History

In 2011 at an Occupy protest in Oakland, CA, two-time Iraq veteran Scott Olsen was shot in the head by police,…

"Don't listen to the hawks..." "We won't fight another rich man's war...." so say the Vietnam vets commemorated on this…

The GLF was the first LGBT activist organization formed after the 1969 Stonewall uprising in NYC. No queer organization…

The poster celebrates the history of NYC's anti-gentrification movements, fighting for tenant power and housing as a…

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

In the early 1920s, a group of Korean student activists in Tokyo got together to form an anarchist group, Futeisha, or…

Ni Una Menos is a women's empowerment movement that began in Argentina and spread across Latin America. Comparable to…

Reading this book is like getting swept up in the mental zone that you only find on a long walk. Poetical connections…

The biography of heavyweight US boxing champ Jack Johnson, a Black sports celebrity who came out of poverty in the Jim…

Black writers from all disciplines tell one of history’s great epics: the journey of African Americans from 1619 to…

In the late 1960s and early 70s, the Black Panther Party was a major political force. The party's Kansas City, Missouri…

On April 25th, 1974, the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) of dissident Portuguese Army officers led a military coup,…

In Chicago in 1969, Fred Hampton of the Black Panther Party founded the original Rainbow Coalition, an anti-racist,…

A protest movement spread across Japan in 1918 in response to inflated costs of rice. On top of existing inflation, the…

This is a classic for good reason. The US history book you wish you'd had as a textbook in college, or high school, or…

One of the most influential rock bands of the late 20th century, with their 3rd album titled London's Calling being…

Not everyone knows the history of bands that made it big, but it can be interesting to see what made them into the…

Paperback. A commercial lobster fisher penned this lovely, compelling natural history of the relationship between…

“When you turn an election into a three-ring circus, there’s always a chance that the dancing bear will win,” says…

Is biology destiny? Why is the personal political? Is pornography anti-feminist? The term "feminism" came into English…

Are humans really selfish and greedy, or generous and kind? Does anyone have the right to tell you what "good" and "bad"…

Want to settle all those petty arguments you have in life? Want to learn about the true art of persuassion and arguments…

Wisdom for the wizened. This translation of the ancient Roman statesman, Cicero, offers practical guidance and…

The renowned wit, humor, and literary excellence of Oscar Wilde, combined with his ruthless persecution as a gay man has…

This unique history charts the evolution of dentistry throughout the world, from the Bronze Age to the present day,…

Learn about the many uses of flowers from the secret meanings they convey, to health and beauty uses. Explore the…

Dozens of lovely essays, interviews, poems, and illustrations are compiled here in this best-of collection from…

Traveling through cities and sites across Italy, France, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States,…

Growing up is complicated. How do you find the answers to all the questions you have about yourself, about your…

"Don't read my diary when I'm gone...Ok, I'm going to work now, when you wake up this morning, please read my diary.…