Political

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…

Reaching the early 1900s, almost two million children were employed in the United States—sorting coal in Pennsylvania,…

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

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

In this hilarious cultural and societal critique, discover and unpack the sad complicated mess we've made…

Historian Mary Beard draws on her profound understanding of Greek and Roman classics as well as her forays into…

If you want to better understand politics, this book is for you. With chapters on history, ideologies, systems of…

"We need to carry the fire together, not be consumed by it." The Institute for Anarchist Studies turns up the heat in…

In 1964 Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison for treason. In 1994 he was a Nobel Peace Prize recipient and the…

"The very notion of the domination of nature by man stems from the very real domination of human by human.” In a world…

White picket fences are a thing of a bygone era - especially when talking about suburbs around major US cities. This…

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

A collection of essays from blue voters in the Midwest about their lived experiences of watching as their traditionally…

Are you a sucker for politically and economically complex situations? What about compelling battles for equality? If you…

This beautifully illustrated and emotional story is an evocative memoir about the search for a better future and a…

A historical epic of America's founding rebels. This beautifully illustrated story of America's fight for independence…

Could you name all the U.S. territories? Do you know the ins and outs of the process to gain citizenship? Inspired by…

This noir-esque expose of Portland in the 70s is gritty, full of drugs, blackmail, prostitution, scandal. A short and…