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A People’s Guide to Capitalism: An Introduction to Marxist Economics
Hadas Thier
Economists regularly promote Capitalism as the greatest system ever to grace the planet. With the same breath, they implore us to leave the job of understanding the magical powers of the market to the “experts.” Despite the efforts of these mainstream commentators to convince us otherwise, many of us have begun to question why this […]
Azadi: Freedom. Fascism. Fiction.
Arundhati Roy
The chant of “Azadi!”—Urdu for “Freedom!”—is the slogan of the freedom struggle in Kashmir against what Kashmiris see as the Indian Occupation. Ironically, it also became the chant of millions on the streets of India against the project of Hindu Nationalism. Even as Arundhati Roy began to ask what lay between these two calls for […]
Oneness vs. the 1%: Shattering Illusions, Seeding Freedom
Vandana Shiva
“This is what globalization looks like: Opportunism. Exploitation. Further centralization of power. Further disempowerment of ordinary people. . . . Vandana Shiva is an expert whose analysis has helped us understand this situation much more deeply.”—Russell Brand Widespread poverty, social unrest, and economic polarization have become our lived reality as the top 1% of the […]
You Can’t be Neutral on a Moving Train
Howard Zinn
Is change possible? Where will it come from? Can we actually make a difference? How do we remain hopeful? Howard Zinn—activist, historian, and author of A People’s History of the United States—was a participant in and chronicler of some of the landmark struggles for racial and economic justice in US history. In his memoir, You Can’t Be […]
Truth Has a Power of Its Own: Conversations About A People’s History
Howard Zinn
Truth Has a Power of Its Own is an engrossing collection of conversations with the late Howard Zinn and “an eloquently hopeful introduction for those who haven’t yet encountered Zinn’s work” (Booklist). Here is an unvarnished, yet ultimately optimistic, tour of American history—told by someone who was often an active participant in it. Viewed through the […]
A People’s History of the United States, 1492-Present
Howard Zinn
This 729-page masterwork by the legendary historian is a must-have for your library and the perfect gift. Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People’s History of the United States tells America’s story from the point of view of – and in the words of – women, factory workers, […]
Rethinking America’s Past: Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States in the Classroom and Beyond
Robert Cohen, Sonia Murrow
No introductory work of American history has had more influence over the past forty years than Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States, which since its publication in 1980 has sold more than three million copies. Zinn’s iconoclastic critique of American militarism, racism, and capitalism has drawn bitter criticism from the Right, most recently […]
The Future of History
Howard Zinn, David Barsamian
David Barsamian interviews Howard Zinn. Common Courage Press, 1999; 192 pages. Who will control the past – and the future? In these panoramic interviews (1989-1998), Howard Zinn makes sense of events as only he can, proving not only that history isn’t dead, but that with luck, it may just be getting going. An enjoyable and […]
Climate Crisis and the Global Green New Deal: The Political Economy of Saving the Planet
Noam Chomsky, Robert Pollin
In this compelling new book, Noam Chomsky, the world’s leading public intellectual, and Robert Pollin, a renowned progressive economist, map out the catastrophic consequences of unchecked climate change—and present a realistic blueprint for change: the Green New Deal. Together, Chomsky and Pollin show how the forecasts for a hotter planet strain the imagination: vast stretches […]
An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortíz
This class-savvy peoples’ history explores the silences haunting our national narrative. Like her friend historian Howard Zinn, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz is a great rememberer and researcher. This brilliant bottom-up people’s history places settler-colonialism and genocide exactly where they belong: as foundational to the existence of the U.S. Told from the perspective of Indigenous peoples and how they […]
Hopes and Prospects
Noam Chomsky
“This is a classic Chomsky work: a bonfire of myths and lies, sophistries and delusions. Noam Chomsky is an enduring inspiration all over the world to millions, I suspect, for the simple reason that he is a truth-teller on an epic scale. I salute him.” – John Pilger In this urgent new book, Noam Chomsky […]
What We Say Goes: Conversations on U.S. Power in a Changing World
David Barsamian, Noam Chomsky
David Barsamian interviews Noam Chomsky. Metropolitan Books, 2007; 240 pages. In this new collection of conversations, Noam Chomsky explores the most immediate and urgent concerns: Iran’s challenge to the United States, the deterioration of the Israel-Palestine conflict, the ongoing occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, the rise of China, and the growing power of the left […]

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