Truthout
Book Review
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Flipping the Script: Pedagogy, Theater and Radical Organizing in Schools of Poverty
Teacher Jay Gillen goes beyond simply refusing to be complicit with educational injustice.
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Shining Light Into the Dark World of US Drone Warfare
The US government justifies drone strikes as legal and effective measures to defend the homeland. This book questions both premises.
“Voices of a People’s History,” 10th Anniversary Edition Features Testing Resistance MAP Boycott!
Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove's updated primary source companion to “A People's History of the United States” includes Amber Kudla's anti-standardized testing graduation speech and Jesse Hagopian's reflection on …
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“Another Politics” – From Anti-Colonial to Occupy
It's rare to find a book on social movements written explicitly for people with less academic credentials than its author.
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The Unbearable Politeness of Being Gus Speth
Environmentalists have excelled at building big green groups while failing to protect the planet.
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Bold Satire Skewers Political Missteps
In her new book, ‘Snidelines: Talking Trash to Power,’ Susie Day uses wit and humor to critique contemporary politics.
The Conscience of a Moderate
Speth's book tells a story of racist and sexist Agrarians who wanted to resist corporatism but didn't really do so.
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Risen’s New Book Exposes the “War on Terror“
As an investigative reporter for the New York Times, Risen has been battling dominant power structures for a long time.
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Maiz Culture in the Americas: Resisting Colonialism Through Indigenous Tradition
Indigenous people have resisted colonialism in many ways - holding fast to traditional foods, like maiz, performing ancestral dances and songs, and passing legends from generation to generation.
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When Google Met WikiLeaks: Battle for a New Digital Age
The book “When WikiLeaks Met Google” is a must read for anyone who wishes to understand the true potential of the internet and the invisible tug of war between …