The United States spends twice as much as other industrialized nations on health care, yet our system performs poorly in comparison and still leaves 46 million without health coverage and millions mor
A political and cultural history of Iran and an up-to- the-moment account of the latest "rogue nation" to make international headlines, by a preeminent Iranian scholar.Iran's nuclear ambitions have t
A photographic tour of an African-American urban Chicago community in the early 1940s features more than one hundred full-page black-and-white photographs of its streets, businesses, cabarets, and peo
Chomsky's major works now reissued by The New Press. An essential record of Chomsky's political and social thought as it was sharpened during the upheavals in domestic and international affairs of th
In Undercurrents, a mother and daughter mysteriously disappear to a deserted seaside town in France, as the novel poetically evokes the varied moods and rich palette of the ocean. From seemingly simp
Growing up Gay, Growing up Lesbian is the first literary anthology geared specifically to gay and lesbian youth. It includes more than fifty coming-of-age stories by established writers and teenagers
What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape is brilliant, frank, empowering, and urgently necessary. Sohaila Abdulali has created a powerful tool for examining rape culture and language on the in
“A small miracle of a book, perfectly imagined and perfectly achieved.” —Hilary Mantel, author of Booker Prize-winning novels Wolf Hall and Bring up the BodiesA novel of war, revolut
A gripping novel that explores history and memory and the traumatic legacy of the HolocaustIn May 1962, twenty-two men gathered in Jerusalem to decide by lot who would be Eichmann’s executioner. These
Birth of a Dream Weaver charts the very beginnings of a writer’s creative output. In this wonderful memoir, internationally renowned Kenyan writer and author of the now-classic Wizard and the Crow, Ng
In 2015, more than one million migrants and refugees, most fleeing war-torn countries in Africa and the Middle East, attempted to make the perilous journey into Europe. Around three thousand lost thei
Drawing on his personal fascinating story as a prosecutor, a defendant, and an observer of the legal process, Paul Butler offers a sharp and engaging critique of our criminal justice system. He argue
This authoritative entry in the acclaimed Great Expectations series makes it easy for parents to give their babies and toddlers the best, most wholesome and natural food possible.The way a baby is nur
Following on the heels of the bestselling Fires in the Bathroom, which brought the insights of high school students to teachers and parents, Kathleen Cushman now turns her attention to the crucial and
A multicultural collection of stories about growing up in today's America covers a wide range of issues, from identity and sexuality to solitude and conflict, in a volume that includes Lan Samantha Ch
A forefront figure in progressive Judaism challenges conservative beliefs to reveal what the Torah teaches about a range of issues, from sex and war to social justice and the environment, in a passion
Writing for Harper’s and the New Yorker over the last decade, David Samuels has penned a disillusioned love song to the often amusing and sometimes fatal American habit of self-delusion, reporting fro
A new edition of a best-selling book-and-audio set of Supreme Court oral arguments includes both transcriptions and recordings of significant cases from the past half century, providing in the current
Inspired by a photograph of the playwright Bertolt Brecht and an unknown young woman, Jacques-Pierre Amette constructs a tale of ambition and betrayal, set during the final years of the greatest play
"A startling contrast to the other literature on the Civil War." Howard ZinnMoving beyond presidents and generals, A People's History of the Civil War tells a new and powerful story of America's most
An eye-opening, twenty-first century guide to the myths and realities of the international economy. This fully updated and expanded second edition of The Field Guide to the Global Economy presents th
The historical and ideological roots of right-wing dogma are exposed in this collection of essays by some of America's leading historians of foreign policy and the Cold War era, countering the triumph
Black Teachers on Teaching is an honest and compelling account of the politics and philosophies involved in the education of black children during the last fifty years. Michele Foster talks to those w
A writer, reporter, and above all, a good listener, Studs Turkel has spent a career posing provocative questions and actively listening to the answers. In "The Good War", Terkel talks to Americans, b
Winner of the Prix Goncourt and the 1994 Prix Maghreb, Tahar Ben Jelloun is one of the most acclaimed novelists writing in French today. Casablanca and Tangier provide the backdrops for Corruption, a
In the epic tradition of Eyes on the Prize and with the cultural significance of John Lewis’s March trilogy, an ambitious and harrowing account of the devoted black educators who battled Souther
The rollicking true story of a 1930s version of Bernie Madoff--and the building and loan crash he helped precipitate--in a wonderful work of narrative nonfiction by the Gustavus Myers book award winne
With the world’s attention focused on climate change and terrorism, we are in danger of taking our eyes off the nuclear threat. But rising tensions between Russia and NATO, proxy wars erupting in Syri
Cops, politicians, and ordinary people are afraid of black men. The result is the Chokehold: laws and practices that treat every African American man like a thug. In this explosive new book, an Africa
In an accessible field guide format—replete with illustrations, charts, and other visual materials—Things We Share offers an engaging entrée into a broad range of key topics and conc
Henning Mankell is a worldwide phenomenon: his books have been translated into forty languages with more than 35 million copies in print, and both his critical acclaim and fan base only continue to g
In less than a decade, a new breed of networked progressive media—from Brave New Films to Talking Points Memo to Feministing and beyond—have informed and engaged millions. By harnessing a
In Ex Mex, scholar and former Mexican foreign minister Jorge G. Castaneda draws on his experience in both capacities to dispel some of the most widely held and mistaken ideas about the United States'
Black Fire, Nelson Peery's memoir, told the story of his childhood and teenage years during the Depression and his political awakening as a soldier in the all-Black 93rd Infantry Division in World Wa
Two of the twentieth century's most influential thinkers debate a perennial question.In 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War and at a time of great political and social instability, two of the wor
The story of popular resistance to wealth and power in ancient Rome. Most historians, both ancient and modern, have viewed the Late Republic of Rome through the eyes of its rich nobility. They regard
The Cold War and the University is a groundbreaking collection of newly commissioned essays on the changes in intellectual life and the nature of the university in America during the Cold War era. In
Lucy Lippard is one of the most provocative and groundbreaking art critics of the last two decades. A catalyst for social and artistic change, Lippard's writings show the impact of feminism on art, a
As heard on NPR's Fresh Air Recommended by The New York Times' Sam Roberts "Start Here is an urgent and timely primer on the approaches that are working and don't require federal approval or political
The LGBTQ community in Japan has faced its challenges. Even as some religious and warrior orders have a long and recognized tradition of same-sex love, to be considered different, to be ?the nail that
