Political

It used to be that any mention of California triggered nasty reminders of right-wing tax revolts, proposed laws…

Whether it's 2020, 2024, or 2028, if you're running for office anytime soon, you might benefit from this timeless…

Why do countries go to war? How should we think about foreign policy in contemporary times? In Thucydides's History of…

The ACLU has been unquestionably one of the most important legal activism groups in America over the past hundred…

A mashup of fifty vintage posters, flyers, and art made in support of political prisoner Leonard Peltier.... who is…

This book seeks to confront the uncomfortable truth of America's racially segregated cities. The author examines…

This fascinating new book by author Lisa Please extensively compiles evidence and takes an investigative look into the…

Lisa Fithian shares stories and wisdom from years of work as an advocate for social justice movements. Her experience…

When Joe Biden meets up with a retired Barack Obama in Chicago he's expecting to catch up with his friend, do some…

This issue of The Nib is all about family—the different ins and outs of "family," such as the types, costs,…

Weird, ironic, paranoid, perceptive essays on music, culture, politics, and more from DC punk mainstay Ian Svenonius.…

A collection of humorous essays from the DC punk scene fixture Ian Svenonius, Censorship Now!! offers an entertaining…

Presidents of The United States are some of the most quoted people in the world - and not always for the better. This is…

To limit executive power, the founding fathers created fixed presidential terms of four years, giving voters regular…

The first English translation of Daniel Guerin's monumental anthology of anarchism, published in one volume. This…

James Hawes succinctly jams 2,000 years of German history into this manageable and incredibly readable text. Spanning…

The internet, although a wonderful thing, like anything else, has a darker side. Take a look into the angry and hostile…

Who gets to shape the narrative of our times? In the latest collection of essays by Rebecca Solnit, Whose Story Is This?…

Each chapter of Beyond Survival is written by a different expert, and each chronicle how transformative justice…

Being raised by Deaf parents gave Lennard Davis a close-up look at the discrimination faced by folks with disabilities…

Hans and Sophie Scholl were only college students during the Holocaust, but with the help of some friends, started the…

In the 70s a House Judiciary Committee created a historical account of all of the past misdeeds of previous presidents.…

In This City is Killing Me, social worker and therapist Jonathan Foiles delves into how community trauma in Chicago is…

Michel Foucault’s work was described at his death as ‘the most important event of thought in our century’. As a…

An immigrant who has found himself homeless and struggling, Jose Antonio Vargas says that "this is not a book about the…