Feeling proud of myself 🤓 Revisited this after 5 years. (It was one of the 1st books I ever logged here!) My first go-around was extremely challenging & most of Davis‘s analysis went over my head. But since then I have learned a lot about Marxism & the labor movement, & I‘m happy to report that I was able to follow the argument this time around! Can confirm it is a work of true genius 🤯
so-soApril 2, 2025 DONE! Now I wouldn't say this was a fabulous, fantastic, over-the-top read, because it wasn't. I am going to be more truthful and say that it was entertaining and easy to understand. It was the kind of book where you learn about one's life. This was not a "deep" book; it was a surface level book. Therefore, I give it 3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
April 1, 2025 Today is Monday.... NOT April Fools!!! Today is Tuesday and it has been a gloomy cold day for me; not sure about you but that is how my dah has gone. I basically have been cooped up in my home snuggled up in a blanket reading (just imagine). I am flipping through these pages like nothing. I am very close to the end (page 243 out of 317) and have not felt surprised or like "Whoa, really?!" The book is so-so in my opinion. Not shocking
pickThis book about how Central Park was created is beautiful and I highly recommend it. I‘m pleased she included the forced removal of residents living where the park was built, even though this is a celebration of the park. The author ends by reminding us that the park was made for all of us.
Finished March 5, 2025.
Other page from the previous picture. I find that these are important stats to share since I don‘t think k that most anybody knows how our prisons are funded. My new fear after reading this book is that the current state is that people will be so desperate they will commit crimes & be put in jail. Which since most prisons are private, someone is making money off of people being in jail.
Title: bankrolling the carceral state
Title: extent of the carceral control
pickDid you know that 1 in 58 people in the US are part of the carceral system (that involves prison- over 1.4 million, probation, on parole or in a local jail)? How is this statistic not being shouted from the rooftops? This book is comprised of short essays by activists, researchers, prisoners themselves about the prison system in the US. There are discussions about ways to decrease police use by forming stronger communities, providing adequate
Went to the art museum just to look at more books. 🤓 It was a cool experience to hear Alec Soth talk about his work and the meaning behind his photographs.
