Read. Grab as much information as you can, while you can still get it. Share it with friends. Share it with foes. Share it with strangers. The written word is not as easily controlled as other forms of media - people who don't read are much easier to manipulate.

I was going to put a suggested reading list here, but it began to get out of hand. So...I will limit myself to a few more recent items. I would also suggest that you ask for these and others at your local bookstore:

The Constitution of the United States (okay, it's not recent, but everyone should be familiar with it)

Dreaming War by G. Vidal

Fortunate Son by J.H. Hatfield

Implicating Empire edited by
S. Aronowitz and H. Gautney

Against War with Iraq by M. Ratner,
J. Green and B. Olshansky

Welcome to the Desert of the Real
by S. Zizek

Body of Secrets by J. Bamford

Rogue States by N. Chomsky

more

For current information on world events may I suggest in addition to the usual suspects that you try these publications:

World Press Review

Le Monde Diplomatique (in French)

Dissent

Current History

Z Magazine


©2003 Kris Haggblom