Criminalization of sex work further disempowers some of society’s most vulnerable classes of people.
Progressive Picks
As part of its commitment to providing independent information and resources to its readers, Truthout chooses a “Progressive Pick” every week: an independent book or DVD that we find thought-provoking and insightful.
Visit our store page to view the entire catalog of available Progressive Picks!
In this excerpt, we learn where and how sex workers are criminalized.
Policing is a form of “colonial crisis management” in Puerto Rico, says author Marisol LeBrón.
Policing in Puerto Rico deepens inequalities stemming from domination by the U.S. and failed development.
This lens is central to organizing for collective liberation, says “Unapologetic” author Charlene Carruthers.
Charlene Carruthers discusses the diverse histories often erased when talking about the Black radical tradition.
Our understanding of corporate power has been clouded in smoke.
“Cigarettes, Inc.” shows how Jim Crow, jazz and smoking are central to the history of corporate power.
In “Frostlands,” author John Feffer describes a future ruled by corporations in a time of global disorder.
In this excerpt of “Frostlands,” the main character of the novel grapples with the climate debate in 2051.