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The Emancipation of Cecily McMillan: An American Memoir

Learn the story, in her own words, of how Cecily McMillan became an unlikely political prisoner after a Kafka-esque trial. Her memoir takes us from her troubled childhood to her student activism and from her involvement in Occupy Wall Street to the bonds she formed with the incarcerated women of Rikers Island who took her under their wing.

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2017 Peace Calendar

The Peace Calendar from Syracuse Cultural Workers returns! This year's calendar highlights actions ranging from Bree Newsome's removal of the Confederate Flag at the South Carolina capitol, to the collective action that has gained labor protections for some of the 53 million domestic workers across the world. You'll also find people’s history annotations, holidays for many faiths, lunar cycles and native moons in this ever-popular wall calendar.

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Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect?

Truthout's first print anthology examines key questions about the reality of policing in the United States and the growing movement resisting police violence. "The authors don’t just rage against the system," says Chicago Review of Books, "They offer potential solutions," while New City says it's "an urgently necessary book, one that deepens and complicates thinking around police violence." Alicia Garza, cofounder of Black Lives Matter, provides a powerful foreword.

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The Great Suppression: Voting Rights, Corporate Cash, and the Conservative Assault on Democracy

Reporter Zachary Roth reveals how the GOP has been conspiring to control the country through gerrymandering, voting restrictions and gutting campaign finance laws. Frances Fox Piven calls The Great Suppression "a punchy and to-the-point chronicle of the desperate right-wing campaign to hold onto government power by limiting democratic rights."

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'All the Real Indians Died Off' And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans

In this enlightening book, scholars and activists Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Dina Gilio-Whitaker unpack the 21 most common misconceptions about Native Americans. From the myth that “Thanksgiving Proves the Indians Welcomed Pilgrims” to the lie that “Indian Casinos Make Them All Rich,” this book challenges us to rethink the history we've been taught.

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11" x 17" Art Print: Monica Trinidad

From the DuSable Museum in Chicago to the frontlines of movement work, Monica Trinidad's art fuels resistance in our time. In this stunning 11" x 17" art print, she connects the work of Black and Native organizers in Chicago to the ongoing #NoDAPL struggle in Standing Rock.

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Bully Nation: How the American Establishment Creates a Bullying Society

In the United States, corporations, government and military institutions perpetuate systemic bullying to boost profits and sustain power. In Bully Nation, Charles Derber and Yale R. Magrass argue that the schoolyard bully is merely a symptom of a nation obsessed with militarism and aggressive capitalism.

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The Making of Donald Trump

Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter David Cay Johnston brings us the entire, meticulously documented story of the real estate mogul who would be president. The Making of Donald Trump draws on decades of interviews, financial records, court documents and public statements to paint a damning picture of the Republican nominee.

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Demand the Impossible! A Radical Manifesto

Educator and activist Bill Ayers shares his vision for a future free from economic crisis, endless war and environmental devastation in his new book, Demand the Impossible! Bursting with inspiring real-world strategies, this manifesto is required reading for anyone working to build a better world.

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Breaking Through Power: It's Easier Than We Think

Ralph Nader lays out ways in which ordinary Americans have successfully banded together to change the systems that only benefit big business and the wealthy few. Jim Hightower says that Breaking Through Power "provides progressive boat-rockers with inspiration and a plan for reclaiming America from the greedy Plutocrats and Fat Cats who think democracy is for sale to the highest bidder."

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America at War With Itself

Right-wing politicians and self-serving economic elites are waging a war in the United States on immigrants, communities of color, Muslims, political dissidents and anyone with a low income. From poisoned water in Flint to the rhetoric of Donald Trump, Henry A. Giroux examines the American shift toward increasingly abusive forms of power and shows what we can do to stop things getting worse.

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Scapegoats: How Islamophobia Helps Our Enemies and Threatens Our Freedoms

From the demagogues of Fox News to "liberal" talk show host Bill Maher, it has become widely acceptable to demonize Islam. US politicians and pundits compete in vilifying Muslims, who comprise nearly one-quarter of the world’s population. Now human rights lawyer and commentator Arsalan Iftikhar, also known as “The Muslim Guy,” aims to set the record straight.

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Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind The US-Saudi Connection

What is the origin of the alliance between the United States and Saudi Arabia? Why has it persisted for so long despite Saudi Arabia's record, demonstrating the insincerity of US human rights rhetoric? And what are the consequences of this relationship? The fearless Medea Benjamin examines one of the most perplexing aspects of US foreign policy in Kingdom of the Unjust.

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Necessary Trouble: Americans in Revolt

Reporter and frequent Truthout contributor Sarah Jaffe traces the causes, connections and consequences of the movements that have shook the United States in recent years. From Occupy Wall Street to the Chicago teachers strike, from the Fight for $15 to Black Lives Matter, Necessary Trouble gives center stage to the people who made these uprisings happen. Francis Fox Piven calls it "a vivid portrait of the contemporary protest movements that just may transform America."

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Extinction: A Radical History

Humans have caused great devastation to air, water, plants and creatures. Indeed, we are in the midst of a catastrophic extinction. Writer Ashley Dawson takes a deeper look at this crisis, tapping into science, history, environmentalism and radical politics to better understand what is happening to our planet.

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The Killing of Osama Bin Laden

Seymour M. Hersh uncovers the truth of what really happened on the night of Osama bin Laden's death and delves deep into investigations of the Obama administration's role in Syria, Turkey and the rise of ISIS. The Los Angeles Review of Books calls The Killing of Osama Bin Laden "required reading for those seeking firm answers from US presidential candidates before they take office."

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Frackopoly: The Battle for the Future of Energy and the Environment

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is perilous to human health and terrible for the environment, and we have the ability to stop it. Mark Ruffalo calls Wenonah Hauter's Frackopoly "the definitive story on how big oil and gas corporations captured our political system and schemed to frack America—and the growing grassroots movement to retake our democracy and protect our planet."

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Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching: A Young Black Man's Education

What is it like for young Black American men to come of age during the presidency of Barack Obama and to witness the deaths of Oscar Grant, Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Akai Gurley, and too many more? Nation contributing writer Mychal Denzel Smith tells the story of his own personal and political education in a debut book that Melissa Harris-Perry calls "affirming, necessary, even delightful despite its brutality and angst."

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Green Capitalism: The God That Failed

Can market-based solutions ever hope to address the consequences of global warming? Not according to Richard Smith, who in this book expands on his widely read Truthout essays to argue that a sustainable economy is inconceivable without sweeping systemic economic change. Green Capitalism: The God That Failed is an essential read for anyone who wants to take climate change seriously.

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Threadbare: Clothes, Sex and Trafficking

Anne Elizabeth Moore and her illustrators in the Ladydrawers Comics Collective take the reader from sweatshops in Cambodia to the offices of "anti-trafficking" nonprofits and beyond, exploring the deeply entwined international sex and fashion trades. Truthout's editor-in-chief Maya Schenwar calls Threadbare "a brilliant amalgam of art, storytelling, consciousness-building and old-fashioned muckraking."

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Tomas Young's War

Mark Wilkerson's book details the life and death of a veteran who was paralyzed and spent the last ten years of his life speaking out against American wars. This emotionally charged and inspiring book draws on in-depth interviews with Tomas and his loved ones to highlight public attitudes toward the disabled, medical marijuana and the terminally ill, as well as the issues surrounding veterans’ care.

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Capitalism's Crisis Deepens: Essays on the Global Economic Meltdown

The crisis that provoked the Great Recession is not over. These essays from regular Truthout contributor Richard D. Wolff show how this crisis is in fact a new stage in the history of global capitalism -- one marked by unequal growth and the resurgence of a global speculative bubble. Cornel West says: "This book is required reading for anyone concerned about a fundamental transformation of the ailing capitalist economy!"

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The Fight for $15: The Right Wage for a Working America

When a wave of strikes by fast food workers began in 2012, no one could have predicted how important the fight for a higher minimum wage would become. David Rolf outlines a convincing case for a $15 an hour minimum wage as an opportunity for the United States to improve its economic future. Kirkus Reviews calls The Fight for $15 "an expert exploration of a provocative blueprint for rescuing the American middle class."

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Who Rules the World?

Renowned scholar Noam Chomsky is back again, this time with a meticulous analysis of US policies post-9/11, the current state of international affairs and the dangers of greed and power winning out over human rights. Who Rules the World? explores how, while the general public is paralyzed with indifference, US elites have moved far beyond any democratic restraints on their economic and political power.

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The Assassination Complex: Inside the Government's Secret Drone Warfare Program

The US government wants us to believe that drone strikes are accurate, precise and used only when an “imminent” threat is present. But classified documents obtained by Jeremy Scahill and the staff of The Intercept show that the truth is very different. The Assassination Complex reveals how drones, night raids and other forms of assassination have become central to US counterterrorism policy in Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia, with an apparently incalculable civilian toll.

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Seed Sovereignty, Food Security: Women in the Vanguard of the Fight against GMOs and Corporate Agriculture

There is a global movement underway to change the industrial methods by which we grow most of the world's food. In this compelling anthology edited by Vandana Shiva, women from around the world write about developing a food system that reclaims traditional agriculture practices and ensures a nourishing, abundant future for us all.

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American Nuremberg: The US Officials Who Should Stand Trial for Post-9/11 War Crimes

The US government took extreme measures after September 11, 2001, in the name of national security, implementing citizen surveillance, secret detention centers, drone assassinations, torture and more. No one has been prosecuted for the atrocities committed in the name of the war on terror. In American Nuremberg, Rebecca Gordon names and the shames the people who should face trial.

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Listen, Liberal

Democrats have occupied the White House for 16 of the last 24 years, yet what have they accomplished in terms of combating inequality or standing up for the middle class? Thomas Frank examines the ineffectual state of the modern Democratic Party, illustrating how an elite few are benefiting at the expense of all others.

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People Get Ready: The Fight Against a Jobless Economy and a Citizenless Democracy

The great challenge of our time will be to develop technology that addresses the economic, social and environmental needs of all human beings, instead of continuing to only benefit a wealthy elite. In People Get Ready, Robert McChesney and John Nichols draw upon a wealth of historical, cultural and political sources to advocate for a better future.

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This Is an Uprising: How Nonviolent Revolt Is Shaping the Twenty-First Century

Mark and Paul Engler explore the hidden craft behind historical and present day protests and social movements, demonstrating how nonviolence can be deployed as an effective method of disruption. Michelle Alexander says “For all those who dare to dream that truly transformational, even revolutionary change might be possible... this book is for you."

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Boy With a Knife

At the age of 16, Karter Reed was sentenced to life in adult prison for a murder he committed in high school. In Boy With a Knife, Jean Trounstine tells the detailed narrative of Reed’s crime, punishment and survival -- and, ultimately, how he won his freedom.

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War Is a Lie

David Swanson debunks countless myths of war in this expanded second edition of his compelling, evidence-based book. War Is a Lie shows how the military, media and arms merchants justify the expansion of militarism -- and what can be done to stop them. Veteran antiwar activist and whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg calls the book "a terrific tool for recognizing and resisting war lies before it's too late."

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How Did We Get Into This Mess? Politics, Equality, Nature

Environmental and political commentator George Monbiot assesses the state of our world, offering antidotes to the sweeping effects of inequality, the devastation of the natural world, the corporate takeover of nature, and our obsession with growth and profit at the expense of any future. Naomi Klein says Monbiot writes with “a dazzling command of science and relentless faith in people.”

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Angels with Dirty Faces: Three Stories of Crime, Prison, and Redemption

With unflinching honesty, compassion and nuance, Walidah Imarisha tells her own story, that of her incarcerated adopted brother Kakamia, and that of his fellow prisoner “Mac," a member of notorious Irish gang the Westies. This book confronts tough questions about not only our current injustice system, but also how we can ever hope to find better ways to respond to harm and provide accountability and redemption.

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Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement

In this new collection of interviews, speeches and essays, celebrated scholar and activist Angela Y. Davis discusses the inextricable connections between different struggles against state violence and systemic oppression. From South Africa to Ferguson, Palestine to prison abolition, Davis inspires and challenges us to build a movement and continue the long walk for freedom.

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Hell Is a Very Small Place: Voices from Solitary Confinement

A growing number of Americans realize that solitary confinement is a form of torture. In this startling book, former and current prisoners describe the devastating effects of solitary on their minds and bodies, and their struggles to maintain hope and humanity. Chelsea Manning calls the personal stories in this book "some of the most disturbing that I have ever read," while Ralph Nader says "Hell Is a Very Small Place is vitally important."

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The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

This expanded edition of the New York Times bestseller, featuring 15 new chapters, brings the chilling story of economic hit men up to date and onto American soil. With explosive new details, John Perkins exposes the systemic corruption that has allowed him and others to cheat other countries out of trillions of dollars, and shows how this culture of economic destruction has become the dominant system of business and government.

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From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor provides a damning overview of the history and persistence of structural racism in the United States, demonstrated by inequalities such as mass incarceration and Black unemployment. Taylor also looks at how current struggles against police violence could become a broader push for Black liberation. Cornel West calls this book "the best analysis we have of the #BlackLivesMatter moment."

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America’s Addiction to Terrorism

Henry A. Giroux turns the conventional wisdom on terrorism upside down, demonstrating the violence perpetuated by the United States itself, both overseas and woven into the very fabric of society at home. Giroux examines the effects of officially sanctioned torture, militarized police, austerity politics and the ongoing degradation of the education system - and how these impact young people in the US most of all.

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The Deep State: The Fall of the Constitution and the Rise of a Shadow Government

Something is seriously wrong with democracy in the United States. In this incriminating book, long-time congressional staffer Mike Lofgren sheds light on the true decision-makers behind the American political system. The secret “Deep State” - comprised of elected and unelected members of the legislative and executive branches, the military-industrial complex, Wall Street and Silicon Valley - is not so secret any more.

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Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right

In a meticulous narrative about the US political system and its exceptionally wealthy patrons, Jane Mayer reveals how billionaires like Charles and David Koch use their influence and power to advance an extreme libertarian agenda at the expense of the American people. Naomi Klein calls Dark Money "utterly brilliant and chilling - no matter how much you think you already know… Read it!"

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What Kind of Creatures Are We?

Noam Chomsky is globally renowned not just for his political analysis and moral condemnations of injustice, but also for his insights into language and the human mind. This book collects lectures in which Chomsky brings together all his areas of expertise, drawing on decades of philosophical reflection and research to address the big issues about human existence and our prospects for a better society.

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Slaves of the State: Black Incarceration From the Chain Gang to the Penitentiary

The chattel slavery of the 1800s was not eradicated with the 13th Amendment. As Dennis Childs shows, it was replaced by penitentiaries, chain gangs and prison plantations that have disproportionately targeted and enslaved people of color. Mumia Abu-Jamal calls Slaves of the State "a moving and intricately researched book... eye-opening, deeply disturbing, intellectually stimulating, terrible, brilliant."

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When We Fight, We Win! Twenty-First-Century Social Movements and the Activists That Are Transforming Our World

Delve into the art, stories and tactics behind the leading social change movements from the past decade - from Occupy Wall Street to Black Lives Matter - in this collaboration between social activist Greg Jobin-Leeds and the AgitArte artistic collective. When We Fight, We Win! is an inspiring glimpse into the world of transformative organizing and activism.

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When Money Talks: The High Price of "Free" Speech and the Selling of Democracy

When Money Talks is a detailed and thoughtful analysis of paid vs. free speech, exploring how the Citizens United Supreme Court decision to throw out limits on campaign spending is affecting the democratic process. Derek Cressman argues that a constitutional amendment is key to reclaiming the fate of the United States, and offers concerned citizens the tools they need to take action.

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Red Rosa: A Graphic Biography of Rosa Luxemburg

An extraordinary figure from left history comes to life in Kate Evans' extraordinary graphic novel. Rosa Luxemburg was a feminist trailblazer, a rigorous economic theorist, a Marxist heretic, a revolutionary socialist organizer, an antiwar campaigner and an irrepressible troublemaker. Red Rosa bursts with an irreverent humor, creativity, fierce intelligence and passion for justice that does its subject proud.

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No Such Thing as a Free Gift: The Gates Foundation and the Price of Philanthropy

In the current "golden age" of philanthropy, nothing is as it seems. Sociologist Linsey McGoey analyzes the charitable sector in detail in this book, challenging the underlying motives and effects of foundations on a global scale. Corporate philanthropists, writes McGoey, “want to revolutionise the last realm untouched by the hyper-competitive, profit-oriented world of financial capitalism: the world of charitable giving.”

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Kissinger's Shadow: The Long Reach of America's Most Controversial Statesman

Historian Greg Grandin’s account of the United States' most controversial diplomat moves beyond praise or condemnation to reveal Kissinger as the architect of modern US imperialism. Examining Kissinger's own writings, as well as a wealth of newly declassified documents, Grandin argues that to understand our contemporary never-ending wars abroad and political polarization at home, we have to understand Henry Kissinger.

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Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements

Imagining a different future is something done by both science fiction authors and those fighting for a better world. Walidah Imarisha and adrienne maree brown have brought together 20 organizers and activists in this remarkable and unique collection of short stories, ranging from dystopian sci-fi to supernatural fantasy, but all characterized by radical visions of social justice.

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The Boy Who Could Change the World: The Writings of Aaron Swartz

Political organizer and internet hacktivist Aaron Swartz was one of the brightest minds of our generation and played a pivotal role in reshaping the internet, before his suicide (after being aggressively prosecuted by the government) shocked the nation. This insightful collection of Swartz’s writings reveals that, as Lawrence Lessig says, “Aaron was not just, or even primarily, a computer geek. His defining feature was a constant struggle for what he believed was right.”

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Survival and Conscience: From the Shadows of Nazi Germany to the Jewish Boat to Gaza

In 1936, Lillian Rosengarten and her family fled Nazi Germany for New York. In this courageous and affecting memoir, Rosengarten tells how she overcame the shadow cast by the Nazis’ brutality while gaining empathy for the struggles of others, eventually becoming a strong advocate of Palestinian rights and joining the 2010 “Jewish Boat to Gaza" in an attempt break Israel’s punishing blockade of the Strip.

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Fire Shut Up in My Bones

A coming-of-age story from a pioneering journalist, Fire Shut Up in My Bones tells of Charles Blow's journey: growing up in a segregated Louisiana town, surviving abuse from an older cousin, and finally coming to terms with his past. The AV Club calls this book "The memoir of the year" while Michelle Alexander says "No one who reads this book will be able to forget it... it is a true gift to us all."

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Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex

Trans, gender non-conforming and queer people have always struggled against the prison industrial complex. From critiquing hate crimes legislation to demanding access to HIV medications, and far beyond, Captive Genders is a challenge for us all to join the struggle. This expanded second edition includes a new foreword from CeCe McDonald and essays by Chelsea Manning, Toshio Meronek and more.

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The Feminist Utopia Project: Fifty-Seven Visions of a Wildly Better Future

Alexandra Brodsky and Rachel Kauder Naleduff have collected a stunning array of feminist visions of a better world. These visions are expressed in interviews, essays, short stories, poetry and illustration, by feminist thinkers including Melissa Harris-Perry, Sheila Bapat, Janet Mock, Mariame Kaba, Victoria Law and Melissa Gira Grant, and covering topics from childcare to birth control, sex to the Constitution, education to justice. RH Reality Check says "It's impossible to imagine that readers will close the anthology unaware that another, better world is possible."

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The Noam Chomsky Collection: 12 Volumes

Widely regarded as one of the foremost critics of US foreign and domestic policy, Noam Chomsky’s political writing has spanned nine presidential administrations. Truthout is proud to offer this mammoth collection from Haymarket Books, just in time for the holidays! The Noam Chomsky Collection comprises a dozen of Chomsky's most important books including essential and influential works like Fateful Triangle, Rogue States, Propaganda and the Public Mind, and Year 501: The Conquest Continues.

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The Essential Bernie Sanders and His Vision for America

As Bernie Sanders campaigns to become president of the United States, author Jonathan Tasini draws from the senator's speeches, statements, and interviews to outline his "people’s agenda" for the US. This short, accessible book also details specific legislation Sanders has championed on a number of core proposals, including single-payer health care, free public higher education, and preserving Social Security.

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Runaway Inequality: An Activist's Guide to Economic Justice

More than a hundred illustrative graphs and charts bring to life the grim reality of economic inequality in Les Leopold's new book. Identifying the wealth gap as a root of nearly all the critical issues we face, from climate change to foreign relations, Leopold doesn't simply identify the problem, he offers the antidote: "Either we wage a large-scale battle for economic, social and environmental justice, or we will witness the continued deterioration of the world we inhabit."

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Raw Deal: How the 'Uber Economy' and Runaway Capitalism Are Screwing American Workers

Since the Great Recession, one in five new jobs is temporary - a direct result of the so-called "sharing economy." Robbed of a living wage, stability, or protection, consultants and contractors are left at the mercy of greedy corporations. Veteran journalist Steven Hill takes a hard look at the multi-billion dollar economic impact that companies like Uber, Airbnb, and TaskRabbit are having on more than 145 million employed Americans.

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Household Workers Unite: The Untold Story of African American Women Who Built a Movement

Too many of us don't know the history of the domestic workers who became activists in order to bring legal recognition to their job in the 1960s and 70s. Premilla Nadasen's book sets the record straight, sharing the personal stories of the Black women who changed labor organizing forever and who declared “We refuse to be your mammies, nannies, aunties, uncles, girls, handmaidens any longer.”

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Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries Who Shaped Our History... and Our Future!

"This is a guest list for a party of my heroes," says Lemony Snicket, author of A Series of Unfortunate Events. And what heroes they are, from Angela Davis to Zora Neale Hurston, Ella Baker to Lucy Parsons, Patti Smith, to Ursula K. Le Guin! Written by Kate Schatz with eye-catching illustrations by Miriam Klein Stahl, Rad American Women A-Z is a New York Times-bestselling book that will be appreciated by readers of all ages - a perfect holiday gift!

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Because We Say So

A collection of more than 30 powerful essays from the man called "a global phenomenon" and "perhaps the most widely read voice on foreign policy on the planet" by The New Times Book Review. In Because We Say So, Noam Chomsky gives his shrewd and penetrative analysis of current global crises including climate change, Israel and the Middle East, public education and nuclear politics.

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Shell-Shocked: On the Ground Under Israel's Assault

Journalist Mohammed Omer, a resident of Gaza who lived through Operation Protective Edge with his wife and three-month-old son, provides a firsthand account of life on the ground during Israel’s assault. Shell-Shocked tells of the seven weeks of hostilities, the 2,200 dead and the more than 10,000 injured.

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The 51 Day War: Ruin and Resistance in Gaza

The 51 Day War is more than a chronicle of war and devastation - it is an urgent warning that the aftermath of the 2014 conflict has made another Israeli military assault on Gaza almost inevitable. Max Blumenthal, author of the acclaimed Goliath, reveals the harrowing conditions and cynical deceptions that led to the ruinous war, and tells the human stories.

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On Palestine

How can the international community stand in solidarity with Palestinians? In this follow-up to their acclaimed collaboration Gaza in Crisis, Ilan Pappé and Noam Chomsky discuss Palestine’s past, present and future, and examine the possible strategies and solutions for ending Israel's oppression of the Palestinian people.

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More Than a Score: The New Uprising Against High-Stakes Testing

Edited by high school history teacher, education writer and activist Jesse Hagopian, this compelling book exposes how young people are stifled and shortchanged by an emphasis on standardized high-stakes test scores that has been pushed by so-called "education reformers." But the many voices in More Than a Score - teachers, students, parents and others - also chronicle the resistance movement that is pushing back against the "testocracy" across the country.

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Lords of Secrecy: The National Security Elite and America's Stealth Warfare

Award-winning journalist and lawyer Scott Horton, a contributing editor at Harper's Magazine, compellingly details how government secrecy in the name of "national security" is eroding democracy in the United States. Jeremy Scahill calls Lords of Secrecy "a brilliantly devastating exposé of the shadow government that runs US national security policy."

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Drug War Capitalism

Canadian journalist Dawn Paley's new book shows, "with remarkable clarity and depth of analysis, all the ways drug war capitalism is capitalism, that there is little difference between what is called international crimes and what passes for global commerce," according to Greg Grandin, author of The Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom and Deception in the New World

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From Maya Schenwar, Truthout's Editor-in-Chief, comes a hard-hitting and personal exploration of the enormous damage prison causes by severing millions of people from their families and communities - and the practical alternatives to incarceration that can create a safer, more just world.

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