Too Many People? provides a clear, well-documented, and popularly written refutation of the idea that "overpopulation" is a major cause of environmental destruction, arguing that a focus on human numb
Debunks a variety of myths surrounding the subject of immigration and immigrants in the United States, covering the economy, the law, race, and government policies.
FROM THE POET the Chicago Tribune calls ?the new voice of Chicago,” comes L-vis Lives!, a bold new collection of poetry and prose exploring the collision of race, art, and appropriation in American cu
Nominated for an NAACP Image Award, Outstanding Literary Work Autobiography/BiographySeen around the world, John Carlos and Tommie Smith’s Black Power salute on the 1968 Olympic podium sparked controv
In 1947, James Hickman shot and killed the landlord he believed was responsible for a tragic fire that took the lives of four of his children on Chicago’s West Side. But a vibrant defense campaign, ex
In 1969, a group of young Puerto Rican activists founded the Young Lords Party in New York City, taking inspiration from the Black Panthers. Palante, the first book by and about the radical organizati
"Serge searingly evokes the epochal hopes and shattering setbacks of a generation of leftists."?BookforumFollowing in the wake of the carnage reaped across Europe by world war, German workers undertoo
"For the people of Kivalina, Alaska, the price of further climate change denial could be the complete devastation of their lives and culture. Their village must be relocated to survive, but neither th
From the dawning of the industrial epoch, wage earners have organized themselves into unions, fought bitter strikes, and gone so far as to challenge the very premises of the system by creating institu
As the economic crisis continues, social movements in the North and South have arisen to challenge the neoliberal policies that have immiserated generations. Here they are critically examined by leadi
Migrant farmworkers in the United States are routinely forced to live and work in unsafe, impoverished conditions. In response, farmworkers in Immokalee, Florida, the "tomato capital of the world," f
?I have been to Palestine where I’ve witnessed the racially segregated housing and the humiliation of Palestinians at military roadblocks. I can’t help but remember the conditions we experienced in So
Between 2008 and 2010, the progressive wing of the U.S. labor movement tore itself apart in a series of internecine struggles. More than $140 million was expended, by all sides, on organizing conflic
Providing a window into the debate that raged between the leading figures of late nineteenth-century Marxism, these newly translated documents by Karl Kautsky, Rosa Luxemburg, Leon Trotsky, and other
"Jamail's human portrait of the men and women who turned away from the project of empire should serve as a beacon."?Chris Hedges"Dahr Jamail is one of very few journalists who have displayed the coura
Lowy's book is the first attempt to analyze, in a systematic way, how the theories of uneven and combined development, and of the permanent revolution &mdash inseparably linked &mdash emerged
Offers contributions by journalists, activists, and analysts examining the events of May 31, 2010 when Israeli commandos attacked the six boats of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla as it attempted to bring hu
The textbook history of the 1920s is a story of Prohibition, flappers, and unbounded prosperity. For millions of industrial workers, however, the "roaring twenties" looked very different. Working-cla
British journalist Mason tells stories of labor struggles that even labor historians do not know, let alone other historians, and to say nothing of the general public--literate or not. The neglect can
Englelhardt, a member of The Nation Institute who started and runs its Tom Dispatch political commentary web site, details how the US war machine has once again survived the changing of the guard in W
"Informed and interesting. Students and scholars of all theoretical stripes will enjoy and benefit from this work...There is much that will appeal to anyone interested in learning the roots of racial
Argues that direct participation in action in the United States, Latin America, Bolivia, and Haiti has put into practice a different model of democracy that could portend more far-reaching, badly need
“Ben Dangl takes the reader on an unforgettable and inspiring journey through Bolivia and neighboring countries, providing a window on the revolutionary struggles of the poor and dispossesse
The story of contemporary China typically dates back to Mao’s 1949 revolution. But in this classic work of Marxist scholarship, historian Harold Isaacs uncovers how workers and peasants struggled for
Presents a collection of the author's commentaries from Democracy now!, the daily grassroots global news hour that broadcasts the program via radio, satellite and cable television, and Internet.
This is a book about modern liberal society and its adversaries. The book rediscovers and rehabilitates much maligned, especially in America, liberalism as the ideal system of liberty in relation to a
Although Alasdair MacIntyre is best known today as the author of After Virtue (1981), he was, in the 1950s and 1960s, one of the most erudite members of Britain’s Marxist Left: being a milita
Collects essays exploring democracy in modern India, looking at how religious majoritarianism, cultural nationalism, and neo-fascism are threatening freedom in the world's largest democracy.
Collects the online journal of Hadiya, a fifteen-year old girl living in Mosul, who shares her reflections on family, friends, and the devastation of the war on her home town.
Describes the movement of military resistance to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, focusing on the efforts of soldiers protesting within the military, including developing petitions and refusing redep
“Truman Nelson’s biography of John Brown is a refreshing and eloquent corrective to the common misconceptions about the character and actions of this extraordinary American hero.”—Howard ZinnOn Octobe
Argues that anti-immigrant sentiment in the United States has always been rooted in racism but also involves attempts to control labor, and describes the conditions of Mexicans in the border regions a
“The amount of sources the author has studied is staggering . . . the book [has] an encyclopedic value and [is] accessible to all scholars interested in political history.”—Martin Kragh, Stockholm Sch
