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Wall Street: How It Works and for Whom - ebook

From the website, " Wall Street was first published in hardcover by Verso in 1997, and in paperback in 1998. Since Verso chose not to reprint it when it went out of stock, the rights reverted to the author in March 2005.  It's now available for free download on the web, under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs license. It may be recirculated freely for noncommercial use only. No alterations are allowed, and the author must be credited.  The book is a definitive overview of the financial markets and their economic and political role."

- Download the PDF here (1.1mb)

- Go to the book's website here

Proposed Roads to Freedom: Socialism, Anarchism and Syndicalism (1919) - ebook and audiobook

This book and audiobook are by Bertrand Russell and is available via Archive.org.

  -  Click here for the ebook (PDF, EPUB, Kindle, and other formats)
  -  Click here for the audiobook (MP3 and OGG Vorbis formats)

History of Socialism in the United States (1903) - ebook

This book was written by Morris Hillquit (1869-1933) and is available from Archive.org in various formats, including PDF, EPUB, and Kindle.

Visit Archive.org here to get it.

Climate Hope - ebook

From the website,

"In the spring of 2007, after Energy Department analyst Erik Shuster circulated a document revealing that 151 new coal-fired power plants were slated for construction, climate scientists sounded the alarm. Coal is the most carbon-intensive and plentiful of the fossil fuels. If the wave of massive new facilities was built, there would be little chance of preventing greenhouse gases from reaching truly dangerous levels.
In response to the crisis, hundreds of local and regional groups, along with a handful of national groups, rose to the challenge of blocking the wave of proposals. Climate Hope: On the Front Lines of the Fight Against Coal reveals for the first time the organizing methods and political tactics that enabled underdog activists in state after state to take on and defeat Big Coal, one of the most politically dominant industries in America. By late 2009, following two years of intense mobilization, opponents had derailed at least 109 proposed plants, bringing the coal boom to a sputtering halt.
Here are some of the activists, scientists, and political leaders profiled in the book, along with the coal executives they opposed:

• Attorney Carol Overland, whose startling revelations of runaway costs eviscerated proposed coal plants in Minnesota and Delaware.
• Coal baron “Buck” Harless, who rallied his industry to win West Virginia for George Bush in the 2000 election, ensuring that destructive mining practices would continue unabated for eight years.
• Navajo activist Elouise Brown, whose impromptu blockade in subzero weather turned the tide against Blackstone billionaire Steve Schwarzmann’s Desert Rock power plant.
• Climatologists James Hansen and Pushker Kharecha, whose calculations identified a phase-out of coal as the key measure capable of staunching climate chaos.
• Kansas governor Kathleen Sebelius, who risked political suicide by repeatedly vetoing the Sunflower coal plant.
• Coal flak Bob Henrie, who masterminded the industry’s “clean coal” campaign.
• Organizer Ted Glick, whose Washington, D.C., hunger strike and Vietnam-era organizing skills inspired and instructed a new generation of activists.
• Youth activists Hannah Morgan, Kate Rooth, and scores of other direct action protesters who conducted lock-down blockades at mines and coal plants, despite repeated police use of pepper spray, taser guns, and pain compliance holds.
• Attorney Bruce Nilles, who forged the Sierra Club’s pioneering campaign against coal while most other national environmental groups sat on their hands.
• Benedictine monk Terrance Kardong, whose 30-year fight to halt the spread of strip mining in North Dakota culminated in a “win for the mouse.”
• Rainforest Action Network leader Mike Brune, whose organization’s protests against banks exposed the coal industry’s financial underbelly.
• Organizers Dana Kuhnline and Sierra Murdoch, whose Power Past Coal campaign sparked over three hundred grassroots protests.

The victory of the anti-coal movement is a bright spot in the worldwide efforts against global warming. The success of its organizing methods provides an inspiring example of ordinary people mobilizing, fighting, and winning."

This ebook was released in 2009 freely on the internet by the author.

Climate Hope: On the Front Lines of the Fight Against Coal (2009)
     -  Download the ebook via the website (PDF format, 2.2 MB)
     -  Read the book online
     -  Buy the book

Gangs of America - ebook

“Gangs of America offers an acute analysis of how the legal system became more and more a protector of corporate interests over human rights.” - Howard Zinn

This ebook (and his other book) has been released freely on the internet by the author.

Gangs of America:  The Rise of Corporate Power and the Disabling of Democracy (2003)
     -  Download via GangsOfAmerica.com (PDF format)
     -  Purchase the book

The Conservative Nanny State - ebook

From the website, "Economist Dean Baker debunks the myth that conservatives favor the market over government intervention. In fact, conservatives rely on a range of “nanny state” policies that ensure the rich get richer while leaving most Americans worse off. It’s time for the rules to change. Sound economic policy should harness the market in ways that produce desirable social outcomes – decent wages, good jobs and affordable health care."

This ebook has been released freely on the internet by the author.

The following formats are available:

HTML | PDF | Kindle (.AZW) | .MOBI | NOOK (.EPUB) | Buy the paperback | View on Scribd

Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching - online book

Read it for free online at http://birdflubook.com/g.php?id=5.

The Emperor Wears No Clothes - online book

Read the entire book for free online at http://www.jackherer.com/thebook/.

Human Resources - documentary

This film could be considered a sequel to Psywar, or just another in a series to be.  It is released freely on the web.


Human Resources (1 hour 59 minutes)
     -  Watch it online at OpenFilm.com
     -  Download it at MegaUpload.com

Psywar - documentary

Psywar is a about propaganda and psychological warfare of the mind.  Interviews with Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Michael Parenti, and others show how Public Relations campaigns have sought to direct and change public opinion towards the views of the elites in society.

The filmmakers, Metanoia Films, have made this film (and another) available on their website for purchase and free viewing (and download).  You can visit and/or donate at the website at http://metanoia-films.org/index.php.


Psywar (1 hour 39 minutes in length)
     -  Watch it online now at Metanoia Films
     -  Watch it online now at OpenFilm.com
     -  Download the film at MegaUpload.com (file size is 1 GB)

RiP! A Remix Manifesto - documentary

This film is about "the changing concept of copyright."  The mash-up artist Girl Talk is featured prominently.

I would say that this is a surprisingly innovative and inspiring documentary, providing sound arguments to show that as culture and technology changes, so too should concepts and laws.  Please visit http://ripremix.com/ to buy this film on DVD, buy or rent it on iTunes, or to donate.  You can also visit that link to download the film for any price that you decide you'd like to pay (even no amount).

RiP! A Remix Manifesto (2008, 85 minutes)
     -  Watch it for free on Hulu.com

The Story of Stuff Project - short films

I really enjoy this series of short, animated documentaries.  They provide information that goes to the roots of many issues.  Some of the films include the life-cycles of "stuff," electronics, cosmetics, and plastic bottles, as well as the political details behind cap & trade, the Citizens United case, etc.  They are all free to watch and download on the internet.  You can visit the website at http://storyofstuff.org and you can donate at http://bit.ly/supportSOS.

To download some or all of the videos for free, you can visit http://storyofstuff.force.com/download.

To view them online for free, click on the links below:

The Story of Stuff (2009, 21 minutes)
     -  View it at http://storyofstuff.org/index.php

The Story of Electronics
     -  View it at http://storyofstuff.org/electronics/

The Story of Cosmetics
     -  View it at http://storyofstuff.org/cosmetics/

The Story of Bottled Water
     -  View it at http://storyofstuff.org/bottledwater/

The Story of Cap & Trade
     -  View it at http://storyofstuff.com/capandtrade/

The Story of Citizens United v. FEC
     -  View it at http://storyofstuff.org/citizensunited/

The Story of Subsidies
     -  Coming in Fall 2011!  Go to http://storyofstuff.org/seasontwo.php for more information.

Good Copy Bad Copy - documentary

This documentary is about the current laws on copyright, and it includes interviews with Girl Talk and DJ Danger Mouse.  It talks a lot about the internet and file-sharing software.  It is well worth a watch.

It was released via Bittorrent, and then released on Blip.tv with a Creative Commons license.


Good Copy Bad Copy (2007, 57 mins)
     -  Watch it online at http://www.goodcopybadcopy.net/
     -  Watch it online at Blip.tv
     -  Download via torrent and/or donate here

Propagandhi - anarchist punk

Propagandhi is a Canadian punk band who, apparently, enjoy sweaters.  Almost all of their songs are political in nature and include topics such as religion, animal rights, anarchism, war, the environment, sexism, racism, homophobia, direct action, human rights, Capitalism, etc.  They do not release their music free, like Defiance, Ohio, but they do have quite a few free MP3s on their website.  Visit it at http://propagandhi.com/discography/.

Richard Dawkins documentaries

Richard Dawkins is an evolutionary biologist and is most noted for his activism in promoting atheism.  A few of his documentaries from Channel 4 in the UK are available online (legal and free, of course) via their broadcast station website.

The Root of All Evil?  (later retitled as The God Delusion) (2006)
        Argues that the world would be better off if people rejected religion and belief in God.
     -  Watch the 2-part series at Channel4.com (45 minutes each)

The Genius of Charles Darwin (2008)
     -  Watch the 3-part series at Channel4.com (49 minutes each)

Faith School Menace? (2010)
     -  Watch it at Channel4.com (48 minutes)

Zeitgeist trilogy - documentaries

 

I've found these documentaries to be very interesting, and they have developed some what of a cult following, particularly among people on the Internet.  All three deal with different subjects; some topics include the US monetary system, globalization, social change, conspiracy theories, religion, human nature, natural resources, and economics.

Personally, I do not normally suggest the first film because it has many unsubstantiated conspiracy theories.  The second and third film have become two of my favorite documentaries.  But, I will let you be the judge.  These three films have been released for free on the Internet.  The main page for the films is at http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/.

Zeitgeist:  The Movie (2007, 122 minutes)

     -  Watch online at Vimeo

Zeitgeist:  Addendum (2008, 123 minutes)

     -  Watch online at Vimeo

Zeitgeist:  Moving Forward (2011, 161 minutes)

     -  Watch online at YouTube

LibriVox - public domain audiobooks

LibriVox is a volunteer-based library of public domain audiobooks.  Most books are available in MP3 and OGG format.  Go to http://librivox.org/ to start searching.

Some authors of interest:
     -  Karl Marx
     -  Oscar Wilde
     -  Emma Goldman
     -  Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
     -  François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire)
     -  Henry David Thoreau
     -  Leo Tolstoy
     -  John Ruskin
     -  Mikhail Bakunin

Steal This Film I & II - documentaries

These two films, released in 2006 and 2007, respectively, document the movement against intellectual property rights.  They were both released via bittorrent only, and with no copyrights.  Visit the website for more information or to donate at http://stealthisfilm.com/Part2/.

Steal This Film I

     -  Download at Archive.org (MP4, OGG, and Quicktime formats)

     -  Watch it at Google Video

Steal This Film II

     -  Download via torrent (XviD format)

     -  Download via torrent (DVD format)

     -  Download via torrent (iPod format)

     -  Download via torrent (HD format)

     -  Watch at Shooting People

The Yes Men Fix the World - documentary

The Yes Men are a "culture jamming" activist group.  They deal with social and political issues such as anti-consumerism, globalization, the environment, and corporate crime.  The Yes Men Fix the World is a sequel to the first film, The Yes Men (2003).

This is a hilarious and informative documentary.  It has been released by the filmmakers in a special torrent edition.  To view the website, go to http://www.vodo.net/theyesmen.  To donate, you can go to http://www.vodo.net/donations/redirect/128/.

     -  Download via torrent here
        (95 minutes, 698MB)

Project Gutenberg - free public domain ebooks

Project Gutenberg constantly updates its database of public domain ebooks and offers many of them in PDF, EPUB, HTML, TXT, and many other formats.  Go to Gutenberg.org now to search!  Below is a sample of some of the most famous politically "radical" ebooks they offer:

Emma Goldman
     -  Anarchism and Other Essays
     -  Marriage and Love

Leo Tolstoy
     -  War and Peace
     -  Anna Kerinina
     -  Kingdom of God is Within You
     -  ...and more!

Karl Marx
     -  Communist Manifesto
     -  ...and more!

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
     -  What is Property?
     -  System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery

Mikhail Bakunin
     -  God and the State

The Corporation - documentary

This documentary explores the aspects of the modern-day corporation and its effects on society.  Released in 2003 and 145 minutes in length, this film features many prominent corporate critics and intellectuals, including Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Paul Hawken, Naomi Klein, and Michael Moore.  Visit the official site for more information at http://www.thecorporation.com/ and you can donate at http://www.thecorporation.com/index.cfm?page_id=318.

     -  Download the Filmmakers Official Download Edition from Archive.org
               (Many formats are included here, including OGG, MP4, and DivX
     -  Watch it online at IMDB.com

Free Culture by Lawrence Lessig - ebook

Free Culture:  How Big Media Uses Technology and the Law to Lock Down Culture and Control Creativity

This ebook was released on the Internet under the Creative Commons license.  From Wikipedia:  "Professor Lessig analyzes the tension that exists between the concepts of piracy and property in the intellectual property realm in the context of what he calls the present 'depressingly compromised process of making law' that has been captured in most nations by multinational corporations that are interested in the accumulation of capital and not the free exchange of ideas."  Visit the website for more information:  http://www.free-culture.cc/index.html

     -  Download it at Free-Culture.cc (PDF format) 
               -  Many other formats are available here, including audio, HTML, etc.
     -  Download it via torrent

Earthlings - feature length animal rights documentary

This documentary absolutely changed my life.  Released in 2005 and lasting for 95 minutes, this film delves into the realities of the meat industry, animal experimentation, and all other areas that involve the exploitation of animals.  Earthlings is probably the most violent and disturbing film you will ever see.  I highly recommend it to anyone out there that professes at least a minute love of animals.

     -  Watch it on Earthlings.com (Recommended)
     -  Watch it on YouTube
     -  Donate to Earthlings
     -  Buy the DVD from Earthlings.com

Home - environmental documentary

This has been a favorite of mine for a few years.  Think of that series that was on BBC and The Discovery Channel a few years ago called Planet Earth, and then add ecological concerns to it.  This is a beautiful and thought-provoking film that should be watched by everyone.

This film was released in 2009 under a Creative Commons license, and it is approx. 1 hour and 33 minutes in length.

Watch it on YouTube
Watch it on Vimeo
Download it via torrent (MP4 format)
Download it via Archive.org (Standard and Blu-Ray versions available in MKV, OGG, and MP4 formats)

Defiance, Ohio - anti-capitalist folk punk

 (http://www.noidearecords.com/bands/photos/defianceohio.jpg)

Violins, guitars, drums, cellos...amazing anarcho folk-punk.  Defiance, Ohio releases all of their music free online under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike (CC-BY-NC-SA) license.  They currently have eight albums free of charge to download.  If you'd like to make a donation to them for downloading the albums, you can do so at http://defianceohio.terrorware.com/audio/.

Midwestern Minutes
(2010, approx. 30 MB, VBR MP3)

The Fear, The Fear, The Fear (2007)
     -  Download via torrent
     -  Download individual songs via Archive.org (MP3 and OGG formats)

Defiance, Ohio / Youth Environmental Crunch 7" Split (2007)
     -  Download individual songs via Archive.org (MP3 and OGG formats)

The Great Depression (2006)
     -  Download via torrent
     -  Download individual songs via Archive.org (MP3 and OGG formats)

Defiance, Ohio / One Reason 7" Split (2004)
     -  Download via torrent
     -  Download individual songs via Archive.org (MP3 and OGG formats)

Defiance, Ohio / Ghost Mice Split CD (2004)
     -  Download via torrent
     -  Download individual songs via Archive.org (MP3 and OGG formats)

Share What Ya Got (2003)
     -  Download via torrent
     -  Download individual songs via Archive.org (MP3 and OGG formats)

Demo (2003)
     -  Download via torrent
     -  Download individual songs via Archive.org (MP3 and OGG formats)

The Ralph Nader Reader - ebook

According to Seven Stories Press: "To commemorate the release of Ralph Nader's first work of fiction, "Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!", we're now offering a free PDF edition of the Ralph Nader Reader, including an expanded version of the seminal piece 'Cutting Corporate Welfare.'"

The Ralph Nader Reader - Ebook Edition
(6.29 MB, PDF)

Welcome to Radically Free

This site will feature downloads and online videos for people that consider themselves "radicals."  There are many types of radicals in the world.  The types of radicals that will feel most at home here will be those political "leftists":  liberals, socialists, communists, anarchists, left-leaning libertarians, and those wishing for social justice and equality in general.

Some may ask why I would post free stuff on a blog when they can be found all over the internet.  That may be true, but some people may fear being "caught" downloading material that has a copyright.  The RIAA, the MPAA, etc. have succeeded in gaining enormous influence and power, going as far as sometimes being able to tell what people download through their ISP.  Many of us feel that this is an egregious assault on our individual privacy.  That is where this site comes into play.  Everything featured on this site is 100% legal and free to download or view.  These downloads have been released by the authors/artists/directors/publishers for free.  Please feel free to re-post anything you see on this site.

And, of course, if I have mistakenly posted something that is not legal and you are the artist/author/publisher, please email me and I will happily remove it.