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Originally posted by Ustwo
Are there any leftists who arn't always 'serious guys' who are so humorless that the only time they can crack a smile is when they aquire power or are raising taxes?
I can't think of any off hand.
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Ustwo: I think you should focus more on sharing what books you think are useful and interesting rather than shooting down the beliefs of others. Both of your posts in this thread so far have been pretty abrasive. The question is what you think is *good* to read, not why other people are wrong.
Nickel & Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich is a really great book that shows the condition of a typical unskilled worker in America. It's definitely coming from the liberal side, but the reporting is more factual than opinionated, and I'm sure anyone could find useful information in there.
I don't know if he counts as political, but I've found the philosopher Ken Wilber's stuff to be fascinating:
http://wilber.shambhala.com/index.cfm/
He's got an essay on the war in iraq that is a bit mind-bending:
http://wilber.shambhala.com/html/misc/iraq.cfm