Joe Biel

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.

You had me at "bread."

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 the Schwinn …

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, …

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

Issue 2 of Cat Party begins with an introduction from Katie and features five stories and comics by a variety of …

Wouldn't it be cool if we could make a board game? We always thought so. Especially if we could use it to tell our …

A bike sticker that tells it how it is. Support animals? Support the environment? Support getting healthy? Then you …

Quick history lesson: Huey P. Newton, then a budding young attorney and co-founder of the Black Panthers, created the …

It's getting even harder to find fair trade, American made sweatshirts and our color choices are shrinking BUT …

The latest in our line of stylish things to put on your body while bicycling, these Evolution print fanny packs are a …

Get all the in-print entries in this long-running zine series about always weird, often scary, and sometimes hilarious …

What is our role in holding people accountable in cases of abuse, sexual or otherwise? How do we investigate these …

So often we are told that feminism means that someone else is losing something. But intersectional feminism doesn't …

Recently, an artist friend celebrated a modicum of success after five years of hard work. Many people cheered and …