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BOOK PICK: Autobiography of Malcolm X

By Malcolm X If there was any one man who articulated the anger, the struggle, and the beliefs of African Americans in the 1960s, that man was Malxolm X.  His AUTOBIOGRAPHY is now an established classic of modern America, a book that expresses like none other the crucial truth about our times. “Extraordinary.  A brilliant, painful, important [...]

BOOK PICK: Rules for Radicals

By Saul Alinsky The father of modern community organization, Saul Alinsky taught a generation of activists and politicians how to effectively construct social change. In Rules for Radicals, Alinsky writes with passion and intelligence, carefully outlining “the difference between being a realistic radical and being a rhetorical one.” Indispensable since its first publication in 1971, this [...]

BOOK PICK: Race Matters

By Cornel West With a new introduction, the groundbreaking classic Race Matters affirms its position as the bestselling, most influential, and most original articulation of the urgent issues in America?s ongoing racial debate. Cornel West is at the forefront of thinking about race. In Race Matters he addresses a range of issues, from the crisis in black [...]

BOOK PICK: Pedagogy of the Oppressed: 30th Anniversary Edition

By Paulo Freire With an new introduction to Freire’s life and the impact of this book by writer and Freire confidant and authority Donaldo Macedo, this anniversary edition will inspire a new generation of educators, students, and general readers.

BOOK PICK: Endgame, Volume 2: Resistance

By Derrick Jensen Whereas Volume 1 of “Endgame” presents the problem of civilization, Volume 2 of this pivotal work illustrates our means of resistance. Incensed and hopeful, impassioned and lucid, “Endgame” leap-frogs the environmental movement’s deadlock over our willingness to change our conduct, focusing instead on our ability to adapt to the impending ecological revolution. Derrick Jensen, [...]

BOOK PICK: Endgame, Volume 1: The Problem of Civilization

By Derrick Jensen “Derrick Jensen is a rare and original voice of sanity in a chaotic world. He has wisdom and wit, grace and style, and is a wonderful guide to a good life beautifully lived.”-Howard Zinn The companion piece to Derrick Jensen’s immensely popular and highly acclaimed works “A Language Older Than Words” and “The Culture [...]

BOOK PICK: Empowering Education: Critical Teaching for Social Change

By Ira Shor Ira Shor, a leader in the field of critical education here offers a broad theory and practice linking critical pedagogy to democracy and empowerment. He carefully analyzes obstacles to and resources for empowering, education, suggesting ways for teachers and students to transform transitional approaches into critical and democratic ones.