Activism & Organizing
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Comrades, Not Friends: The Revolutionary Front, Antifascism, and Class Struggle
Emma Hagberg • Translated by Gabriel Kuhn • Preface by Tomas Rothaus
The Revolutionary Front spoke the only language fascists understand: violence!
The Revolutionary Front spoke the only language fascists understand: violence!
$19.95
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Higher Education’s Labor Upsurge: Insights from the Militant Edge of the Movement
Edited by Sarah Mason and Jamie Woodcock
This is an essential resource for anyone who wants to understand, and join, the growing movement fighting for the future of higher education.
This is an essential resource for anyone who wants to understand, and join, the growing movement fighting for the future of higher education.
$21.95
Music CDs
Starvation Army - Chris Westover-Muñoz, Harris Ipock, with Sing In Solidarity and The Brass Band of Columbus & Friends CD
Starvation ArmyThis is the music of Direct Action! Music to fan the flames of discontent!
$14.95
DVDs
First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture (DVD)
David Sheen
An audiovisual manifesto, four years in the making on four continents, proposing earthen homes as the healthiest housing, transforming our suburban sprawl into eco-villages.
An audiovisual manifesto, four years in the making on four continents, proposing earthen homes as the healthiest housing, transforming our suburban sprawl into eco-villages.
From $14.95
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Prison Round Trip
Klaus Viehmann
Prison Round Trip is a reflection on prison life and how to keep one's sanity and political integrity behind bars.
Prison Round Trip is a reflection on prison life and how to keep one's sanity and political integrity behind bars.
$4.95
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Courage or Complicity? How Veterans Are Responding to the Assault on Democracy
Steve Early and Suzanne Gordon
For generations, America has thanked its veterans for their service but then forgotten promises made to them.
For generations, America has thanked its veterans for their service but then forgotten promises made to them.
$24.95
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Labor 101: Socialism and the Labor Movement
Fred Glass
Unions have been essential institutions for worker empowerment for more than a century and a half, and they remain so today.
Unions have been essential institutions for worker empowerment for more than a century and a half, and they remain so today.
$6.95
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Keep Going: A Guide to Organizing When It’s Hard
Ellen David Friedman • Illustrated by Fernando Martí
This book is a guide to help workplace organizers get started, keep going, and get unstuck when things aren’t going as expected.
This book is a guide to help workplace organizers get started, keep going, and get unstuck when things aren’t going as expected.
$25.00
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Don't Breed on Me: A Short History of Abortion
Madeline Waugh Quasebarth
This is not just a book about abortion—it's a call to remember, reclaim, and reframe. It's both an accessible introduction and a vital tool in the fight for reproductive justice.
This is not just a book about abortion—it's a call to remember, reclaim, and reframe. It's both an accessible introduction and a vital tool in the fight for reproductive justice.
$17.95
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Three Roads: Labor, Music, Ecology
Joe Uehlein
Three Roads is the distillation of Joe’s dynamic strategy of “building bridges and pushing the envelope” to simultaneously unify and challenge the divergent forces that must come together to protect workers and our planet.
Three Roads is the distillation of Joe’s dynamic strategy of “building bridges and pushing the envelope” to simultaneously unify and challenge the divergent forces that must come together to protect workers and our planet.
$19.95
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Housing Justice: A Lexicon for Building Solidarity
Madeleine Hamlin and Carlos Delclós
This book is both a resource and a provocation: it supports critical reflection, interdisciplinary dialogue, and coalition-building, while inviting readers to think with and beyond existing frameworks.
This book is both a resource and a provocation: it supports critical reflection, interdisciplinary dialogue, and coalition-building, while inviting readers to think with and beyond existing frameworks.
$25.95
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Mutiny in the Mountains: West Virginia Public Workers 1969–2019
Gordon Simmons
Mutiny in the Mountains uses labor history to show the way forward for millions of workers struggling in an age of uncertainty.
Mutiny in the Mountains uses labor history to show the way forward for millions of workers struggling in an age of uncertainty.
$19.95
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In the Hour of the Wolf: Tales of a Sámi Warrior
Niillas Somby
A tale of struggle and survival, of solidarity and kinship, of steadfast principles and spiritual awakening.
A tale of struggle and survival, of solidarity and kinship, of steadfast principles and spiritual awakening.
$17.00
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Front Lines: A Lifetime of Drawing Resistance
Susan Simensky Bietila
This book is a blueprint for artists looking to engage with activist movements with a persistent longevity and a reminder that art has the power to be more dangerous than words.
This book is a blueprint for artists looking to engage with activist movements with a persistent longevity and a reminder that art has the power to be more dangerous than words.
$21.95
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Argentina, a Tale of Two Utopias: Anarchism, Soccer, Neoliberalism
Tomas Rothaus
An adventure through the outsized and unexpected remnants of the influence of anarchist ideas and practice on modern-day Argentina featuring the explosive intersection of anarchism, football, and the crisis of neoliberalism.
An adventure through the outsized and unexpected remnants of the influence of anarchist ideas and practice on modern-day Argentina featuring the explosive intersection of anarchism, football, and the crisis of neoliberalism.
$22.95
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Submerged: On Healing from Abuse While Navigating a Lifetime of Imprisonment
Sheena King
Fearless honesty. Deep despair. Resilient discovery. Profound forgiveness. Revolutionary hope and liberation.
Fearless honesty. Deep despair. Resilient discovery. Profound forgiveness. Revolutionary hope and liberation.
$19.95
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Every Fire Needs a Little Bit of Help: A Decade of Rebellion, Reaction, and Morbid Symptoms
Jarrod Shanahan
A decade of American society coming apart.
A decade of American society coming apart.
$25.95
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Another War Is Possible: Militant Anarchist Experiences in the Antiglobalization Era
Tomas Rothaus
A history of twentieth century anarchist mass mobilizations and the movement against capitalist globalization come to life.
A history of twentieth century anarchist mass mobilizations and the movement against capitalist globalization come to life.
$28.95
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What the Boss Doesn't Want Us to Know: Discovering Power and Winning Campaigns
Tom Juravich, Olivia Geho, and Andrew Gorry
After the labor movement faded away in the lives of most Americans, organizing is back!
After the labor movement faded away in the lives of most Americans, organizing is back!
$17.95
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Favela Resistance: Urban Periphery, Pacification, and the Struggle for Food Sovereignty
Timo Bartholl, Christos Filippidis, Antonis Vradis, and Minhocas Urbanas • Preface by Raj Patel
Food is at the heart of security, peace, and health.
Food is at the heart of security, peace, and health.
$24.95
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Peace by Peace: 99 Steps Toward Violence Prevention and De-escalation
Ian Brennan
A quick read covering violence prevention, crisis resolution, and anger management techniques.
A quick read covering violence prevention, crisis resolution, and anger management techniques.
$14.95
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From Hash Rebels to Urban Guerrillas: A Documentary History of the 2nd of June Movement
Roman Danyluk • Gabriel Kuhn
This is mandatory reading for anyone interested in the politics of the era and the ongoing quest to challenge the rule of the state and capital.
This is mandatory reading for anyone interested in the politics of the era and the ongoing quest to challenge the rule of the state and capital.
$29.95
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Insurgent Labor: The Vermont AFL-CIO 2017–2023
David Van Deusen · Foreword by Kim Kelly · Introduction by Steve Early
Insurgent Labor tracks the trials and tribulations of bringing a formerly stagnant labor union into national relevance with an unapologetically left-wing agenda
Insurgent Labor tracks the trials and tribulations of bringing a formerly stagnant labor union into national relevance with an unapologetically left-wing agenda
$19.95
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The Warehouse: A Visual Primer on Mass Incarceration
James Kilgore and Vic Liu
Mass incarceration is a lived, sensory experience. This book is designed to inform, enrage, and ultimately inspire the same radical hope propelling incarcerated underminers of the carceral state.
Mass incarceration is a lived, sensory experience. This book is designed to inform, enrage, and ultimately inspire the same radical hope propelling incarcerated underminers of the carceral state.
$24.95
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Books
Comrades, Not Friends: The Revolutionary Front, Antifascism, and Class Struggle
Emma Hagberg • Translated by Gabriel Kuhn • Preface by Tomas Rothaus
The Revolutionary Front spoke the only language fascists understand: violence!
The Revolutionary Front spoke the only language fascists understand: violence!
$19.95
Upcoming Releases
Higher Education’s Labor Upsurge: Insights from the Militant Edge of the Movement
Edited by Sarah Mason and Jamie Woodcock
This is an essential resource for anyone who wants to understand, and join, the growing movement fighting for the future of higher education.
This is an essential resource for anyone who wants to understand, and join, the growing movement fighting for the future of higher education.
$21.95
Music CDs
Starvation Army - Chris Westover-Muñoz, Harris Ipock, with Sing In Solidarity and The Brass Band of Columbus & Friends CD
Starvation ArmyThis is the music of Direct Action! Music to fan the flames of discontent!
$14.95
DVDs
First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture (DVD)
David Sheen
An audiovisual manifesto, four years in the making on four continents, proposing earthen homes as the healthiest housing, transforming our suburban sprawl into eco-villages.
An audiovisual manifesto, four years in the making on four continents, proposing earthen homes as the healthiest housing, transforming our suburban sprawl into eco-villages.
From $14.95
Books
Prison Round Trip
Klaus Viehmann
Prison Round Trip is a reflection on prison life and how to keep one's sanity and political integrity behind bars.
Prison Round Trip is a reflection on prison life and how to keep one's sanity and political integrity behind bars.
$4.95
Books
Courage or Complicity? How Veterans Are Responding to the Assault on Democracy
Steve Early and Suzanne Gordon
For generations, America has thanked its veterans for their service but then forgotten promises made to them.
For generations, America has thanked its veterans for their service but then forgotten promises made to them.
$24.95
Books
Labor 101: Socialism and the Labor Movement
Fred Glass
Unions have been essential institutions for worker empowerment for more than a century and a half, and they remain so today.
Unions have been essential institutions for worker empowerment for more than a century and a half, and they remain so today.
$6.95
Books
Keep Going: A Guide to Organizing When It’s Hard
Ellen David Friedman • Illustrated by Fernando Martí
This book is a guide to help workplace organizers get started, keep going, and get unstuck when things aren’t going as expected.
This book is a guide to help workplace organizers get started, keep going, and get unstuck when things aren’t going as expected.
$25.00
Books
Don't Breed on Me: A Short History of Abortion
Madeline Waugh Quasebarth
This is not just a book about abortion—it's a call to remember, reclaim, and reframe. It's both an accessible introduction and a vital tool in the fight for reproductive justice.
This is not just a book about abortion—it's a call to remember, reclaim, and reframe. It's both an accessible introduction and a vital tool in the fight for reproductive justice.
$17.95
Books
Three Roads: Labor, Music, Ecology
Joe Uehlein
Three Roads is the distillation of Joe’s dynamic strategy of “building bridges and pushing the envelope” to simultaneously unify and challenge the divergent forces that must come together to protect workers and our planet.
Three Roads is the distillation of Joe’s dynamic strategy of “building bridges and pushing the envelope” to simultaneously unify and challenge the divergent forces that must come together to protect workers and our planet.
$19.95
Books
Housing Justice: A Lexicon for Building Solidarity
Madeleine Hamlin and Carlos Delclós
This book is both a resource and a provocation: it supports critical reflection, interdisciplinary dialogue, and coalition-building, while inviting readers to think with and beyond existing frameworks.
This book is both a resource and a provocation: it supports critical reflection, interdisciplinary dialogue, and coalition-building, while inviting readers to think with and beyond existing frameworks.
$25.95
Books
Mutiny in the Mountains: West Virginia Public Workers 1969–2019
Gordon Simmons
Mutiny in the Mountains uses labor history to show the way forward for millions of workers struggling in an age of uncertainty.
Mutiny in the Mountains uses labor history to show the way forward for millions of workers struggling in an age of uncertainty.
$19.95
Books
In the Hour of the Wolf: Tales of a Sámi Warrior
Niillas Somby
A tale of struggle and survival, of solidarity and kinship, of steadfast principles and spiritual awakening.
A tale of struggle and survival, of solidarity and kinship, of steadfast principles and spiritual awakening.
$17.00
Books
Front Lines: A Lifetime of Drawing Resistance
Susan Simensky Bietila
This book is a blueprint for artists looking to engage with activist movements with a persistent longevity and a reminder that art has the power to be more dangerous than words.
This book is a blueprint for artists looking to engage with activist movements with a persistent longevity and a reminder that art has the power to be more dangerous than words.
$21.95
Books
Argentina, a Tale of Two Utopias: Anarchism, Soccer, Neoliberalism
Tomas Rothaus
An adventure through the outsized and unexpected remnants of the influence of anarchist ideas and practice on modern-day Argentina featuring the explosive intersection of anarchism, football, and the crisis of neoliberalism.
An adventure through the outsized and unexpected remnants of the influence of anarchist ideas and practice on modern-day Argentina featuring the explosive intersection of anarchism, football, and the crisis of neoliberalism.
$22.95
Books
Submerged: On Healing from Abuse While Navigating a Lifetime of Imprisonment
Sheena King
Fearless honesty. Deep despair. Resilient discovery. Profound forgiveness. Revolutionary hope and liberation.
Fearless honesty. Deep despair. Resilient discovery. Profound forgiveness. Revolutionary hope and liberation.
$19.95
Books
Every Fire Needs a Little Bit of Help: A Decade of Rebellion, Reaction, and Morbid Symptoms
Jarrod Shanahan
A decade of American society coming apart.
A decade of American society coming apart.
$25.95
Books
Another War Is Possible: Militant Anarchist Experiences in the Antiglobalization Era
Tomas Rothaus
A history of twentieth century anarchist mass mobilizations and the movement against capitalist globalization come to life.
A history of twentieth century anarchist mass mobilizations and the movement against capitalist globalization come to life.
$28.95
Books
What the Boss Doesn't Want Us to Know: Discovering Power and Winning Campaigns
Tom Juravich, Olivia Geho, and Andrew Gorry
After the labor movement faded away in the lives of most Americans, organizing is back!
After the labor movement faded away in the lives of most Americans, organizing is back!
$17.95
Books
Favela Resistance: Urban Periphery, Pacification, and the Struggle for Food Sovereignty
Timo Bartholl, Christos Filippidis, Antonis Vradis, and Minhocas Urbanas • Preface by Raj Patel
Food is at the heart of security, peace, and health.
Food is at the heart of security, peace, and health.
$24.95
Books
Peace by Peace: 99 Steps Toward Violence Prevention and De-escalation
Ian Brennan
A quick read covering violence prevention, crisis resolution, and anger management techniques.
A quick read covering violence prevention, crisis resolution, and anger management techniques.
$14.95
Books
From Hash Rebels to Urban Guerrillas: A Documentary History of the 2nd of June Movement
Roman Danyluk • Gabriel Kuhn
This is mandatory reading for anyone interested in the politics of the era and the ongoing quest to challenge the rule of the state and capital.
This is mandatory reading for anyone interested in the politics of the era and the ongoing quest to challenge the rule of the state and capital.
$29.95
Books
Insurgent Labor: The Vermont AFL-CIO 2017–2023
David Van Deusen · Foreword by Kim Kelly · Introduction by Steve Early
Insurgent Labor tracks the trials and tribulations of bringing a formerly stagnant labor union into national relevance with an unapologetically left-wing agenda
Insurgent Labor tracks the trials and tribulations of bringing a formerly stagnant labor union into national relevance with an unapologetically left-wing agenda
$19.95
Books
The Warehouse: A Visual Primer on Mass Incarceration
James Kilgore and Vic Liu
Mass incarceration is a lived, sensory experience. This book is designed to inform, enrage, and ultimately inspire the same radical hope propelling incarcerated underminers of the carceral state.
Mass incarceration is a lived, sensory experience. This book is designed to inform, enrage, and ultimately inspire the same radical hope propelling incarcerated underminers of the carceral state.
$24.95