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US Military Exposed 600,000 to Toxins in Japan and Micronesia — and Hid It
A new book examines the environmental degradation caused by the U.S. military in East Asia and the Pacific Islands.

Graphic Biography Highlights the Life of Actor and Activist Paul Robeson
“Ballad of an American” tells the tale of Paul Robeson’s role in the earliest civil rights movement to a new generation.

New Book Digs Into Government Files to Keep Alive Memory of Radical Folk Artists
“The Folk Singers and the Bureau” is a vast treatise on the sad interplay between the red-baiters and the folkies.

New Book Highlights Need for Solidarity for Humans to Survive Global Collapse
Mark Schuller’s "Humanity’s Last Stand" offers concrete strategies for confronting global collapse.

An Effective Green New Deal Must Be Global. This Is What It Could Look Like.
Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin's latest book gives us a concrete plan to deal with this truly existential threat.

For Black Panthers, Radicalization Entailed Self-Transformation
“The Brother You Choose” offers a wealth of insights into the Black Panthers’ organizing practices.

Local-Level Fossil Fuel Fights Face Violent Retaliation From Industry
If fossil fuel companies can’t sway governments to crush resistance, they go to the courts, the media or the clergy.

Radical Urban Planning Can Fight Gentrification With Affordable Housing
Gentrification isn't inevitable.

How Wall Street and Real Estate Exploited Anti-Housing Discrimination Policies
A new book explains how federal policies intended to address racism wound up enabling predatory real estate practices.

New Film Showcases How the Rainbow Coalition’s Struggle for Justice Lives On
Today's grassroots community organizers and activists are continuing the work of the Rainbow Coalition.