We're often told that the rebel spirit of the 60s is "dead," but "Left Turn" proves that resistance is alive and well all over the world. Predictably, the media of Big Business largely ignore or misreport the global efforts to rein in corporatism and the warfare state; while subscriber-supported "Left Turn" illustrates why it is all things "leftist" are ridiculed and dismissed by the "perception managers" of the corporate matrix Manufacturing Consent - Noam Chomsky and the Media. The ruling class doesn't want the people they exploit to be aware of the struggles for social spending, labor rights, environmental sanity and other popular movements that may cost Monsanto, Exxon and Lockheed Martin a couple percentage points of profit growth. "Left Turn," as small as its circulation is, is reporting on very large efforts Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Social Movement in History Is Restoring Grace, Justice, and Beauty to the World to bring a little more peace and justice to a world suffering under the tyranny of neoliberal fundamentalists Profit Over People: Neoliberalism & Global Order and war profiteers The Complex: How the Military Invades Our Everyday Lives. A recent issue included stories about communities working to control their schools, an interview with Cynthia McKinney American Blackout, an expose of industrial eco-cide The 11th Hour, Zapatistas confronting paramilitaries, and a forum with organizers from groups like peoplesgrocery.org, jtalliance.org, greenforall.org and storyofstuff.org. The July/Aug 2008 issue also includes reviews of books like Let Me Stand Alone: The Journals of Rachel Corrie and Working Sex: Sex Workers Write About a Changing Industry; as well as hard-to-find CDs ("Porch Prophesies" by Sunni Patterson) and DVDs ("Un Poquito de Tanta Verdad" from corrugate.org) that aren't yet available on Amazon.
If you're interested in learning of the social struggles that the business press hides from you, "Left Turn" is indispensable.