A top editor of the NYT recently told employees, "We are pro-capitalism. The New York Times is in favor of capitalism." So I'm not too surprised they panned Malcolm Harris' new book, Palo Alto, a rare Silicon Valley history that foregrounds workers and activists and doesn't flatter the rich.

I, however, thought it was a great read and you can read my review, with no paywall, over at Democratic Left 😇 https://www.dsausa.org/democratic-left/blood-that-trots-young-malcolm-harriss-history-of-silicon-valley-exploitation/

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"Blood That Trots Young”: Malcolm Harris's History of Silicon Valley Exploitation - Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)

The extreme inequality of our time isn’t the natural state of things. It requires the elites’ constant maintenance to keep it that way. We should take heart and keep organizing.

Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)

This is my first published book review. First of many, or will I never do this again? Who knows? Stay tuned

Anyway, here's a Bookshop link if you wanna buy it and support local bookstores https://bookshop.org/p/books/palo-alto-a-history-of-california-capitalism-and-the-world-malcolm-harris/18512232?ean=9780316592031

@scott Just got a call from my local indie bookstore that my preorder is in; I'll pick it up tomorrow. Really looking forward to this one!
@jeridansky Good thing you preordered; my neighborhood bookstore was on its last copy today and didn't expect to get more for two weeks
@scott I read a while ago that preorders really help authors, so if I see a book I know I'll want I preorder. And I definitely wanted this one!