Joe Biel

In the 1890s, bicycling was a cultural activity for the wealthy elite, with a bicycle costing about twenty weeks of a …

Accountability is an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility for and to repair the harm caused by …

From Chick-Fil-A to the Boston Tea Party, Nike to Women's Suffrage in the U.S., United Farm Workers to the …

Minot may only be the fourth largest city in North Dakota, but it's a key player in the punk …

The first time that I met my favorite autistic mentee, she walked right up to me, declaring “You don’t look …

"Hey Jealousy," "Found Out About You"... most of the hits from the Gin Blossoms' 1992 breakout …

I mean, it's a step towards avoiding the nomination of more sexual abusers on the Supreme Court (or any other place …

Just because you don't wanna talk about it doesn't mean you shouldn't.

If you're an autistic adult, there probably hasn't been a whole lot of guidance or community out there for you …

In 1999 our show in MInot, North Dakota was canceled but the locals said that we could still come hang out. I gave them …

During a period of transition, our protagonist takes refuge by living in a literal treehouse. For the first time in his …

You may have heard of the Black Panther Party, but what do we really know? Here's introduction to …

The life expectancy of autistic people is 36 years old. The most likely cause of this is suicide. Autistic people are …

And the first rule should always be safety.

It's pretty simple, really.

Because bullies win if the good folks look the other way.

The R-word has been used against us as hate speech for decades. Neurotypicals have tried to dictate our motives, …

So, you want to publish books.Drawing on 23 years of experience operating an independent publishing company, Joe Biel …

Show your feminist bicycle power with this enamel pin based on Cecilia Granata's re-imagining of our logo.

In Oregon and many places across the globe, a bicycle is allowed to occupy a whole lane of traffic (alone or with a …

It's the revamped second edition of the Expozine Award Winning zine of police documents, now with commentary! Last …

Plan out your publishing empire, from mission to budgets, with this workbook companion to Joe Biel's A People's …

Over the course of 23 years, Microcosm's founder Joe Biel has written eight books across a wide band of subject …

Neurodiversity occupies a similar place in the public consciousness as gay rights did in the 1970s: most people on the …

A social history and tactics lesson about the participatory and grassroots bicycle movements and their impact and …

From day-today difficulties in socializing, inflexible routines, and sensitivity to noises to the fact that a …

For all that our media tries to make other countries scary--"Dangerous Mexico!" "Scary Iran!" …

Bicycling has the radical potential of equalizing our transportation system, creating more equitable opportunities from …

I miss when pot was the gateway drug.

Sometimes it's hard to sum up the totality of who you are in a single symbol. Peace signs, anarchy symbols, …