Frustrated? Intro to communism reading list with pdfs, online text, and audio books for each

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"The student revolt is not only a reaction to the failure of today’s universities to adapt; it is at the same time a reaction against the so far too successful attempt to make this adaptation on the basis of almost total subordination to the demands and interests of neocapitalism." --Ernest Mandel

"The human being is the Night, this empty nothing which contains everything in its simplicity – a wealth of infinitely many representations, images, none of which occur to it directly, and none of which are not present" --Hegel, "The Philosophy of Spirit"

Graffiti seen at Blackrock HQ in San Francisco following a Palestine protest

"Every single aspect of daily and political life now depends on the transformation of the bourgeois institutions into socialist institutions, the unleashing of the strength of the working class first of all" --CLR James

The Freedom To Read Bill just passed the senate floor

Celebrating the workers of the world this afternoon in Providence. All are welcome!

Symposium x Red Ink present Eric Heinze's "Coming Clean" Join us on April 26th at 4pm as we host Eric Heinze in conversation with Nicholas Frayn

Saturday, April 26th, @symposiumbooks.bsky.social and Red Ink Community Library host @ericheinze.bsky.social in conversation with Nicholas Frayn on Heinze's new book, "Coming Clean: The Rise of Critical Theory and the Future of the Left." @redinkpvd.bsky.social

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Red Ink extends sincere gratitude to Jen G. for the tremendous thought and attention she put into curating the young readers collection. Come check out these fantastic books and share them with a young person in your life!

RIJBGC are literally the best! Not only do they always show up for community defense, but they also distribute much needed supplies to unhoused and other vulnerable people. Solidarity forever

Had a great time at #RedBooksDay! Lots of inspirational texts, great community participation, and zero interruptions from fascists

Would love to invite you to this @rijbgc.bsky.social

Excited to return to our celebration of Red Books Day this year! Join us for a celebration of liberatory text, Sunday Feb 23 at 4 pm

Not sure about DSA, but our website has been updated

What do you call a salesman who lies?
A politician

Trump Backtracks On Campaign Pledge To Bring Down Grocery Prices The president-elect walked back what was always a wildly unrealistic campaign promise.

"Prices will come down. You just watch: They’ll come down, and they’ll come down fast, not only with insurance, with everything." --Aug 20, 2024

"I’d like to bring them down. It’s hard to bring things down once they’re up. You know, it’s very hard." --Dec 12, 2024

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Had a great chat this morning with a comrade thinking about an anti-capitalist approach to the traditional coffee shop. Co-op? Worker owned? Fair trade? Lots of questions to answer

Rainy days and Mondays always make me wanna topple global capitalism

We've seen a bunch of new followers on here this week. Welcome! We'd love to see you in person at an event or checking out some books some time

So incredibly humbling and inspiring to meet ALA president Emily Drabinski today. Her courage and strength inspires librarians across the country every day!

I Have a Conspiracy Theory Okay, here goes.

Okay, I wrote down my conspiracy theory about book bans. “The point is that fascists don’t just want to remove copies of The Bluest Eye from our public libraries; they want to remove public libraries from our democracy.”

Join us for a special celebration of Providence's radical history!

Hearing from PVD Things on their experience as a consumer co-op