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Progressive Reading List
I. American History and Government
II. World History
III. Civic Participation/Activism/Democracy
IV. Elections and Parties
V. Issues
Economics/Global Economy
Corporate Power
Environment/Energy/Oil
Labor/Work
Civil Rights/Race
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender
Women's Rights
Military and War/US Foreign Policy
Prisons/Death Penalty
Consumerism/Consumer Rights
VI. Philosophy
VII. Social Commentary/Media & The Press
VIII. Biography and Movement Chronicles
IX. Fiction/Utopia/Science Fiction
I. American History and Government
A Citizen's Guide To Impeachment Alan Hirsch, Esq.
A
People's History of the Supreme Court Peter Irons
A
People's History of the United States Howard Zinn
Abraham
Lincoln and the Road to Emancipation, 1861-1865 William K. Klingaman
Arrogance
of Power Anthony Summers
Bill:
How Legislation Really Becomes Law Stephen Waldman
Body
of Secrets James Bamford
Chatter: Dispatches from the Secret World of Global Eavesdropping Patrick Radden Keefe
Civics For Democracy: A Journey for Teachers and Students Katherine Isaac
Coalitions Across the Class Divide Fred Rose
Cointelpro:
The FBI's Secret War on Political Freedom Nelson Blackstock
Common
Sense Thomas Paine
Culture
Jam: The Uncooling of America Kalle Lasn
Declarations
of Independence Howard Zinn
Dewey
Defeats Truman Thomas Mallon
Economic
Apartheid in America Chuck Collins & Felice Yeskel
Electronic
Republic Lawrence K. Grossman
Gay
Resistance: The Hidden History Sam Deaderick and Tamara Turner
George
Washington and the Founding of a Nation Albert Marrin
Grassroots Resistance: Social Movements in 2oth Century America Robert
A. Goldberg
Jefferson:
Writings Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson's
Pillow: The Founding Fathers and the Dilemma of Black Patriotism Roger
Wilkins
Last
Man Down Richard Picciotto
Lies
My Teacher Told Me James Loewen
Maritime
Supremacy: And the Opening of the Western Mind Peter Padfield
Master
of the Senate Robert A. Caro
Means
of Ascent Robert A. Caro
My
Soul is Rested Howell Raines
Passport
to Liberty: The People and Ideas That Make America Great Jan Sammer
Poor
People's Movements Frances Fox Piven
Roosevelt
and Churchill: Men of Secrets David Stafford
September
11, 2001: A Collection of Newspaper Front Pages The Poynter Institute
Stories
that Changed America: Muckrakers of the 20th Century Carl Jensen
The
American Soul Jacob Needleman
The
Art of Democracy: A Concise History of Popular Culture in the United States
Jim Cullen
The
Breach: Inside the Impeachment Trial of William Jefferson Clinton
Peter Baker
The COINTELPRO Papers: Documents from the FBI's Secret Wars Against Dissent in the United States Ward Churchill and Jim Vander Wall
The
Federalist Papers Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, & John Jay
The
Missing Middle Theda Skocpol
The
Other America: Poverty in the United States Michael Harrington
The
Path to Power Robert A. Caro
The
Populist Moment Lawrence Goodwyn
The
Power Broker Robert A. Caro
The
Right to Vote: The Contested History of Democracy in the United States
Alexander Keyssar
The
Salem Witch Trials Reader Frances Hill
The
Soul of Politics: Beyond "Religious Right" and "Secular
Left" Jim Wallis
The
Thomas Paine Reader Thomas Paine
Turbulent
Skies: The History of Commercial Aviation T.A. Heppenheimer
Up
From Slavery Booker T. Washington
Vendetta!:
Fidel Castro and the Kennedy Brothers William B. Breuer
Who
Will Tell the People: The Betrayal of American Democracy William Greider
Public Opinion in America: Moods, Cycles, and Swings James A. Stimson
Freedom's
Promise Elizabeth Regosin
Parlor
Politics Catherine Allgor
"Rearing
Wolves to Our Own Destruction" Midori Takagi
Apostles
of Disunion Charles B. Dew
Managing the President's Program Andrew Rudalevige
II. World History
A
Brief History of the Future John Naughton
An
Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan Jason Elliot
Blood
and Fire: La Violencia in Antioquia, Colombia, 1946-1953 Mary Roldan
Denying
the Holocaust Deborah E. Lipstadt
Hidden
Secrets David Owen
Inside
the Third World: The Anatomy of Poverty Paul Harrison
Kundun:
A Biography of the Family of the Dalai Lama Mary Craig
Masters
of Death: The SS-Einsatzgruppen and the Invention of the Holocaust
Richard Rhodes
North
of South Shiva Naipaul
Secret
Agent David Stafford
Tears
of Blood: A Cry for Tibet Mary Craig
The
Courage to Stand Alone: Letters From Prison and Other Writings Jingsheng
Wei
The
East India Company: Trade and Conquest From 1600 Antony Wild
The
Israel-Arab Reader Walter Laqueur & Barry Rubin
The
Shield of Achilles: War, Peace, and the Course of History Philip Bobbitt
Vietnam,
Now: A Reporter Returns David Lamb
Wonders
of the African World Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
III. Civic Participation/Activism/Democracy
ACLU Handbook: The Rights of Students Eve Cary, Norman Dorsen, &
Alan H. Levine
Banishing
Bureaucracy: The Five Strategies for Reinventing Government David
Osborne & Peter Plastrik
Beyond
Identity Politics John Anner (ed.)
Bridging
the Class Divide and Other Lessons for Grassroots Organizing Linda
Stout & Howard Zinn
Bridging
the Global Gap Medea Benjamin and Andrea Freedman
Citizen Muckraking: How to Investigate and Right Wrongs in Your Community The Center for Public Integrity
Direct Democracy: The Politics of Initiative, Referendum & Recall Thomas E. Cronin
Doing
Democracy: The MAP Model for Organizing Social Movements Bill Moyer
Earth First!: Direct Action Manual (2nd ed.) DAM Collective
Fundraising
for Social Change Kim Klein
Globalizing Civil Society: Reclaiming Our Right to Power David Korten
Goodworks:
A Guide to Careers in Social Change Donna Colvin
Grassroots and Nonprofit Leadership Berit Lakey, George Lakey, & Rod
Napier
Grassroots Grants: An Activist's Guide to Proposal Writing Andy Robinson
Grassroots Journalism Eesha Williams
How People Get Power Si Kahn. 1994 (Latest edition)
Leadership for the Common Good: Tackling Public Problems in a Shared-Power World Barbara C. Crosby and John M. Bryson
Making
the News Jason Salzman
Making Washington Work: Tales of Innovation in the Federal Government John F. Kennedy School of Government (Corporate Author, Editor), Council for Excellence in Government (Corporate Author), John D. Donahue (Editor) Moving
Forward Michael Albert
Off Center Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson Organizing Si Kahn. 1991
Organizing for Community Action Steve Burghardt
Organizing
for Social Change: Midwest Academy: Manual for Activists Kim Bobo,
Jackie Kenoall, & Steve Max
Politics In Action: Cases in Modern American Government Gary Wasserman
Ralph Nader Presents Practicing Democracy: A Guide to Student Action Katherine
Isaac and Ralph Nader
Reclaiming
America Randy Shaw
Roots of Justice: Stories of Organizing in Communities of Color Larry
Salomon
Roots to Power: A Manual for Grassroots Organizing W. Collette. 1984
Rules
for Radicals Saul Alinsky
Soul
of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in a Cynical Time Paul Rogat
Loeb
SPIN Works! Robert Bray
Statistics for Social Change Lucy Horwitz and Lou Ferleger
Stealing Democracy Spencer Overton
The
Activist's Handbook: A Primer Randy Shaw
The
Better World Handbook: From Good Intentions to Everyday Actions Ellis
Jones & Ross Haenfler
The
Global Activists Manual: Local Ways to Change the World Mike Prokosch
and Laura Raymond (eds.)
The Informed Activist: A Guide to Progressive Activism on the Internet
Todd Beer
The Peace Corps and More Medea Benjamin
The Snarling Citizen Barbara Ehrenreich
The Tools of Government: A Guide to the New Governance Lester M. Salamon
The
Trajectory of Change: Activist Strategies for Social Transformation Michael Albert
The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule Thomas Frank
The
Zinn Reader: Writings on Disobedience and Democracy Howard Zinn
Transforming the Revolution: Social Movements and the World System Samir
Amin & Giovanni Arrighi
War Resisters League, Organizers Handbook
Why Bother? Getting a Life in a Locked-down Land Sam Smith
Wise
Fool Basics K. Ruby
Women
Activists: Challenging The Abuse Of Power Anne Witte Garland
IV. Parties and Elections
Choosing the President League of Women Voters
Corruption
of American Politics Elizabeth Drew
Crashing
The Party: Taking on the Corporate Government in an Age of Surrender
Ralph Nader
Democracy
Unbound: Progressive Challenges to the Two-Party System David Reynolds
If
The Gods Had Meant Us To Vote, They'd Have Given Us Candidates Jim
Hightower
Missed Opportunity: Gore, Incumbency, & Television in Election 2000
E.D. Dover
Sold
to the Highest Bidder Daniel M. Friedenberg
Spoiling
for a Fight Micah Sifry
The 2000 Presidential Election in the South Robert P. Steed & Laurence
W. Moreland
The
Politics of American Discontent: How a New Party Can Make Democracy Work
Again Gordon S. Black
The
Radical Center: The Future of American Politics Ted Halstead and Michael
Lind
The
Selling of the President Joe McGinniss
Why
Americans Still Don't Vote: And why Politicians Want It That Way Frances
Fox Piven & Richard A. Cloward
Money
Rules: Financing Elections in America Anthony Gierzynski
Rich
Media, Poor Democracy: Communication Politics in Dubious Times Robert
McChesney
Shortchanging The Viewers James P. Donahue
The
Decline and Fall of Public Broadcasting David Barsamian
The
Future of Ideas Lawrence Lessig
The
News About the News Leonard Downie Jr. & Robert G. Kaiser
Voyeur
Nation: Media, Privacy, and Peering in Modern Culture Clay Calvert
VI. Issues a. Economics/Global Economy
A
Citizen's Guide to the World Trade Organization various
A
Guide to Careers in Community Development Paul Brophy & Alice
Shabecoff
Acting
for Nature Sneed Collard III and Action for Nature
Against All Odds: The Green Transformation of American Politics John Rensenbrink
Against Global Apartheid Patrick Bond
Big
Business, Poor Peoples John Madeley
Contours of Descent The Economic Consequences of Clinton, Bush and Greenspan Robert Pollin
Democratizing
the Global Economy ed. Kevin Danaher
Demystifying the Global Economy David E. O'Connor
Economic Governance in the Age of Globalization William K. Tabb
Europe's Promise Steven Hill
Financial
Crises, Liquidity, and the International Monetary System Jean Tirole
Financial Deregulation: The Need for Safeguards Jonathan Brown
Free Trade: Myths, Realities and Alternatives Graham Dunkley
Global
Squeeze Richard Longworth
Global
Village or Global Pillage: Economic Reconstruction from the Bottom Up Jeremy Brecher and Tim Costello
Globalization
from Below: The Power of Solidarity Jeremy Brecher and Tim Costello
Globalization
Unmasked James Petras
Globalize
This! ed. Danaher et al.
Inequality Matters: The Growing Economic Divide in America and Its Poisonous Consequences James Lardner
Lending Credibility Randall W. Stone
Masters of Illusion: The World Bank and the Poverty of Nations Catherine
Caufield
Panic
Rules!: Everything You Need to Know About the Global Economy Robin
Hahnel
Rediscovering the Other America: The Continuing Crisis of Poverty and Inequality in the United States Keith M. Kilty (Editor), Elizabeth A. Segal (Editor)
Rethinking
Globalization Martin Khor
Rise
to Globalism Stephen E. Ambrose
Screwed: The Undeclared War Against the Middle Class -- And What We Can Do About It Thom Hartmann
Supercapitalism Robert Reich
Taming
Global Financial Flows Kavaljit Singh
The Conservative Nanny State: How the Wealthy Use the Government to Stay Rich and Get Richer Dean Baker
The Roaring Nineties Joseph Stiglitz
The
Silent Takeover: Global Capitalism and the Death of Democracy Noreena
Hertz
The Squandering of America Robert Kuttner
The War at Home: Economic Class War in America Jack Rasmus
Unequal
Partners William Tabb
Views
from the South Sarah Anderson, ed.
Water
Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit Vandana Shiva
World
is Not For Sale José Bové
b. Corporate Power
Aid For Dependent Corporations: Corporate Welfare for 1995 Janice C.
Shields, Ph.D.
Big
Business, Poor Peoples John Madeley
Campus, Inc. Geoffrey White
Car
Wars Jonathan Mantle
Chain of Blame: How Wall Street Caused the Mortgage and Credit Crisis Paul Muolo and Mathew PadillaCorporate Bodies and Guilty Minds: The Failure of Corporate Criminal Liability William Laufer
Corporate
Irresponsibility Lawrence Mitchell
Corporate
Predators: The Hunt for Mega-Profits and the Attack on Democracy Russell
Mokhiber
Corporateering: How Corporate Power Steals Your Personal Freedom And What You Can Do About It Jamie Court
Corporation
Nation Charles Derber
Corporations
are Gonna Get Your Mama Kevin Danaher
Cutting
Corporate Welfare Ralph Nader
Down
and Out in Silicon Valley: The High Cost of the High-Tech Dream Mel
Krantzler, PhD & Patricia Biondi Krantzler,MA
Masks Of Deception: Corporate Front Groups in America Andy Friedman and
Mark Megalli
No
Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies Naomi Klein
Other People's Money: The Corporate Mugging of America Nomi Prins
Pigs at the Trough: How Corporate Greed and Political Corruption are Undermining America Arianna Huffington
The
Best Democracy Money Can Buy Greg Palast
The Challenge to Power: Money, Investing and Democracy John Harrington
The Corporate Reapers: The Book of Agribusiness A.V. Krebs
The Corporation Joel Bakan
The Fox in the Hen House: How Privatization Threatens Democracy Si KahnThe
Great 401(k) Hoax William Wolman & Anna Colamosca
The Great American Jobs Scam Greg LeRoy
The
Impact of Geographic Deregulation on the American Banking Industry Ann
B. Matasar & Joseph N. Heiney
The Rigged Game: Corporate America and A People Betrayed John HivelyThe Tyranny of the Bottom Line Ralph Estes
The United States of Wal-Mart John Dicker
Toxic
Sludge is Good for You John Stauber and Sheldon Rampton
Trusted Criminals David Friedrichs
Trust
Us, We're Experts Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber
University Inc.: The Corporate Corruption of Higher Education Jennifer Washburn
We the People: A Call to Take Back America Thom Hartmann
When
Corporations Rule the World David Korten
c.Environment/Energy/Oil
Addicted to Oil: America's Relentless Drive for Energy Security Ian Rutledge
An Inconvenient Truth Al Gore
Another
Turn of the Crank Wendell Berry
Becoming
Native to This Place Wes Jackson
Blood of the Earth: The Battle for the World's Vanishing Resource Dilip Hiro
Blue
Gold Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke
Body
Toxic Susanne Antonetta
Cadillac
Desert: The American West and its Disappearing Water Marc Reisner
Carbon-Free And Nuclear-Free: A Roadmap for U.S. Energy Policy Arjun Makhijani
Climate Change Begins at Home: Life on the Two-Way Street of Global Warming Dave Reay
Climate Change Policy: A Survey Stephen H. Schneider & Armin Rosencranz
Climate Change: What's Your Business Strategy? (Memo to the CEO) Andrew J. Hoffman and John G. Woody
Conservation Directory 2002: The Guide to Worldwide Environmental Organizations
The National Wildlife FederationCultures
of Habitat: On Nature, Culture, and Story Gary Paul Nabhan
Deep
Shades of Green Jim Schwab
Defending
Mother Earth: Native American Perspectives on Environmental Justice
Russell Means
Divided
Planet Tom Athanasion
Eating
in the Dark: America's Experiment with Genetically Engineered Food Kathleen
Hart
EcoDesign: The Sourcebook Alastair Fuad-Luke
Ecotourism and Certification: Setting Standards in Practice Martha Honey
Energy: Science Policy and the Pursuit of Sustainability Robert Bent,
Lloyd Orr, & Randall Baker
Engineering the Farm: The Social and Ethical Aspects of Agricultural Biotechnology
Britt Bailey & Marc Lappe
Epicurean
Simplicity Stephanie Mills
Fatal
Harvest: The Tragedy of Industrial Agriculture Andrew Kimbrell
Fire, Native Peoples, and the Natural Landscape Thomas R. Vale
Flames in Our Forest: Disaster or Renewal Stephen F. Arno & Steven
Allison-Bunnell
Fresh
Water E.C. Pielou
Global Spin: The Corporate Assault on Environmentalism Sharon Beder
Greening Cities: Building Just and Sustainable Communities Joan Roelofs
It's the Crude, Dude: Greed, Gas, War and the American Way Linda McQuaig
Limitless
City: A Primer on the Urban Sprawl Debate Oliver Gillham
Lives Per Gallon Terry Tamminen
Living
Downstream Sandra Steingraber
Making Parts Work: Strategies for Preserving Tropical Nature John Terborgh
& Carel van Schaik
Making
Peace with the Planet Barry Commoner
Marine Reserves: A Guide to Science Design and Use Jack Sobel & Craig
Dahlgren
Materials
Matter Ken Geiser
Natural
Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution Paul Hawken &
Amory and Hunter Lovins
No
Place Distant: Roads and Motorized Recreation on America's Public Lands David G. Havlick
Our
Stolen Future Theo Colborn, et al
Pandora's
Poison: Chlorine, Health, and a New Environmental Strategy Joe Thornton
Petrodollar Warfare William R. Clark
Protect
or Plunder Vandana Shiva
Solving Sprawl: Models of Smart Growth in Communities Across America F.
Kaid Benfield & Jutka Terris
The
Biotech Century Jeremy Rifkin
The Cul-de-Sac Syndrome John Wasik
The
Farm as Natural Habitat: Reconnecting Food Systems With Ecosystems Dana L. Jackson & Laura L. Jackson
The
Impact of the Gene: From Mendel's Peas to Designer Babies Colin Tudge
The Long Emergency James Howard Kunstler
The
Making of a Conservative Environmentalist Gorda Durnil
The
New Economy of Nature: The Quest to Make Conservation Profitable Gretchen
Daily & Katherine Ellison
The
Primary Source Norman Myers
The
Soul Garden Donald Norfolk
The Tyranny of Oil Antonia Juhasz
The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth Tim Flannery
The
World's Water 2000-2001: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources Peter
Gleick
Trespass Against Us: Dow Chemical's Legacy of Profit and Pollution Jack Doyle
Toxic
Deception Dan Fagin, et al
Ultimate
Security Norman Myers
Unequal Protection Bob Ballard
Vanishing Borders: Protecting the Planet in the Age of Globalization Hilary French
Water, Culture and Power: Local Struggles in a Global Context John M.
Donahue & Barbara Rose Johnston
Water:
A Natural History Alice Outwater
Watershed:
The Undamming of America Elizabeth Grossman
Welfare
Ranching: The Subsidized Destruction of the American West George Wuerthner
& Mollie Matheson
What
the River Reveals" Understanding and Restoring Healthy Watersheds Valerie Rapp
Wildlife
Restoration: Techniques for Habitat Analysis and Animal Monitoring Michael
L. Morrison
Winning the Oil Endgame Amory Lovins
World
Hunger Frances Moore Lappe, et al
World's Water 2002-2003: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources Peter
H. Gleick
d. Labor/Work
An
Introduction to Labor Law Michael Evan Gold
Confessions
of a Union Buster Martin Jay Levitt and Terry Conrow
Field Guide To Labor Rights Jim Sugarman
Future
of Success Robert Reich
History of Labor in the United States (10 volume set) .Philip Foner
I'll
Be Short: Essentials for a Decent Working Society Robert B. Reich
May Day: A Short History of the International Workers' Holiday, 1886-1986
Philip Foner
Nickel
and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America Barbara Ehrenreich
Organizing to Win: New Research on Union Strategies Kate Bronfenbrenner
Rank and File Rebellion: Teamsters for a Democratic Union Dan La Botz
Strike!
Jeremy Brecher
Sweatshop
Warriors: Immigrant Women Workers Take on the Global Economy Miriam
Ching Yoon Louie
The
Political Economy of Work in the 21st Century Martin Sicker
Workers At Risk: A Survey of OSHA's Enforcement Record Against Corporations
James P. Donahue
Working
Studs Terkel
e. Civil Rights/Race
A
Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America Ronald Takaki
Abraham
Lincoln and the Road to Emancipation, 1861-1865 William K. Klingaman
Allies
For Freedom & Blacks On John Brown Benjamin Quarles
Black
Judas: William Hannibal Thomas and the American Negro John David Smith
Black
Liberation in Conservative America Manning Marable
Civil Rights Policymaking in the United States Francine Sanders Romero
Freedom
Days: 365 Inspired Moments in Civil Rights History Janus Adams
Freedom
Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination Robin D.G. Kelley
Harry
Truman and Civil Rights Michael R. Gardner
Harvests of Empire Juan Gonzalez
In
Search of Our Mothers' Gardens Alice Walker
In
the Spirit of Crazy Horse Peter Matthiessen
Inheritors
of the Spirit: Mary White Ovington and the Founding of the NAACP Carolyn
Wedin
Is
Apartheid Really Dead? Julian Kunnie
I've Got the Light of Freedom Charles M. Payne
Nitsitapiisinni:
The Story of the Blackfoot People The Blackfoot Gallery Committee
On
Lynchings Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Orientalism
Edward Said
Pullman
Porters & the Rise of Protest Politics in Black America, 1925-1945
Beth Tompkins Bates
Race
Manners: Navigating the Minefield Between Black and White Americans
Bruce A. Jacobs
Race
Matters Cornel West
Racial Redlining: A study on Bank Discrimination Jonathan Brown and Charles
Benington
Sending
Money Home: Hispanic Remittances and Community Development Rodolfo
O. de la Garza & Briant Lindsay Lowell
The
Black New Yorkers: The Schomburg Illustrated Chronology Schomburg
Center for Research in Black Culture
The
Cornel West Reader Cornel West
The
Debt Randall Robinson
The
Hip Hop Generation Bakari Kitwana
The
Native American World Donna Hightower-Langston
The
Negro W.E.B. DuBois
The New Politics of Race Marlese Durr
Unequal Protection Bob Bullard
Why
We Can't Wait by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. 1964
Workforce
Education for Latinos Ana G. Huertas-Macias
f. Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender
Gay
Rebel of the Harlem Renaissance Richard Bruce Nugent
Men
and Lesbianism Elizabeth Ladenson
Queer Tourism: Geographies of Globalization Jasbir Kaur Puar
Skin
Dorothy Allison
The
Stranger Next Door Arlene Stein
When
the Drama Club Is Not Enough Jeff Perrotti & Kim Westheimer
Working
Like a Homosexual: Camp, Capital, Cinema Matthew Tinkcom
g. Women's Rights
Beggars
and Choosers Rickie Solinger
Believing
in Ourselves: A Celebration of Women Nancy Carson
Eighty
Years and More: Reminiscences, 1815-1897 Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Engendering International Health: The Challenge of Equity Gita Sen, Asha
George, & Piroska Ostlin
Gender
Struggles: Practical Approaches to Contemporary Feminism Constance
L. Mui & Julien S. Murphy
Historical
& Multicultural Encyclopedia of Women's Reproductive Rights in the
US Judith A. Baer
Liberty
for Women: Freedom and Feminism in the Twenty-First Century Wendy
McElroy
Lost
Ground: Welfare Reform, Poverty, and Beyond Randy Albelda & Ann
Withorn
Not
For Ourselves Alone Geoffrey C. Ward & Ken Burns
Policing
the National Body: Race, Gender and Criminalization Jael Silliman
& Anannya Bhattacharjee
Sex
and Power Susan Estrich
Sister
Days: 365 Inspired Moments in African American Women's History Janus
Adams
Ten Women Who Shook the World Sylvia Brownrigg
The Politics of Parenthood Mary Frances Berry
Woman, Church and State Matilda Joslyn Gage
h.Military and War/US Foreign Policy
A
New Generation Draws the Line Noam Chomsky
A
Problem From Hell: America and the Age of Genocide Samantha Power
America: The New Imperialism from White Settlement to World Hegemony V. G. Kiernan
American Theocracy Kevin Phillips
America’s Military Today Tod Ensign
And
Weapons for All Bill Hartung
Armed Madhouse Greg Palast
Corporate Warriors P.W. Singer
Deterring
Democracy Noam Chomsky
Fatal Choice: Nuclear Weapons
and the Illusion of Missle Defense Richard Butler
House of War The Pentagon and the Disastrous Rise of American Power James Carroll
Imperial Delusions: American Militarism and Endless War Carl Boggs
Imperial Life in the Emerald City Rajiv Chandreskan
In
Our Own Best Interest William F. Schulz
Killing
Hope William Blum
Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA Tim Weiner
Military
Tribunals and the Threat to Democracy Barbara Olshansky
Naked Imperialism: America's Pursuit of Global Hegemony John Bellamy Foster
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic Chalmers Johnson
Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq Stephen Kinzer
Perpetual
War for Perpetual Peace Gore Vidal
Private
Warriors Ken Silverstein
Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America's Perilous Path in the Middle East Rashid Khalidi
Rogue States: The Rule of Force in World Affairs Noam Chomsky
September
11 (9-11) Noam Chomsky
Talking
Peace Jimmy Carter
Terrorism Industry Edward Herman and Gerry O'Sullivan
The Assassins' Gate George Packer
The Crimes of Patriots Jonathan Kwitny
The Dark Side Jane Mayer
The Hollywood War Machine: U.S. Militarism and Popular Culture Carl Boggs and Tom Pollard
The
Savage Wars of Peace: Small Wars and the Rise of American Power Max
Boot
They Knew They Were Right Jacob Heilbrunn
War
on America: Seen from the Indian Ocean James R. Mancham
Weapons
in Space Karl Grossman
i. Prisons/Death Penalty
A
Life In the Balance: The Billy Wayne Sinclair Story Billy Wayne Sinclair
& Jodie Sinclair
Criminal
Injustice: Confronting the Prison Crisis Elihu Rosenblatt (ed.)
Doing
Time: Twenty-Five Years of Prison Writing Bell Gale Chevigny
Live
From Death Row Mumia Abu-Jamal
Lockdown
America Christian Parenti
No
More Prisons William Upski Wimsatt
Prison
Etiquette: The Convict's Compendium of Useful Information Holley Cantine
& Dachine Rainer
Reform
in the Making: The Implementation of Social Policy in Prison Ann Chih
Lin
The
Celling of America: An Inside Look at the U.S. Prison Industry Daniel
Burton-Rose, Dan Pens, Paul Wright (eds)
The
Perpetual Prisoner Machine: How America Profits from Crime Joel Dyer
j. Consumerism/Consumer Rights
Advertising on Trial: Consumer Activism and Corporate Public Relations in the 1930s Inger Stole
Affluenza John De Graaf
Bleeding
the Patient: The Consequences of Corporate Health Care David Himmelstein
& Steffie Woolhandler
Branded Nation: The Marketing of Megachurch, College Inc., and Museumworld James B. Twitchell
Credit
Card Nation: The Consequences of America's Addiction to Credit Robert
D. Manning
Fast
Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal Eric Schlosser
Gotcha Capitalism Bob Sullivan
How to Think About Information Dan Schiller
The Business of America: How Consumers Have Replaced Citizens and How We Can Reverse the Trend Saul Landau
The
Middle Path Cookbook: A Vegetarian Awakening! Jay Disney
The
Overspent American: Upscaling, Downshifting, & the New Consumer Juliet B. Schor
The
Ralph Nader Reader Ralph Nader
VII. Philosophy
A
Discourse on Inequality Jean Jacques-Rousseau
On
Government Marcus Tullius Cicero
On
Liberty John Stuart Mill
On
Revolution Hannah Arendt
On
War Carl von Clausewitz
Patriotism
Igor Primoratz
Republicanism
Maurizio Viroli
The
Communist Manifesto Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels
The
Portable Karl Marx Karl Marx
VIII. Social Commentary/Media & The Press
A
Brief History of the Future: From Radio Days to Internet Years in a Lifetime
John Naughton
Democracy, Inc. David Allen
Digital Destiny Jeff Chester
Guardians of Power: The Myth of the Liberal Media David Edwards and David Cromwell
In
the Name of Identity: Violence and the Need to Belong Amin Maalouf
Inside
the Cult of Kibu: And Other Tales of the Millennial Gold Rush Lori
Gottlieb & Jesse Jacobs
Media Concentration and Democracy: Why Ownership Matters C. Edwin Baker
News Incorporated: Corporate Media Ownership and Its Threat to Democracy edited by Elliot D. Cohen
Stupid
White Men Michael Moore
The Case Against Media Consolidation Mark Cooper
The
Rise of the Creative Class Richard Florida
Trigger
Happy: Videogames and the Entertainment Revolution Steven Poole
Shaking the Foundations: 200 Years of Investigative Journalism in America Bruce Shapiro (Editor)
We the Media Dan Gillmor
IX. Biography and Movement Chronicles
Alfred
E. Smith: The Happy Warrior Christopher M. Finan
A Matter of Opinion Victor Navasky
Anarchy!:
An Anthology of Emma Goldman's "Mother Earth Peter Glassgold
Angela Davis: An Autobiography
Blackberry
Winter : My Earlier Years (Kodansha Globe) Margaret Mead
Bolivar: Liberator of a Continent Bill Boyd
Coming
of Age in Mississippi Anne Moody
Cuba
and the Coming American Revolution Jack Barnes
Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965 Juan Williams
Freedom
Summer Doug McAdam
Gandhi
Global
Uprising Neva Welton and Linda Wolf
Guerrilla
Warfare Che Guevara
Heaven
on Earth: The Rise and Fall of Socialism Joshua Muravchik
In
the Footsteps of Gandhi: Conversations with Spiritual Social Activists Catherine Ingram
John Kenneth Galbraith: His Life, His Politics, His Economics Richard Parker
Labor and the Environmental Movement: The Quest for Common Ground (Urban and Industrial Environments) Brian K. Obach
Let
Them Call Me Rebel: Saul Alinsky-His Life and Legacy Sanford D. Horwitt
Low Pay High Profile: The Global Push for Fair Labor Andrew Ross
Mandela: An Illustrated Autobiography
Mother
Jones: The Most Dangerous Woman in America Elliott J. Gorn
Motorcycle
Diaries Che Guevara
My
Day Eleanor Roosevelt
Out
of Place Edward Said
Palestine and the Arabs' Fight for Liberation Fred Feldman & Georges
Sayad
Put
Your Bodies Upon the Wheels: Student Revolt in the 1960s Kenneth J.
Heineman
Rachel
Carson: The Life of the Author of Silent Spring Linda Lear
Revolt,
She Said Julia Kristeva
Steal
This Book Abbie Hoffman
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Autobiography of W.E.B. DuBois
The Courage of Strangers: Coming of Age With the Human Rights Movement
Jeri Laber
The Left Opposition in the U.S., 1928-31 James P. Cannon
The Life and Work of Karl Polanyi Kari Polanyi-Levitt (ed.)
The Merchant of Power John Wasik
The Origins of Women's Activism: New York and Boston, 1797-1840 Anne M. Boylan
The Seventies: The Great Shift In American Culture, Society and Politics
Bruce J. Schulman
The Worker Rights Directory Jobs with Justice
Walking With the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement John Lewis & Michael
D'Orso
We Are Heirs of the World's Revolutions Thomas Sankara
West of Kabul, East of New York: An Afghan American Story Tamin Ansary
X. Fiction/Utopia/Science Fiction
All
the Kings Men Robert Penn Warren
Ambassador
of the Dead: A Novel Askold Melnyczuk
America's
Children James Thackara
Animal
Farm George Orwell
Babbit
Sinclair Lewis
Bitter
Grounds Sandra Benitez
Blindness
Jose Saramago
Born Palestinian, Born Black Suheir Hammad
Brave
New World Aldous Huxley
Catch-22
Joseph Heller
Fahrenheit
451 Ray Bradbury
Gain
Thomas Powers
Grapes
of Wrath John Steinbeck
Harry
Gold Millicent Dillon
Henry
and Clara Thomas Mallon
House
Arrest Mary Morris
In
Evil Hour Gabriel Garcia Marquez
In
the Spirit Crazy Horse Peter Matthiessen
Invisible
Man Ralph Ellison
Ishmael:
An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit Daniel Quinn
It Can't Happen Here Sinclair Lewis
Lili:
A Novel Annie Wang
Midnights
Children Salman Rushdie
Morning
W.D. Wetherell
My
Year of Meats Ruth Ozeki
Native
Son Richard A. Wright
Nineteen
Eighty-Four (1984) George Orwell
"Only The Super-Rich Can Save Us" Ralph Nader
Thank
You For Smoking Christopher Buckley
The
Armies of the Night Norman Mailer
The
Bell Jar Sylvia Plath
The
Boondocks Aaron McGruder
The
Company: A Novel of the CIA Robert Littell
The
Crying of Lot 49 Thomas Pynchon
The
Emperor of Ocean Park Stephen L. Carter
The
Ghost with Trembling Wings Scott Weidensaul
The
Golden Notebook Doris May Lessing
The
Invisible Circus Jennifer Egan
The
Iron Heel Jack London
The
White Bone Barbara Gowdy
The White Rose B. Traven
The
Wind Done Gone: An Unauthorized Parody Alice Randall
Things
Fall Apart Chinua Achube
This
Modern World Tom Tomorrow
Three
Women Marge Piercy
To
Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee
USA John Dos Passos
White
Noise Don Delillo
Zen
and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Robert Pirsig
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