The FBI War on Tupac Shakur: The State Repression of Black Leaders from the Civil Rights Era to the 1990s

The FBI War on Tupac Shakur: The State Repression of Black Leaders from the Civil Rights Era to the 1990s

by John Potash Author

Since the first day after the tragedy was announced, controversy has surrounded the death of rap and cultural icon…

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Xtra Tuf: The Strike Issue

Xtra Tuf: The Strike Issue

by Moe Bowstern Author

Meet Moe Bowstern: writer, fisherwoman, and tough cookie. Moe is a woman working in the male-dominated commercial…

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Patch #002: Evolution

Patch #002Evolution

by Joe Biel Author

By now, other than than Ann Coulter, we've mostly agreed that humans evolved from apes. But the science is still out and…

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Change Your Life then the World - embroidered patch

Change Your Life then the World - embroidered patch

by Joe Biel Illustrator

Woa calm down hot stuff! We get that you want to change the world, but why not try on changing your life first…

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Bicycle Culture Rising #4: How Kittie Knox Made Bicycling for Everyone

Bicycle Culture Rising #4: How Kittie Knox Made Bicycling for Everyone

by Joe Biel Author

In the 1890s, bicycling was a cultural activity for the wealthy elite, with a bicycle costing about twenty weeks of a…

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Cats I've Known: On Love, Loss, and Being Graciously Ignored

Cats I've Known: On Love, Loss, and Being Graciously Ignored

by Katie Haegele Author

From deep friendships to brief encounters, this is the story of the cats in Katie Haegele's life, or rather the story of…

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How to Ride Slow: Bicycling in the age of whatever topic is trending on social media this minute

How to Ride Slow: Bicycling in the age of whatever topic is trending on social media this minute

by Joe Biel Author

Bicycling has many obvious health benefits, but the least obvious one is the mindful act of bicycling. Rather than…

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Unfuck Your Sex Toys: Make Your Own DIY Tools & MacGyver Your Sexytimes

Unfuck Your Sex Toys: Make Your Own DIY Tools & MacGyver Your Sexytimes

by Dr. Faith G. Harper Author and River Katz Illustrator

Sex toys, sex tools, sexual aids—whatever you call them, they have the potential to revolutionize your sex life.…

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The Enduring Legacy of Portland's Black Panthers: The Roots of Free Healthcare, Free Breakfast, and Neighborhood Control in Oregon

The Enduring Legacy of Portland's Black Panthers: The Roots of Free Healthcare, Free Breakfast, and Neighborhood Control in Oregon

by Joe Biel Author and Aaron Dixon Foreword

In the 1960s through 1980s, the Black Panther Party rose up throughout the United States, envisioning a world…

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So Raw It's Downright Filthy

So Raw It's Downright Filthy

by Joshua Ploeg Author

Let us not understate the might and magic of Joshua Ploeg’s cooking. The dude’s meals sparkle in your mouth; they…

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$100 & a T-Shirt: A Documentary About Zines in the Northwest

$100 & a T-Shirt: A Documentary About Zines in the Northwest

by Joe Biel Author, Nickey Robo Author and Rev Phil Sano Author

A cultural analysis of what causes zine makers to tick; what the hell zines are, why people make zines, the origin of…

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An Urban Field Guide to the Plants in Your Path

An Urban Field Guide to the Plants in Your Path

by Maggie Herskovits Author

This little field guide presents 15 plants that can be found growing throughout your urban home. Detailed illustrations…

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The Modern Witch Tarot Deck

The Modern Witch Tarot Deck

by Lisa Sterle Author

A re-imagining of the Rider-Waite-Smith tarot deck with modern imagery and an all-women cast, this deck is the perfect…

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Our Strangers: Stories

Our Strangers: Stories

by Lydia Davis Author

“An overflowing treasure chest of jewel-like stories . . . A collection that you'll want to keep on your bedside table…

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Taking the Lane #4: Sexy on the Inside

Taking the Lane #4: Sexy on the Inside

by Elly Blue Author

In this new issue of the feminist journal of contemporary cycling, we are treated to one long essay from Elly Blue…

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The Final Girl: How Horror Movies Made Me a Better Feminist

The Final Girl: How Horror Movies Made Me a Better Feminist

by Kris Rose Author

Kris Rose and her step-sister grew up watching horror movies together. The Exorcist, The Evil Dead, The Texas Chainsaw…

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Taking the Lane #2: Revolution Every Damn Day

Taking the Lane #2: Revolution Every Damn Day

by Elly Blue Author

Taking the Lane explores women's experiences and observations in the male-dominated world of cycling, working in the…

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Taking the Lane #1: Sharing the Road with Boys

Taking the Lane #1: Sharing the Road with Boys

by Elly Blue Author

In this 2010 zine, Elly shares her thoughts and stories about being a woman on a bike in Portland, Oregon. Having been a…

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The Beard Coloring Book

The Beard Coloring Book

by Meggyn Pomerleau Illustrator

The Beard Coloring Book is a luscious, facial-hair-filled collection of illustrations, infographics, and games.…

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Chainring Heart

Chainring Heart

by Joe Biel Author and Aaron Renier Author

The image that started it all. The chainring heart is Microcosm's logo and still a fitting symbol of all we do.…

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Fat Is Beautiful

Fat Is Beautiful

by Crystal Hartman Author

Thoughts, articles, and reprints about America's fat-phobic, sizism, and pointing us toward fat acceptance. A beautiful…

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Snake Pit: 2007

Snake Pit: 2007

by Ben Snakepit Author

Follow Ben through his daily life illustrated as 3 comic panel adventures involving beer, weed, work, shows, tour, love,…

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Unfuck Your Masculinity: How Cultural Bullshit Fucks Up Men's Body Image; What to Look For and What to Do About It

Unfuck Your Masculinity: How Cultural Bullshit Fucks Up Men's Body Image; What to Look For and What to Do About It

by Dr. Faith G. Harper Author and Aaron Sapp, MD, MBA Author

Body image problems and eating disorders have long been considered mostly to be women's problems. But did you know that…

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Edible Secrets: A Food Tour of Classified U.S. History

Edible Secrets: A Food Tour of Classified U.S. History

by Michael Hoerger Author, Mia Partlow Author and Nate Powell Illustrator

Illustrated throughout by New York Times bestselling author Nate Powell, these documents offer a filter into the deep…

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13 Years of Good Luck: The Microcosm Publishing Sampler

13 Years of Good Luck: The Microcosm Publishing Sampler

by Julia Alekseyeva Contributor, Lee Baillie Contributor, Moe Bowstern Contributor, Alexander Barrett Contributor, Nate Beaty Contributor, 32 more

To celebrate our thirteenth anniversary of publishing books and zines about self-empowerment, we put together this…

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Crate Digger: An Obsession with Punk Records

Crate Digger: An Obsession with Punk Records

by Bob Suren Author

In this engaging memoir, a small town Florida teenager discovers punk rock through a loaned mix tape and before long,…

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Burn Collector: Fourteen

Burn Collector: Fourteen

by Al Burian Author

In Burn Collector #14 zine superstar Al Burian lays down 156 pages of truth, trouble, and everyman blues. Whether…

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Distance Makes the Heart Grow Sick: A Book of Postcards

Distance Makes the Heart Grow Sick: A Book of Postcards

by Cristy C. Road Author

Basking in the trenches of leftover teen angst, punk rock, and brutal honesty - Cristy Road romanticizes the underdog…

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Sticker #237: Brains Before Beauty

Sticker #237Brains Before Beauty

by Webly Bowles Author

Think of it this way, if you don't survive this bike ride, you can't go even faster on the next one! 

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Sick: A Compilation Zine on Physical Illness

Sick: A Compilation Zine on Physical Illness

by Ben Holtzman Editor

Sick collects peoples' experiences with illness in order to help establish a collective voice of those impacted within…

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