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The Retail Devolution

Two new books explore corporate evil.

David Moberg

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Gay Boys in Oil City

The fight for GLBT rights in rural America is far from over.

Gary Barlow

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Einstein and Israel

The great scientist was both a Zionist and bi-nationalist—a fact too complex for the author of a new book to accept.

Ralph Seliger

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In and Out of the Working Class

Radical economist and labor educator Michael Yates moves beyond the classroom to examine—with striking honesty—his own life.

Seth Sandronsky

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Why Kansas Matters

A new documentary details how politics and religion intersect in America.

John K. Wilson

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The Big Green Apple

It's easy being green in NYC.

Will Boisvert

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Dixie Media Versus Unions

A new book reveals how Southern media have strengthened the region's corporatocracy.

Roger Bybee

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Slam of the Free, Poem of the Brave

Activism through spoken word, at the Brave New Voices Poetry Slam.

Lindsay Eanet

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The Poop on Population

Disposable diapers harm the environment, so here’s a modest proposal.

Lisa Manterfield

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Outtakes of Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa begs for cinematic calls to action; this year's Human Rights Watch film festival delivered.

Brandon Harris

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Why David Sometimes Wins

Barack Obama is indebted to Cesar Chavez's trailblazing community organizing strategies.

Ethan Porter

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Queer Prehistory

The gay-rights movement did not begin with the Stonewall riots in 1969.

Doug Ireland

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The Israel Lobbies: Left, Right and Center

A new book helpfully details Jewish-American lobbying organizations spanning the political spectrum.

Ralph Seliger

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Cinema in the Sand

Refugees and celebrities draw attention to a forgotten conflict.

Stefan Simanowitz

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Their Island, Our Shame

Indigenous Indian Ocean islanders were brutally displaced nearly 40 years ago to make way for a U.S. military base.

Eve Ottenberg

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The Real History of a Radical

Putting I.F. Stone in perspective.

Doug Ireland

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Algren Revisited, One Last Time

A new posthumous collection proves that Nelson Algren's talent outlasted his desire to use it.

Edward McClelland

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At the End of the Day, It’s the End of the World

Understanding the cliché of the new millennium.

Emily Bauman

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Coal Mountain Elementary

Big Coal has worked its way into the classroom.

Kari Lydersen

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Home Again?

A Forgotten Injustice chronicles the mass deportation of Mexican immigrants in the 1930s.

Lou Mattei

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Drama Queens

A new anthology fills a void by collecting political plays written by American women.

Jean Forst

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Rethinking the Future

Fossil fuels can't last forever. A new book plans for a world without them.

Mike Lynn

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Happy Serf Liberation Day

Free Tibet? Not so fast.

Stephen T. Asma

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Playing the Gringo Wild Card

Chesa Boudin’s Latin American diaries.

Brittany Shoot