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VIRTUAL ZINE

LIBRARY

ECONOMY, CAPITALISM,
CLASS & LABOR/WORK

***PLEASE NOTE - Here you will find zines covering the Economy, Class Issues, Capitalism, Money, Business, Work, Jobs, Labor Politics, Unions, etc. 

***ALSO NOTE - We are imperfect and there may be zines mis-categorized or links that do not work. Please email us if you feel like any of this is in error or not working properly - sherwoodzinelibrary@gmail.com

DISCLAIMER: The majority of these zines are posted through submission/permission of the zinemakers or come from public zine sharing sites. Please do not upload these zines to your site without seeking permission from the zinemakers first.  

PAGE UPDATED: 7.13.24

Against Social Networks and the False Communities of Capital(.PDF) - Internet, Social Media, Community, Political Theory

Anarchosyndicalism Theory and Practice(.PDF) - Anarchism, Activism, Political Theory

Armed Joy(.PDF) - Gun Rights, Weapons, Anarchism

Ayn Rand and the Perversion of Libertarianism(.PDF) - Libertarian, Ayn Rand, Anarcho-Capitalist, AnCap, Individualism, Free Market, Political Theory

Becoming a Mid Wife in 10 Easy Years Part 4 (.PDF) -  Motherhood, Midwives, Birth, Babies, Parenthood, Fathers, Mothers, Labor, Childcare, Doula, Children, Stories, Comics

Behind the Wheel #2 - Notes from Uber/Lyft(.PDF) - Labor Movement, Gig Economy, Capitalism, Rideshare, Drivers, Freelance, Exploitation, Working Class, Class Struggle, Work

Beyond the Ruins of the Creative City (.PDF) -  Berlin, Property, Squatting, Rent, Housing, Culture, Artists, Cities, Germany, Metropolis, Underground, Subversion

Class Struggle During the Gulf War(.PDF)  Iraq, Class, Mid East, War, Religion, Political History, Kuwait, Labor, Strikes, Workers, 1991 Gulf Massacre, Communism, Capitalism, Islam, Anti-War Movement

Class Struggle in Italy 1960s to 70s(.pdf) Italy, History, Europe, Capitalism, Work, Economy, Cities, Class Struggle, Factories, Unions, Unionism, Hot Autumn, Fiat, Labor Organizing, Strikes, Protest, Corso Traiano

Cleaners! UK Struggles 1970's to Now(.pdf) Unions, Organizing, Workplace, Service Industry, UK, England, Britain, Cleaning, Work, Labor, Workers, Rights, Class Struggle, Capitalism

Counter-Planning On the Shop Floor(.PDF) - (Bill Watson, 1971) Unions, Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Organizing, Workplace, Strike

Digger Tracts 1649-50(.PDF) - Peasants, Diggers, Europe, Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Organizing, Resistance, Labor History

Direct Unionism(.PDF) - Unions, Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Organizing, Resistance, Activism

The Everett Massacre(.PDF) - (Scott Wilson) Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Workplace, IWW, Wobblies, Organizing, Activism, Anarchism, Labor History, Massachusetts, Everett, Industrial Revolution, Logging, Timber, Resistance, Capitalism

France - The General Strike of 1968(.PDF) - Labor History, Situationism, Anarchism, Strike, France, Europe, Labor Movement, Workers, Resistance, Organizing

The Global Working Class(.PDF) - (Summer 2015) Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Workplace, Organizing, Activism, Resistance, Strike, Walkouts

Graduating Into Unemployment(.PDF) - Class Struggle, College, Debt, Workers, Jobs, Economy, Unemployment, Job Search, Students, Advice

Grin and Bare It All - Against Liberal Perceptions of Sex Work(.PDF) - (Luna Celeste) Labor Movement, Sex Work, Progressives, Political Theory, Workers, Class Struggle, Capitalism

Handsome Testimonial, A - The Life & Times of James Scott (1829-1912)(.PDF)  (Gill Chrenshaw - 2023) - Disability, Deafness, Hearing, Textiles, Workers, Yorkshire, England, Deaf, Victorian Era, Disabled Mill Workers, Unions, Labor

Have/Not(.pdf) (April 2022) - Late Stage Capitalism, Sweeney Todd, Movies, Cinema, Poetry, Illustration, Squid Game, Socialism, Political Theory, Photography, The White Tiger, Money, Class, Economics, Class Struggle, Short Stories, Apocalypse, Drawings, Paintings, Poverty, Maid, Bong Joon Ho, Parasite

Huey Newton on Black Capitalism(.pdf) Black Culture, Capitalism, Economy, Race, History, Class Struggle, Black Panthers

The Incomplete, True, Authentic, and Wonderful History of May Day(.PDF) - (Peter Linebaugh) Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Labor History, Haymarket, Strike

Industrial Domestication(.PDF) - Capitalism, Factories, Poverty, Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Workplace, Labor History, Industrial Revolution, Bosses, Prisons

Industrial Unionism(.PDF) - Capitalism, Factories, Unions, Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Workplace, Labor History, Industrial Revolution, Bosses, Organizing

Introducing Anarcho-Syndicalism(.PDF) - Anarchism, Syndicalism, Political Theory, Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Workplace, Labor History, Bosses

IWW Organizing Manual(.PDF) - Unions, Trades, Industrial, Activism Guide, Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Workplace, Labor History, Wobblies

IWW Songs to Fan the Fires of Discontent(.PDF) - Unions, Trades, Industrial, Activism Guide, Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Workplace, Songs, Music, Wobblies, Solidarity

Joe Hill IWW Songwriter(.PDF) - Joe Hill, Biography, Music, Songs, IWW, Unions, Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Workplace, Labor History, Wobblies

Justice From Bean to Cup(.pdf) IWW, Wobblies, Unions, Unionism, Starbucks, Coffee, Labor Movement, Organizing, Class Struggle, Workers, Baristas

Let the Crops Rot in the Fields(.PDF) -  Prison Slavery, Incarceration, Labor, Abolition, Resistance, Protest, Prisons, Law Enforcement, Legal, Work​​

Little Red Songbook, The(.PDF) - Unions, Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Workplace, Labor History, Wobblies, Songs, Music, Solidarity, Joe Hill

Magia, Capitalismo, y Brujeria Antisistema(.pdf) - Spanish Language, Witchcraft, Anarchism, Capitalism, Magic, Spellcraft, Witches

Methods of Anarcho-Syndicalism(.pdf) (Rudolf Rocker) - Political Theory, Anarchism, Syndicalism, Workers, Labor Movement, Working Class, Class Politics, Class War, Tactics, Strike, Activism Guides, Work, Labor, Unions

The Mythology of Work(.PDF) - Work, Labor, Workers, Jobs, Capitalism, Society, Political Theory, Philosophy

Myths of "Libertarian Economics"(.PDF)  (Iain MacSaorsa - 2009) - Economy, Capitalism, Libertarianism, Free Market, Business, Corporations, Profits, Money, Class, The State, Credit, Finances, Unemployment, Laissez-Faire, Poverty

Never Work!(.PDF) - Work, Labor, Workers, Jobs, Capitalism, Society, Political Theory, Philosophy

Not So Fine(.PDF) (A.E. Mitchell) - Libraries, Fees, Fines, Money, Wealth, Poverty, Librarian Science

Oh Sit Down(.pdf) - Sitdown Strikes, Workplace Occupations, Unions, Activism Guide, Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, United Kingdom, UK, England, Labor History

On the Legitimacy of Property Destruction(.PDF) - Property, Capitalism, Protest, Resistance, Activism, Direct Action

An Open Letter to Those who Condemn Looting(.pdf) - Capitalism, Political Theory, Class Struggle, Property Destruction, Materialism, Riots, Protest, Labor, Politics, Resistance

Pregnant & On the Job - Your Legal Rights (.PDF) - Workers, Mothers, Pregnancy, Legal Rights, Guide, Working Class, Class Struggle, Capitalism, Economy, Work, Labor, Jobs

Privilege and Solidarity(.PDF) -  Protest, Resistance, Activism, Racism, Privilege, Identity

Racism and Capitalism(.PDF) -  Class, Race, Oppression

Responsibility and Solidarity in the Labor Movement(.PDF) - (Max Nettlau 1899) Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Workplace, Capitalism, Industrial Revolution, Labor History

Right to Be Lazy(.PDF) - (Paul Lafargue) Workers, Class Struggle, Leisure, Wellbeing, Productivity, Capitalism, Work, Labor Movement, Weekends, Creativity

Rules for Picketing(.PDF) - Strike, Walkout, Lockout, Picket Line, Unions, Work Stoppage, Activism Guide, Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Workplace, Organizing

The Seattle General Strike of 1919(.PDF) - Strike, Work Stoppage, Industrial Revolution, Unions, Labor History, Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Workplace, Seattle, Washington

Self-Publishing & Employment(.pdf) Activism, How-To Guide, DIY Guide, Zines, Zinemaking, Workshops, Blogs, Blogging, Community Publishing, Print-On-Demand, Editing, Public Speaking, Content Generation

Smashed Up - Young Service Workers on the Sanctity of Small Business(.PDF) - Service Industry, Retail, Mom and Pop Store, Small Business, Capitalism, Exploitation, Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Workplace, Economy

Social Media for Unions(.PDF) - Unions, Activism Guide, Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Workplace, Promotion, Organizing, Social Media, Technology, Internet

Speech to the IWW in 1905(.PDF) - (Lucy Parsons) Unions, IWW, Wobblies, Labor History, Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Organizing, Women

A Stockade Stood Burning - Rebellion and the Convict Lease in Tennessee's Coalfields 181-1895(.PDF) - Coal miners, Prison Labor, Labor History, Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Workplace, Sabotage, Organizing, Resistance, Tennessee

To Tramps, the Unemployed, the Disheartened, and Miserable(.pdf) -Lucy E. Parsons - Homelessness, Vagrancy, Poverty, Capitalism, Impoverished, Class War, Labor, Working Class, The Poor, Industry, Revolution, Resistance

Towards a Student Unionism(.PDF) - Unions, Students, Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, College, University, Schooling, Schools, Organizing, Activism Guide

 

Understanding Capitalist Exploitation(.PDF) -  (Brian Ellis 2010) Unions, Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Organizing, Anarchism, Labor History, Capitalism, Ruling Class, Work, Jobs

Unions Against Revolution(.PDF) - Unions, Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Organizing, Resistance, Anarchism, Labor History, Capitalism, Revolt, Work, Jobs

The Wage System(.PDF) -  (Peter Kropotkin) Wages, Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Organizing, Anarchism, Labor History, Capitalism, Ruling Class, Work, Jobs, Poverty

What is the Middle Class?(.PDF) -  (Albert Meltzer 1995) Economy, Caste System, Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, White Collar, Labor History, Capitalism, Ruling Class

Which Way For the Gig Economy?(.PDF) -  (Kevin Carson 2016) Gigs, Freelance, Independent Contractors, Wages, Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Organizing, Uber, Service Industry, Labor History, Capitalism, Sharing Economy, Work, Jobs

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