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  • From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation

    by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
    An indispensable contribution to the movement for racial justice in “postracial” America.

  • The Anti-Inauguration

    by Anand Gopal, Owen Jones, et al.
    The Anti-Inauguration ebook presents an initial discussion of what resistance should look like in the age of Trump.

  • Freedom Is a Constant Struggle

    by Angela Y. Davis
    Activist, teacher, author and icon of the Black Power movement Angela Davis talks Ferguson, Palestine, and prison abolition.

  • The Letters of Joe Hill

    by Joe Hill
    The legend of Joe Hill, brought to life through his letters, songs, and writings.

  • How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America

    by Manning Marable
    Marable offers profound insight into the deeply intertwined problems of race and class in the United States historically and today.

  • Rogue States

    by Noam Chomsky
    Chomsky argues that the real 'rogue' states are the United States and its allies.

  • Rethinking Camelot

    by Noam Chomsky
    Explores JFK’s role in US invasion of Vietnam and a reflects on the political culture that encouraged the Cold War.

  • The Speech

    by Gary Younge
    Younge explains why "The Speech" maintains its powerful social relevance by sharing the dramatic story surrounding it.

  • Always on Strike

    by Arnold Stead
    A history of the Industrial Workers of the World's golden years as lived by one of its guiding lights.

  • Doing History from the Bottom Up

    by Staughton Lynd
    Staughton Lynd challenges academics to see American history through eyes of the poor and working class participants in history.

  • Shadow Government

    by Tom Engelhardt
    A powerful survey of a militarized America building a surveillance structure unparalleled in history.

  • Masters of Mankind

    by Noam Chomsky
    A brilliant indictment of US imperial power.

  • SNCC

    by Howard Zinn
    Howard Zinn tells the story of one of the most important civil rights groups in American history.

  • Mayor 1%

    by Kari Lydersen
    Lydersen lambasts Chicago's nationally recognized mayor for his obedient endorsement of the devastating austerity agenda set forth by the one-percent.

  • Lucy Parsons

    by Carolyn Ashbaugh
    The life and times of Lucy Parsons, early American radical and labor organizer, told definitively here.

  • Howard Zinn Speaks

    by Howard Zinn
    Howard Zinn weaves rich historical narratives that inspire and captivate.

  • 101 Changemakers

    Edited by Michele Bollinger and Dao X Tran
    101 profiles of social justice leaders that changed the world, made accessible for students in grades 5-9.

  • The Silenced Majority

    by Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan
    Goodman and Moynihan take an anti-establishment stance and get to the heart of today's critical news stories and political events.

  • Disobedience and Democracy

    by Howard Zinn
    Howard Zinn’s cogent defense of civil disobedience.

  • Failure to Quit

    by Howard Zinn
    A selection of Howard Zinn’s most popular and accessible essays on history and politics.

  • Postwar America

    by Howard Zinn
    Howard Zinn’s unique take on this vital period in U.S. history.

  • The Southern Mystique

    by Howard Zinn
    Howard Zinn examines the politics of the South and his own experiences there.

  • Vietnam

    by Howard Zinn
    Zinn’s compelling case against the Vietnam War

  • Be Realistic

    by Mike Davis
    Mike Davis delivers a brilliant defense of the Occupy movement and offers pragmatic advice to the 99%.