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  • The New Authoritarians

    by David Renton

    An original and compelling analysis of how a newly emboldened and radicalizing right has come to global political ascendance in the years after 9/11, culminating in the victories of Trump and Brexit.

  • Capitalism and Disability

    by Marta Russell

    This book comprises a collection of groundbreaking writings by Marta Russell on the nature of disability and oppression under capitalism.

  • 1919

    by Eve L. Ewing
    Reflections on race, class, violence, segregation, and the hidden histories that shape our divided urban landscapes.

  • Repair

    by Katherine Franke

    A compelling case for reparations based on powerful, first person accounts detailing both the horrors of slavery and past promises made to its survivors.

  • The Selected Works of Eugene V. Debs, Vol. I

    Edited by Tim Davenport and David Walters

    An extensive compilation of articles, speeches, press statements, and open letters by American socialist Eugene V. Debs.

  • Socialist Strategy and Electoral Politics

    A timely, free ebook about the fight for working-class power.

  • Call Them by Their True Names

    by Rebecca Solnit
    Rebecca Solnit unearths the roots of our contemporary crises, countering the despair of our age with a dose of solidarity, creativity, and hope.

  • Radicals in the Barrio

    by Justin Akers Chacón
    A ground-breaking history of the radical political movements that developed within the Mexican and Chicano working-class in the United States.

  • A Nation Unmade by War

    by Tom Engelhardt

    From the election from hell to the future according to Donald Trump, A Nation Unmade by War surveys American exceptionalism in the age of absurdity.

  • No One is Illegal (Updated Edition)

    by Justin Akers Chacón and Mike Davis
    No One Is Illegal convincingly debunks the leading ideas behind the often-violent right-wing backlash against immigrants.

  • Class War, USA

    by Brandon Weber
    An engaging collection of riveting stories about working people in United States history fighting back in the darkest times.

  • Things That Make White People Uncomfortable

    by Michael Bennett and Dave Zirin

    Super Bowl Champion and three-time Pro Bowler Michael Bennett is an outspoken proponent for social justice and a man without a censor.

  • Class Struggle and the Color Line

    by Paul Heideman
    A thoughtful collection of original documents highlighting the deep, early roots of Black radicalism in the US from 1900-1930.

  • US Politics in an Age of Uncertainty

    Edited by Lance Selfa
    Resisting Trump must begin with an honest accounting of how he came to power.

  • On New Terrain

    by Kim Moody
    An insightful and timely analysis of how global economic restructuring will impact workers' struggles in the US.

  • God, Guns, Gold and Glory

    by Lauren Langman and George Lundskow
    The past, present and future of Puritanism as a defining feature of the American social character

  • Why Bad Governments Happen to Good People

    by Danny Katch
    A sharp-witted indictment of our broken political system and a vision for a socialist alternative that is truly by and for the people.

  • In the Shadows of the American Century

    by Alfred W. McCoy
    Explores the distinctive instruments of American ascent to global domination and hegemony--including covert intervention, client elites, psychological torture, and surveillance.

  • Optimism over Despair

    by Noam Chomsky and C.J. Polychroniou
    Wide-ranging interviews on war, power, and politics with Noam Chomsky, the world's leading critic of US foreign policy.

  • No Is Not Enough

    by Naomi Klein
    “This year's most immediately useful political book.” —Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2017

  • Left Americana

    by Paul Le Blanc
    Essays highlighting socialist and left-wing traditions that helped shape US history in the direction of “liberty and justice for all".

  • On Antisemitism

    by Jewish Voice for Peace
    The uses and abuses of antisemitism in the 21st Century, collected by Jewish Voice for Peace.

  • The Violent American Century

    by John W. Dower
    The Violent “American Century” addresses the U.S.-led transformations in war conduct and strategizing that followed 1945.

  • A People's History of Chicago

    by Kevin Coval
    Named "Best Chicago Poet" by The Chicago Reader, Kevin Coval channels Howard Zinn to celebrate the Windy City's hidden history.