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Health Communism - "BORDER" Reflections

November 22, 2025

Hi, I have a few short reflections to share in written form after reading chapter 6 ("BORDER") from Health Communism by Beatrice Adler-Bolton and Artie...

Alice Wong

November 17, 2025

Hi all. Last week Alice Wong left us. Alice was a disability justice activist, a MacArthur Fellow, a staunch advocate for Palestine, and an unbelievably...

Health Communism - BORDER

November 10, 2025

Hi everyone, welcome back. We're reading Health Communism by Beatrice Adler-Bolton and Artie Vierkant. If you haven't bought the book yet, please consider...

Health Communism - "PHARMACOLOGY" Reflections

November 7, 2025

Hi, I have a few short reflections to share in written form after reading chapter 5 ("PHARMACOLOGY") from Health Communism by Beatrice Adler-Bolton and Artie...

Health Communism - PHARMACOLOGY

November 3, 2025

Hi everyone, welcome back. We're reading Health Communism by Beatrice Adler-Bolton and Artie Vierkant. If you haven't bought the book yet, please consider...

Health Communism - "MADNESS" reflections

October 31, 2025

Hi, I have a few short reflections to share in written form after reading chapter 4 ("MADNESS") from Health Communism by Beatrice Adler-Bolton and Artie...

Health Communism - Chapter 4: "MADNESS"

October 27, 2025

Hi everyone, welcome back. We're continuing to read Health Communism by Beatrice Adler-Bolton and Artie Vierkant. If you haven't bought the book yet, please...

Health Communism - "LABOR" Reflections

October 24, 2025

Hi, I wanted to email with some reflections from chapter 3 ("LABOR") from Health Communism by Beatrice Adler-Bolton and Artie Vierkant before our video chat...

Thought Soup - Health Communism - LABOR

October 20, 2025

Hi everyone, welcome back. We're reading Health Communism by Beatrice Adler-Bolton and Artie Vierkant. If you haven't bought the book yet, please consider...

Thought Soup - WASTE reflections

October 17, 2025

Hi everyone, I wanted to offer a few quotes that caught my attention while reading the introduction and chapter 2 from Health Communism by Beatrice Adler-...

Thought Soup - Health Communism - WASTE

October 13, 2025

Hi everyone, welcome back. We're reading Health Communism by Beatrice Adler-Bolton and Artie Vierkant. If you haven't bought the book yet, please consider...

(Thought Soup) Health Communism - "Surplus"

October 10, 2025

Hi everyone, I wanted to offer a few quotes that caught my attention while reading the introduction and chapter 1 from Health Communism by Beatrice Adler-...

Reading Group (Thought Soup) - Health Communism

October 6, 2025

Hi everyone, welcome to a new book. For the next few weeks, we're going to be reading Health Communism by Beatrice Adler-Bolton and Artie Vierkant. Support...

Reminder: Health Communism

September 30, 2025

Hey, I wanted to make sure people have ordered our next book, which we're starting next week: Please order Health Communism by Beatrice Adler-Bolton & Artie...

Reading Group Week 36 Recap

September 27, 2025

Hey everyone. We'll get on video chat today at 12pm ET to catch up and talk about A Dying Colonialism chapter 5 ("Algeria's European Minority") (and also the...

Reading Group Week 36

September 22, 2025

Hi everyone. As with our previous books, I'd like to thank you for coming along with me during these past few weeks to read this book and to help raise money...

Reading Group Week 34 Recap

September 13, 2025

Hey everyone. We'll get on video chat today at 12pm ET to catch up and talk about A Dying Colonialism chapter 4 ("Medicine and Colonialism"). Hope to see you...

Reading Group Week 34

September 8, 2025

Hi, this week we're continuing A Dying Colonialism with Chapter 4: "Medicine and Colonialism". If you haven't bought the book yet, you can buy it here. We're...

Reading Group Week 32 Recap

August 30, 2025

Hey everyone. We'll get on video chat today at 12pm ET to catch up and talk about A Dying Colonialism chapter 3 ("The Algerian Family"). Hope to see you there.

Reading Group Week 32

August 25, 2025

Hi, this week we're continuing A Dying Colonialism with Chapter 3: "The Algerian Family". If you haven't bought the book yet, you can buy it here. Purchases...

Reading Group Week 30 Recap

August 16, 2025

Hey everyone. We'll get on video chat today at 12pm ET to catch up and talk about A Dying Colonialism chapter 2 ("This Is the Voice of Algeria"). Hope to see...

Reading Group Week 30

August 11, 2025

Hi, this week we're continuing A Dying Colonialism with Chapter 2: "This Is the Voice of Algeria". If you haven't bought the book yet, you can buy it here....

Reading Group Week 28

July 28, 2025

Hello. We're beginning A Dying Colonialism in earnest this week with Chapter 1: "Algeria Unveiled". If you haven't bought the book yet, you can buy it here....

Reading Group Week 26 - "A Dying Colonialism"

July 14, 2025

Hello. Welcome back; after a little break, we're starting a new book: A Dying Colonialism by Frantz Fanon. If you haven't bought the book yet, you can buy it...

Reading Group Week 25

July 7, 2025

Hello. If you don't recall, starting next week, we're going to read Frantz Fanon's A Dying Colonialism (and, if you're in our Signal group chat, then we'll...

Call for links (again)

July 4, 2025

Hi, this a reminder that next week we'll share links to articles, essays, poetry, music, art, and other works by Palestinians, as well as fundraisers for...

Reading Group Week 24

June 30, 2025

Hi. This email isn't the usual format; we're going to bail out of Riot. Strike. Riot. We'll move on to another book in 2 weeks. More on that further down....

Reading Group Week 23

June 23, 2025

I feel like my reflections this week are a little more meandering and self-serving - rather than, like, a coherent essay for other people to read and...

Reading Group Week 22 - Riot. Strike. Riot

June 16, 2025

Hello, and welcome to the reading group if you're just joining. This week we're starting a new book: Riot. Strike. Riot by Joshua Clover. If you buy the book...

Reading Group Week 21

June 9, 2025

🚨 Please read on for the link to the free ebook of the next book in our reading group 🚨 Hello. Happy Eid, and I hope you're staying safe. This week we're...

Reading Group Week 20

June 2, 2025

Hello, and happy pride month. This week we're continuing Settler Militarism: World War II in Hawai'i & The Making of US Empire by Juliet Nebolon Readings...

Reading Group Week 19

May 26, 2025

Hello. Thanks for joining me. This week we're continuing Settler Militarism: World War II in Hawai'i & The Making of US Empire by Juliet Nebolon Readings...

Reading Group Week 18

May 19, 2025

Hello. Thanks for joining me. We're continuing Settler Militarism: World War II in Hawai'i & The Making of US Empire by Juliet Nebolon Readings This week,...

Reading Group Week 17 - "Settler Militarism"

May 12, 2025

Hello. Thanks for being here. This week we're starting a new book: Settler Militarism: World War II in Hawai'i & The Making of US Empire by Juliet Nebolon If...

Reading Group Week 16

May 5, 2025

On Saturday I asked if you all had links to articles, essays, videos, music, or any other stuff by Palestinians, and a bunch of you delivered, so let's look...

Call for links

May 3, 2025

Hi everyone! I don't have my copy of Settler Militarism: World War II in Hawai'i and the Making of US Empire by Juliet Nebolon yet. It'll arrive in a couple...

Reading Group Week 15 Recap

May 3, 2025

Hey - We'll get on video chat today at 12pm ET (in 2 hours) to talk about Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal by Mohammed el-Kurd. This week we'll...

Reading Group Week 15

April 28, 2025

FYI: there is a fun link at the end of this email. Please read to the end for a fun link. Hello everyone. This week we'll finish reading Perfect Victims by...

Reading Group Week 14 Recap

April 26, 2025

Hello - We'll get on video chat today at 12pm ET (in about 2 hours) to talk about Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal by Mohammed el-Kurd. We'll talk...

Reading Group Week 14

April 21, 2025

We're continuing to read Perfect Victims by Mohammed el-Kurd Readings This week, let's read just chapter 6 ("miraculous epiphanies"). This is longer than the...

Reading Group Week 13

April 14, 2025

We're continuing to read Perfect Victims by Mohammed el-Kurd Readings This week, let's read Chapter 4 ("a life in cross-examination") Chapter 5 ("tropes and...

Reading Group Week 12

April 7, 2025

We're continuing to read Perfect Victims by Mohammed el-Kurd Readings This week, let's read Chapter 2 ("the politics of defanging") Chapter 3 ("shireen's...

Reading Group Week 11

March 31, 2025

Hello. Eid Mubarak and happy trans day of visibility. This week we're starting a new book: Perfect Victims by Mohammed El-Kurd If you haven't bought the book...

Reading Group Week 10

March 24, 2025

Hello. This is the last week of If I Must Die: Poetry and Prose. If you haven't had a chance to share pieces from the book that struck you, this is a great...

Reading Group Week 9

March 17, 2025

Hello. Thanks for being here for the reading group. Readings This week, let's read the following pieces Al-Aqsa Flood, Day 3 (October 9) Al-Aqsa Flood, Day 7...

Reading Group Week 8

March 10, 2025

Hello, thanks for being with me this week. Reading This week, let's read and discuss the following pieces: Without Consequences, Israel Will Continue to...

Reading Group Week 7

March 3, 2025

Hello. Thank you for being here. Let's get straight to the readings: Reading This week, I'd like to chat with people about the following pieces: O'Live Tree...

Reading Group Week 6

February 24, 2025

Hello, I want to thank you for being here. Standard Stuff Get the book If you haven't bought If I Must Die: Poetry and Prose by Refaat Alareer yet, you can...

Reading Group Week 5

February 17, 2025

Hello! I've been really gratified with the conversations on bluesky and in the signal group chat, and especially the video chat on Saturday. Book, Donations,...

Reading Group Week 4

February 10, 2025

Hello, and welcome (back) to the reading group. We're starting with a new book this week, so I hope you'll join us as we read If I Must Die: Poetry and Prose...