Books that examine the policies, practices, and histories that undergird so-called US "democracy," and put forward analysis and strategies related to building an actually democratic society—where people wield decision making power over their own lives and communities.
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“There is a tradition of athletes who understand that sports is a way to reach people and change the world. Michael Bennett's name deserves mention alongside the best of us.”
—Dr. John Carlos
"Ignore Eve Ewing at your own intellectual, political, and cultural peril."
–Chicago Magazine
“Aja Monet’s poetry offers us textures of feeling and radical shifts of meaning that expand our capacity to envision and fight for new worlds.”
—Angela Y. Davis
“José Olivarez’s work shines a spotlight on the often-overlooked stories of Mexican-Americans in the Midwest—the all too familiar feeling of being ni de aqui, ni de alla (not from here, nor there).”
—Remezcla
“Arundhati Roy is one of the few great revolutionary intellectuals in our time."
—Cornel West
"No writer has weighed the complexities of sustaining hope in our times of readily available despair more thoughtfully and beautifully, nor with greater nuance."
—Maria Popova
"Taylor has absconded from the ivory tower to break down the current Movement for Black Lives, arguing that it holds the potential to reignite a broader push for black liberation."
—The Root
