The rise of the American labor movement was characterized by bloody and revolutionary battles. From the first famous martyrs, the Molly Maguires in the Pennsylvania coal fields in the nineteenth centu
This contribution of Schwartz (sociology, Stony Brook U.) to the literature on the American invasion and occupation of Iraq goes beyond the rather narrow military focus of many other books, widening t
When her grandmother becomes ill and the doctor is on the other side of the Green Line in Beirut, Ayesha decides it is up to her to travel behind enemy lines to get the needed medication.
Presents a collection of brief essays that analyze events from September 2002 through March 2007, focusing mainly on the Iraq War, but also covering Hurricane Katrina, Israel's attack on Lebanon, and
In spring 2008, Iraq Veterans Against the War gathered outside Washington, D.C., and testified to atrocities they personally committed or witnessed while deployed in the occupations of Afghanistan and
The swastika first entered modern history in the uniforms of the German counterrevolutionary troops of 1918 to 1923—and because of the defeat in Germany, Russia fell into the isolation that gave Stali
“Highly recommended, both as a critically presented state-of-the-art discussion and as an account of how one’s personal/political history informs the process of scientific inquiry.”—ChoiceThis classic
Leon Trotsky is considered by many, alongside Lenin of course, as the author of the Russian Revolution, and is also considered by his admirers to be one of the most astute Marxist analysts of history
The tragic defeat of the Spanish Civil War has long fascinated those who continue to struggle for social justice. Pierre Broue and Emile Temine’s long-out-of-print history details the internal politic
This compilation of essays, edited by a Palestinian writer and an Israeli journalist, constitutes a challenge to critically rethink the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Between the Lines presents a gro
Mike Davis attacks the current fashion for empires and white men's burdens in this blistering collection of radical essays. He skewers such contemporary idols as Mel Gibson and Howard Dean, debates wi
When the Argentine economy collapsed under the folly of neoliberalism, many of the workers did not just curl up and die, as they were apparently expected to do. Instead, they took over the businesses
The French Revolution came about because of the horrific conditions endured by the French under a corrupt and inhumane aristocracy, and we're all better off for it. This basic truth, overlooked or pla
Mieville (a member of the editorial board of Historical Materialism) presents an account of international law derived from Critical Legal Studies and the Marxist theories of Evgeny Pashukanis. He argu
In No One Is Illegal, Mike Davis and Justin Akers Chac￠n expose the racism of anti-Immigration vigilantes and put a human face on the immigrants who daily risk their lives to cross the border to work
“A valuable contribution to our thinking about that controversial and difficult subject—the role of an opposition third party.”—Howard Zinn“This is an invaluable sourcebook: rich in ideas.’”—Mike Davi
A sharp and insightful analysis of historic movements against racism in the United States—from the separatism of Marcus Garvey, to the militancy of Malcolm X and the Black Panther Party, to the eloque
Everyone knows that Marx wrote, “religion is the opium of the people,” but all too frequently this aphorism is regarded as exhausting what he and Engels had to say on the subject. In fact, they presen
In the last decade, neoliberal policies have created debt and global impoverishment on a massive scale. In this updated edition of his internationally recognized book, Eric Toussaint traces the origin
“Zirin is America’s best sportswriter.”—Lee Ballinger, Rock and Rap Confidential“Zirin is one of the brightest, most audacious voices I can remember on the sportswriting scene, and my memory goes back
“Roll over Derrida: Literature and Revolution is back in print. Nothing in the postmodern canon comes close to the intellectual grandeur of Trotsky’s vision of art and literature in an age of revoluti
“This is the epic story of the struggle to build a mass socialist movement in ragtime America. Kipnis was a brilliant historian, and this is his enduring gift to activists." —Mike DavisA new edition o
Columbian journalist and sociologist Molano has been writing about the social and cultural effects of the violence in his country for 20 years, but little of his work has been accessible in English. I
Socialists aim to change the world and have always sought to organize themselves as effectively as possible in order to achieve this goal. But what sort of organization do we need? These essays show w
In this introduction to the politics of Leon Trotsky, British activist Duncan Hallas analyzes his thinking and its relevance for today in clear, sharp prose. Includes essential writings by Hallas abou
The question of party organization has been a central concern of Marxists for more than a century. Molyneux examines the contributions made by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, Vladimir Lenin, Rosa Luxe
The essays in this book describe the triumph and defeat of the Russian revolution. They show that Stalin’s dictatorship was not the inevitable outcome of the revolution, but a reversal of everything t
Leading international solidarity activists offer insight into the ongoing struggle for Palestinian freedom and justice. Includes Anthony Arnove, Naseer Aruri, David Barsamian, Paul D'Amato, Phil Gaspe
Five times in the last 40 years, the working class has posed a radical alternative to the status quo.France 1968: A general strike and factory occupations by millions of workers shake the country.Chil
Available in English for the first time, this masterwork is widely regarded as the single most important book on Nietzsche.Perhaps no philosopher is more of a conundrum than Nietzsche, the solitary re
A collection of all the resolutions adopted by Second International congresses during the movement 's revolutionary Marxist period of 1889-1912.Recent years have seen a massive growth of interest in s
The first ever translation of the famed French Revolutionary Sylvain Maréchal's biblical commentary provides invaluable insight into the origins of secularism.An extraordinary book of radical Bible co
On 20th August 1940 Trotsky’s life was brutally ended when a Stalinist agent brought an ice pick crashing down on his head. Among the works left unfinished was the second part of his biography o
This book sheds crucial new light on the epochal US interventions in Southeast Asia after World War II. Antiwar activist Fred Branfman describes the tragic lives of Laotian peasants under US bombing.
“The Zora Neale Hurston of her generation.” —Studio 360“A truly rare cultural phenomenon: an artist who not only holds up a mirror to society, but makes herself a catalyst to change it.” —Chicago Trib
“The Zora Neale Hurston of her generation.” —Studio 360“A truly rare cultural phenomenon: an artist who not only holds up a mirror to society, but makes herself a catalyst to change it.” —Chicago Trib
As a new generation discovers socialism, this important text by American Marxist Hal Draper makes the case that genuine liberation can only come from the self-activity of workers.Draper outlines the i
As a new generation discovers socialism, this important text by American Marxist Hal Draper makes the case that genuine liberation can only come from the self-activity of workers.Draper outlines the i
Susan Buck-Morss asks: What does revolution look like today? How will the idea of revolution survive the inadequacy of the formula, “progress = modernization through industrialization,” to which it ha
