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Interviews with leading thinkers on the crisis of violence in contemporary politics, history, media, and culture.

A powerful indictment on the history of police violence against people of color, from slavery to today's Black Lives Matter.

Harrowing personal narratives describing how Mexican authorities killed, injured, and disappeared scores of students and others in a still-unsolved crime.

A provocative, timely, and deeply-researched history of gun culture and how it reflects race and power in the United States

A blistering critique of how America's drift toward authoritarian intolerance is dividing the nation and intensifying social and political conflicts.

An Iraq War vet's bracing, visionary response to the challenge posed by global warming and his hope in the humanities.

A dazzling exploration of the seduction of violence and spectacle in politics, culture, entertainment and everyday life

The real story--and human price--of US/Mexico border enforcement.

Spying on US citizens is rising as corporations make big bucks selling info about our private lives to the government.

A cutting-edge analysis of the AfPak war involving Russia, India, China, and Iran, emphasizing US strategy and the people implementing it.

First and only book of speeches on racism, community, freedom, and politics in the U.S. by international icon Angela Davis.

Zinn's articles for The Progressive (1980--2009) offer timeless analysis and advocacy for freedom, democracy and social change in the US.

Making the Future presents more than fifty concisely argued commentaries on U.S. politics and policies, written between 2007 and 2011.

Transcripts from the explosive trial are paired with historic contextual writings to provide the "Essential Chicago Conspiracy Handbook."

Is it possible to create a borderless world? How might it be better equipped to solve the global emergencies threatening our collective survival? Build Bridges, Not Walls is an inspiring, impassioned call to envision-and work toward-a bold new reality.

A powerful critique of how manipulation of media gives rise to disinformation, intolerance, and divisiveness, and what can be done to change direction.

Conversations with black leaders and activists exploring current African American political and cultural life.

The real-life story of a political insurgent who was disappeared by the Mexican Army and miraculously escaped to tell the tale.

Blistering essays critiquing how constant crisis has given rise to a new authoritarianism that threatens democracy, personal liberty and education.

Essays on racial flashpoints, white denial, violence, and the manipulation of fears in America today.

An urgent primer on what can be done to combat emerging threats to the core of U.S. democracy-presidential elections.

Mumia Abu-Jamal's essential perspectives on black experience, race relations, freedom, justice, social change, and the future of American society.

A timely primer on the conflict between the United States and Iran by scholars of Middle Eastern politics who advocate diplomacy and de-escalation.

Why anti-Muslim sentiment is on the rise in the US and Europe, and what can be done to stop it.

Tim Wise addresses whites' anxiety about cultural shifts displacing their power and privilege--and offers ideas on how to move forward.

A far-ranging critique of the rise of authoritarianism and white nationalism in the US and the consequences for democracy

A clear and urgent call for the national, social, and individual changes required to prevent catastrophic climate change.

Fast-paced frontline reporting and analysis on the militaristic spread of US Border Patrol and the long-term consequences for free society.

The story of how a national grassroots network fought a resurgence of the KKK and other fascist groups during the Reagan years, laying the groundwork for today's anti-fascist/anti-racist movements.

Profound meditations on life, death, freedom, family, and faith written by radical, Black journalist, Mumia Abu-Jamal, while he was awaiting his execution.