Activism

As the heyday of the Chicano Movement of the late 1960s to early 70s fades further into history and as more and more of…

For decades, residents of the Logan Heights community in San Diego fought to get a park in their neighborhood. Instead,…

Chico Mendes, a rubber tapper and union organizer deep in Amazon rainforest, pioneered the combination of environmental…

This is the book that predicted the 1992 LA riots. Mike Davis gives us a full bore analysis of Los Angeles culture,…

In this illustrated introduction, Paul Von Blum chronicles the Civil Rights movement in America, beginning with the…

Meet the Rosa Parks before Rosa Parks, with extensive interviews and historical documentations of a high school student…

Ever think that the cat may take over? Or maybe cats have the right to take over? Well you're gonna get a kick out of…

Climate change is heavy, and feeling a deep sense of grief over our environmental failures is a natural and reasonable…

In 1999 the government of Bolivia sold the country's water system to the multinational Bechtel Corporation. This poster…

Follow Special Agent Christian White on a cheerfully creepy tour of declassified government surveillance documents.…

A diverse, spirited, outspoken group of emerging writers comes together in this anthology to address the many serious…

If another dreary winter has got you down, here's a suggestion. Brew some tea, light a candle or some incense, and…

What defines Communalism? What distinguishes it from other radical ideologies? What social and political alternatives…

The Paris Commune was a popular-led revolution and democratic government that ruled Paris from March 18 to May 28, 1871.…

Edward Abbey, famed author of The Monkey Wrench Gang and Desert Solitaire, died in 1989. But in this edition editor…

Karen's passion—and profession—working to end Canadian seal hunts resulted in two government agents showing up at…

The Contract Buyers League were Black homeowners in Chicago, Illinois, who banded together to stop the practice of…

People love to talk about how voting is this powerful form of activism. But without free, fair, and un-tampered-with…

During the 1960s, Nicolas Walter was a militant in the British nuclear disarmament movement-especially for its…

A story about a religious radical woman growing in the Middle East, and her struggle with her upbringing and the…

What we in the United States call Western Civilization has a consistent history of inhuman cruelty. Beginning with the…

The Weathermen. The Symbionese Liberation Army. The FALN. The Black Liberation Army. The names seem quaint now, when…

A wake up call for white Americans to recognize their privilege in society and to address the fact that while America…

Whether anti-racism is a familiar or foreign concept to you, this book of short, targeted chapters will expand your…

The  history of over 150 years of conflict over the redwood forests of northern California. Logging has eroded these…

Anarchists have a knack for coming into conclict with the law. Defiance: Anarchists Statements Before Judge and Jury…