Political

"Fake news." "Alternative facts." How did we get to this point where Sean Spicer can stand on the podium of the Emmy…

In this timely book, former CIA analyst Cindy Otis offers the reader a framework for distinguishing disinformation from…

In an America plagued by a failing middle class, a political revolution was afoot. Enter Donald Trump, a businessman,…

Trust Kids! is a collection of essays that challenge traditional ideas about parenting and child-rearing. Featuring…

This book is a deep dive into the rise of QAnon — what is it? How did this movement gain traction, from ordinary…

There is more than one truth about most things. The Internet disseminates knowledge but it also spreads hatred. Eating…

In May of 1989, on a quiet street in Copenhagen, police discovered the apartment that had served for years as a hideaway…

There is little doubt that the deep state exists, and it has perpetrated a consistent mission to hide, obscure, and…

Aged eight, Dina Nayeri fled Iran along with her mother and brother and lived in the crumbling shell of a…

Do you appreciate your forty-hour, five-day workweek? Having a safe working environment? Unions made it possible. As the…

Why wade through a loathsome history textbook when you can get an equivalent conceptual grasp through a comic book? The…

The role of news media has evolved more recently increasingly to profit the few, rather than to empower the many.…

There is a lot of science out there folks, followed by a fuck-ton of evidence explaining everything from the lint in our…

Meet Paul Perry, who by all accounts should be a great candidate for an election. But it's going to take more than being…

A gorgeous, full-color coffee table book of photos and text celebrating the life and career of Supreme Court Justice…

A journalist based in Washington, DC returns to her small Idaho hometown to explore the social, political, and economic…

This explores the complex history of addiction, highlighting the ongoing challenges in understanding and treating it.…

In the summer of 1966, an organization of queer and trans street youth called The Vanguard staged a street sweeping in…

Portland gets increasingly happening for bicycle nuts—and that’s what Greg Fredette and Jason Turner focus on in…

"Don't listen to the hawks..." "We won't fight another rich man's war...." so say the Vietnam vets commemorated on this…

This examination of mass shootings in America urges evidence-based strategies to prevent these tragedies. The Violence…

An ambitious new account of the disastrous standoff between David Koresh and the Branch Davidians vs. the FBI, and the…

After President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, his successor established a commission to investigate. In graphic…

It's time for everyone who cares about the state of our nation to heed the call and join forces to redeem the soul of…

We Are Many is a reflection on Occupy from within the heart of the movement itself. Examining key questions: What…

A gripping story of the Clash's attempt to keep it together in the early 80s, as the world fell apart around them. The…

A whiz bang collection of essays, poems, short stories and personal histories from the newest, sharpest feminist voices.…

In this timely collection of interviews and essays, Marc Lamont Hill talks to some of the foremost thinkers on police…

This modern and accessible illustrated guide to the U.S. Constitution offers a new perspective on the document that…

During President Barack Obama's time in office, there was hope and real progress towards a less racist society. But…