Political

When Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine in 1953, he refused to patent it, forgoing profit so that more lives could…

Rebecca Traister tracks the history of female anger as political fuel—from suffragettes marching on the White House to…

This collection of comics from cartoonist Keith Knight captures the absurdity and cringeworthiness of the Trump years…

Tired of being cynical about today's political climate? Learn how to approach activism and contemporary social movements…

Two fiery activists, organizers, movement founders, and writers who began, throughout the gritty reality of…

In 1983 the women of Clifton and Morence Arizona learned about their own strength and power on the picket lines of this…

In a culture obsessed with food—how it looks, what it tastes like, where it comes from, what is good for us—there…

In this fascinating book, bestselling author Mary Roach takes a long look at the strange science behind war and combat.…

An ode to and defense of the active, autonomous resistance to capitalism being waged outside of traditional organizing…

Women deserve the right to pursue happiness, but every step along the way, their pursuit has been hindered by men in…

Harold, the People's Mayor is the authorized biography of Chicago's first black mayor, written by the late civil rights…

Millions of women suffer from painful sex and pelvic pain due while struggling with a healthcare system that fails to…

"We can do better." This is an observation about the American health care system that is obvious to many of us. Our…

Hegemony How-To is a practical guide to political struggle for a generation that is deeply ambivalent about questions…

In stories of old, monsters weren't fearsome enemies, but rather warnings and messengers. They symbolized fears and…

Highlander opened its doors in 1932 with the express intent of enabling poor and working class people in the South to…

Despite what union-busters would tell you, most of US history can be followed by watching what the unions were up to -…

In 1904, this book nearly destroyed John D. Rockefeller's power Standard Oil Company business empire. Filled with…

On the last Friday evening of the summer of 2013, five shots rang out in the parking lot of a new Boys & Girls Club in…

This book focuses on a couple central questions: "How does moral progress happen?" and "How are societies brought to…

Rebecca Solnit is back with this eloquent accounting of radical thinking, written at a time when radicals everywhere…

Yes, it's exactly the book you think it is: A mystery novel about the bromance between our two most nostalgic US…