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Progressive Picks
Books and films that we find thought-provoking and insightful.
Why We Must Listen to Survivors of Solitary Confinement
Editors Jean Casella and Sarah Shourd discuss how the movement to end solitary is growing — inside and outside prisons.
Dogmas of Our Economic System Must Change, Says Former Economic Hit Man
Author John Perkins discusses how “economic hit men” today are even more entrenched in the US political system.
Achieving Black Liberation: A Conversation With Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Author Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor discusses Black liberation movements and why the US has always feared Black struggles.
How the Powers That Be Maintain the “Deep State”: An Interview With Mike Lofgren
Author Mike Lofgren describes how elements of the US government and financial and industry elites maintain power.
Fighting to Win: Visualizing Contemporary Social Movements Through Art
Author Greg Jobin-Leeds discusses the 21st-century social movements profiled in “When We Fight, We Win!”
Why I Choose Optimism Over Despair: An Interview With Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky discusses his latest book and why humans have a clear choice in choosing solidarity and hope over pessimism.
Capitalism, Slavery, Racism and Imprisonment of People of Color Cannot Be Separated
Author Dennis Childs discusses how a clause within the US Constitution's 13th Amendment ushered in a system of “neoslavery.”
Reclaiming Democracy From a Rogue Supreme Court
Author Derek Cressman discusses how a constitutional amendment may be our best chance to overturn the Citizens United ruling.
Cartoonist Kate Evans on Drawing the Indomitable Rosa Luxemburg
Cartoonist Kate Evans discusses how Rosa Luxemburg's prose inspired Evans' illustrated biography of the socialist icon.
The Limits of Trickle-Down Philanthropy
Author Linsey McGoey discusses how super-rich people's philanthropy is often far from altruistic, and closer to capitalistic.