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  • Socialist Strategy and Electoral Politics

    A timely, free ebook about the fight for working-class power.

  • Palante

    by Young Lords Party
    Interviews and photographic essays highlight the spirit of the 70's New York-based organization of Puerto Rican radicals, the Young Lords.

  • Confronting Empire

    by Eqbal Ahmad and David Barsamian
    Brilliant and insightful political analyses of key political events and movements of the second half of the twentieth century.

  • No One is Illegal (Updated Edition)

    by Justin Akers Chacón and Mike Davis
    No One Is Illegal convincingly debunks the leading ideas behind the often-violent right-wing backlash against immigrants.

  • Radicals in the Barrio

    by Justin Akers Chacón
    A ground-breaking history of the radical political movements that developed within the Mexican and Chicano working-class in the United States.

  • Lucy Parsons

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

  • Demand the Impossible!

    by Bill Ayers
    Demand the Impossible is a manifesto for movement-makers and an invitation to join hands and make history together.

  • Things That Make White People Uncomfortable

    by Michael Bennett and Dave Zirin

    Super Bowl Champion and three-time Pro Bowler Michael Bennett is an outspoken proponent for social justice and a man without a censor.

  • The Lean Years

    by Irving Bernstein
    A fascinating, comprehensive study of the American workforce, from the "roaring twenties" through the Great Depression.

  • 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.

  • Aftershocks of Disaster

    Edited by Yarimar Bonilla and Marisol LeBrón

    An in-depth look at Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria and the preexisting crisis that conditioned this historic disaster.

  • RX Appalachia

    by Lesly-Marie Buer
    An account of radical responses to the opioid crisis facing women in Central Appalachia.

  • On Antisemitism

    by Jewish Voice for Peace
    The uses and abuses of antisemitism in the 21st Century, collected by Jewish Voice for Peace.

  • North Star

    by Peter Camejo
    Green Party leader and prominent social justice activist tells the story of his life of struggle.

  • Masters of Mankind

    by Noam Chomsky
    A brilliant indictment of US imperial power.

  • Optimism over Despair

    by Noam Chomsky and C.J. Polychroniou
    Wide-ranging interviews on war, power, and politics with Noam Chomsky, the world's leading critic of US foreign policy.

  • 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.

  • Rogue States

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

  • Can't Pay, Won't Pay

    by Debt Collective

    A Powerful Guide to Action for People in Debt.

  • A People's History of Chicago

    by Kevin Coval
    Named "Best Chicago Poet" by The Chicago Reader, Kevin Coval channels Howard Zinn to celebrate the Windy City's hidden history.

  • The Selected Works of Eugene V. Debs Volume II

    Edited by Tim Davenport and David Walters

    Eugene V. Debs Selected Works will provide activists and scholars with a definitive trove of his best work that remains readable, informative, and inspiring.

     

  • The Selected Works of Eugene V. Debs, Vol. I

    Edited by Tim Davenport and David Walters

    An extensive compilation of articles, speeches, press statements, and open letters by American socialist Eugene V. Debs.

  • Be Realistic

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

  • 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.