William Hawes

William Hawes is a writer specializing in politics and environmental issues. His work has appeared online at Global Research, Counterpunch, Dissident Voice, Countercurrents.org, Gods & Radicals, and The World Financial Review.

His essays have been included in print in The World Financial Review magazine, as well as the third edition of the journal A Beautiful Resistance.

Books by William Hawes

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Book Reviews by William Hawes

Image of Why You Should Be a Socialist
Author(s):
Nathan J. Robinson
Genre(s):
Political & Social Science

Why You Should Be a Socialist

July 9, 2020
Reviewed by: 
William Hawes

There are only a few introductory texts on socialism that manage to be accessible, witty, and broad enough to survey its history as well as contemporary thought on the subject. Nathan J.

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Image of The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It
Author(s):
Robert B. Reich
Genre(s):
Fiction

The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It

June 3, 2020
Reviewed by: 
William Hawes

Robert Reich’s new work, The System, offers a wide-ranging critique of our nation’s contemporary political and economic ills.

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Image of American Nightmare: Facing the Challenge of Fascism (City Lights Open Media)
Author(s):
Henry A. Giroux
Genre(s):
Government, Political Ideologies

American Nightmare: Facing the Challenge of Fascism (City Lights Open Media)

August 15, 2018
Reviewed by: 
William Hawes

“a highly articulate demolition of the Trump agenda, which comprehensively and briskly covers the many high crimes and propaganda tactics of an avowedly plutocratic, authoritarian administr

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Image of Humanity: The World Before Religion, War & Inequality
Author(s):
Barry Brown
Genre(s):
Cultural Affairs

Humanity: The World Before Religion, War & Inequality

March 20, 2018
Reviewed by: 
William Hawes

“Barry Brown’s revelatory work shows us a clear path of how to return to our natural, peaceful state of being.”

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Image of Walking on Lava: Selected Works for Uncivilised Times
Author(s):
Dark Mountain Project
Genre(s):
Ecology & Environment, Biology & Life Sciences, Literary Nonfiction, Miscellaneous Nonfiction

Walking on Lava: Selected Works for Uncivilised Times

January 11, 2018
Reviewed by: 
William Hawes

The Dark Mountain Project is a worldwide collective of writers, artists, activists co-founded by Dougald Hine and Paul Kingsnorth, dedicated to creating “uncivilized” art, poetry, prose, and more.

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Image of Death of a Nation: 9/11 and the Rise of Fascism in America
Author(s):
George W. Grundy
Genre(s):
Government, Politics

Death of a Nation: 9/11 and the Rise of Fascism in America

January 3, 2018
Reviewed by: 
William Hawes

George Grundy has done us all a great service: he’s written a definitive and expansive book about the events of 9/11 and its aftermath.

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Image of The Russian Revolution: A New History
Author(s):
Sean McMeekin
Genre(s):
History, Russian

The Russian Revolution: A New History

December 12, 2017
Reviewed by: 
William Hawes

“an excellent resource for the facts and key players in Russian history from the start of WWI to the mid-1920s.” 

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Image of Exceptional America: What Divides Americans from the World and from Each Other
Author(s):
Mugambi Jouet
Genre(s):
Politics & Politicians, Politics—General, Cultural Affairs, United States

Exceptional America: What Divides Americans from the World and from Each Other

July 24, 2017
Reviewed by: 
William Hawes

“They are unhinged, mentally ill, and represent a clear and present danger to the world.”

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Author(s):
Pankaj Mishra
Genre(s):
World, Politics

Age of Anger: A History of the Present

April 17, 2017
Reviewed by: 
William Hawes

What are the forces at play behind the referendum for Brexit, the election of Donald Trump, the rise of political extremism and polarization, and the outbursts of violence we see in the world today

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