Political

This collection of comics from cartoonist Keith Knight captures the absurdity and cringeworthiness of the Trump years…

Two fiery activists, organizers, movement founders, and writers who began, throughout the gritty reality of…

In this story of a truly remarkable chess match, author Brin-Jonathan Butler chronicles the 2016 game between Norway's…

In 1983 the women of Clifton and Morence Arizona learned about their own strength and power on the picket lines of this…

In a culture obsessed with food—how it looks, what it tastes like, where it comes from, what is good for us—there…

In this fascinating book, bestselling author Mary Roach takes a long look at the strange science behind war and combat.…

An ode to and defense of the active, autonomous resistance to capitalism being waged outside of traditional organizing…

Women deserve the right to pursue happiness, but every step along the way, their pursuit has been hindered by men in…

Harold, the People's Mayor is the authorized biography of Chicago's first black mayor, written by the late civil rights…

This engaging biography chronicles the life of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man elected to public office in the…

Millions of women suffer from painful sex and pelvic pain due while struggling with a healthcare system that fails to…

"We can do better." This is an observation about the American health care system that is obvious to many of us. Our…

Hegemony How-To is a practical guide to political struggle for a generation that is deeply ambivalent about questions…

Highlander opened its doors in 1932 with the express intent of enabling poor and working class people in the South to…

Delve into the intriguing world of espionage, tracing its evolution from ancient times to modern high-tech surveillance.…

On the last Friday evening of the summer of 2013, five shots rang out in the parking lot of a new Boys & Girls Club in…

This book focuses on a couple central questions: "How does moral progress happen?" and "How are societies brought to…

Rebecca Solnit is back with this eloquent accounting of radical thinking, written at a time when radicals everywhere…

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

When Joe Biden meets up with a retired Barack Obama in Chicago he's expecting to catch up with his friend, do some…

In this disturbingly relevant book, author Barbara Walter delves into the history of civil wars and their causes, and…

How Not to Be American is a collection of satirical essays that offer profound reflections on the dominant contemporary…

Racist pseudoscience has become so commonplace that it can be hard to spot. Neo-Nazis and white supremacists…

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

Award-winning author and social theorist Ibram X. Kendi weaves together history, law, science, ethics, and his own…