders
4.20 avg rating β 898 ratings 71. 
Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals
by:
Saul D. Alinsky
3.74 avg rating β 8,464 ratings 
75. 
The Conscience of a Liberal: Reclaiming the Compassionate Agenda
by:
Paul Wellstone
4.22 avg rating β 723 ratings 76. 
Screwed: The Undeclared War Against the Middle Class -- And What We Can Do About It
by:
Thom Hartmann
4.11 avg rating β 808 ratings 
79. 
The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power
by:
Joel Bakan
4.07 avg rating β 4,787 ratings 
81. 
Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future
by:
Robert B. Reich
3.94 avg rating β 3,890 ratings 
83. 
The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined
by:
Steven Pinker
4.16 avg rating β 29,269 ratings 
85. 
Listen, Liberal: Or, What Ever Happened to the Party of the People
by:
Thomas Frank
4.18 avg rating β 5,231 ratings 
87. 
Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools
by:
Jonathan Kozol
4.26 avg rating β 18,905 ratings 
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Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System from Crisis β and Themselves 4.15 avg rating β 41,834 ratings
92. 
Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance
by:
Noam Chomsky
3.97 avg rating β 13,937 ratings 
95. 
The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future 4.02 avg rating β 9,789 ratings
100. 
Beads on a String-America's Racially Intertwined Biographical History
by:
Ey Wade
4.83 avg rating β 12 ratings