Political

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…

Upsetting and deeply important, this book goes into the ways the mentally ill are mistreated in society and the justice…

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

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

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

Born in Russia in 1869 and immigrating to America at 16, Emma Goldman played a significant role in the anarchist and…

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…

In this incredible comprehensive account of the Black Panther movement, get first-hand accounts from people at ground…

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…

What can we learn about activism from sex? Surprisingly quite a bit. Using feminist (and specifically black feminist)…

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…