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  • Haunted by Slavery

    by Gwendolyn Midlo Hall

    A stirring memoir by Gwendolyn Midlo Hall: historian of slavery, veteran political activist, and widow of Black Bolshevik author Harry Haywood.

  • 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.

  • Stalin

    by Leon Trotsky

    A work eighty years in the making, Leon Trotsky's unfinished masterpiece: Stalin.

  • George Orwell Illustrated

    by David Smith
    George Orwell’s story told in full, with a light touch and copious illustrations

  • A James Connolly Reader

    by James Connolly
    A stirring collection of James Connolly's most important speeches and writing.

  • Reminiscences of Lenin

    by Nadezhda Konstantinova Krupskaya
    A personal account of Lenin’s life and thought, written by the woman who knew him best.

  • Trotsky on Lenin

    by Leon Trotsky
    Combining Young Lenin and On Lenin in one volume, this is a fascinating political biography by fellow revolutionary Leon Trotsky.

  • Communist Insurgent

    by Doug Enaa Greene
    This book discusses the life and political activity of French Communist Louis-Auguste Blanqui and the problems of his political current.

  • IraqiGirl: Diary of a Teenage Girl in Iraq

    by IraqiGirl
    In a country torn apart by war, a teenage girl blogs her story of family, friendship, and life under American occupation.

  • Tomas Young's War

    by Mark Wilkerson
    An Iraq war veteran's powerful testament to the true cost of war.

  • Voices of Liberation

    A perfect introduction to one of the most influential figures in the fields of post-colonial studies, critical theory, and Marxism.

  • Life and Death of Leon Trotsky

    by Natalia Ivanovna Sedova and Victor Serge
    A biography of Leon Trotsky by two of his close friends and collaborators

  • Uncivil Rites

    by Steven Salaita
    Salaita’s controversial firing by the University of Illinois provoked a national conversation about academic freedom and the question of Palestine.

  • The Speech

    by Gary Younge
    Younge explains why "The Speech" maintains its powerful social relevance by sharing the dramatic story surrounding it.

  • Always on Strike

    by Arnold Stead
    A history of the Industrial Workers of the World's golden years as lived by one of its guiding lights.

  • A Great and Terrible World

    by Antonio Gramsci
    This edition of letters by Antonio Gramsci vividly evokes the 'great and terrible world' in which he lived.

  • Worth Fighting For

    by Rory Fanning
    Former US Army Ranger walks across America for a fallen comrade and finds his voice as a war resister.

  • Alexandra Kollontai

    by Cathy Porter
    Kollotai was a brilliant and passionate defender of the ideals of the Russian revolution and women's liberation.

  • Mayor 1%

    by Kari Lydersen
    Lydersen lambasts Chicago's nationally recognized mayor for his obedient endorsement of the devastating austerity agenda set forth by the one-percent.

  • I Am Troy Davis

    by Troy Davis, Martina Davis-Correia, et al.
    A riveting eyewitness account of the Davis family's courageous struggle against America's flawed criminal justice system.

  • Leon Trotsky

    by Tariq Ali
    This illustrated introduction's irreverent cartoons will amuse readers, and surprise them with its sophisticated portrait of Trotsky's life and works.

  • The John Carlos Story

    by John Wesley Carlos and Dave Zirin
    John Carlos, the man behind the most iconic moment of the Black Power movement, tells his story.

  • Lucy Parsons

    by Carolyn Ashbaugh
    The life and times of Lucy Parsons, early American radical and labor organizer, told definitively here.

  • My People Are Rising

    by Aaron Dixon
    A compelling look at the rise and fall of the Black Panther generation, through the eyes of a founding member.