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The world's largest democracy is facing the greatest challenge since the end of British colonial rule in 1947. The Incarcerations pulls back the curtain on Indian democracy to tell the remarkable and chilling story of the Bhima Koregaon case, in which sixteen human-rights defenders (the BK-16)...

A fiercely argued, deeply informed examination of why defunding the police is the only way to support a model of security and protection that increases public safety overall Time and again we see police respond to minor calls with escalation, wrongful arrests, even murder. Reform programs are...

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama. She was not trying to start a movement. She was simply tired of the social injustice. Yet, her simple act of courage started a chain of events that forever shaped the landscape of American race...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An urgent, topic-by-topic guide to Project 2025, with everything you need to know about how the second Trump administration is remaking America—from a go-to authority at The Atlantic When President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, news...

What exactly is critical race theory? This concise and accessible exploration demystifies a crucial framework for understanding and fighting racial injustice in the United States. “A clear-eyed, expert field guide.”—Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom, author of Thick From renowned scholar Dr...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the National Book Award–winning author of Stamped from the Beginning comes a “groundbreaking” (Time) approach to understanding and uprooting racism and inequality in our society and in ourselves—now updated, with a new preface. “The most courageous...

Helen Lewis argues that feminism’s success is down to complicated, contradictory, imperfect women who fought each other as well as fighting for equal rights. Too many of these pioneers have been whitewashed or forgotten in our modern search for feel-good, inspirational heroines. It’s time to reclaim the history of feminism as a history of difficult women.

In Racist by Design, award-winning historian Kelly Lytle Hernández reveals how generations of lawmakers and law enforcers built the American immigration system to encourage white immigrants while targeting nonwhite migrants for exclusion, punishment, and removal. The goal, often explicitly...

Dive deeper into the authoritarian leaders of yesterday and take practical steps today toward a better democratic society tomorrow, with past and present examples from around the world. How do democracies die? We’re watching it happen in real time. Elected domestic and international leaders are undermining democratic institutions, weaponizing government agencies, and fueling dangerous polarization. Turn on the news—or scroll social media—and the result is everywhere: fear, anger, and a growing sense of helplessness as citizens wonder, I’m just one person—what can I possibly do?

The dramatic confrontation between civil-rights activism and the establishment power of Lyndon Johnson that transformed the movement and national politics. In August 1964, at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, a Mississippi sharecropper, Fannie Lou Hamer, challenged Lyndon...

In this frank, funny and meticulous book, a leading social scientist lays out the striking facts we know about racism, how we have uncovered them, and how we can start to fix them. 'Illuminating, surprising, unnerving, moving . . . and, sadly, utterly necessary for this time in history.' -...

DEAR MADAM PRESIDENT is an empowering letter from former White House Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri to the first woman president, and by extension, to all women working to succeed in any field. By using lessons learned during her experiences with Hillary Clinton, President Obama, and...

Continuously available in print since 1968, this novel has become embedded in progressive anti-racist culture with wide circulation of the book and hotly debated film. A literary classic, The Spook Who Sat by the Door is a strong comment on entrenched racial inequities in the United States in...

To recant is to take back a belief in public, under pressure, in front of the people who demanded the reversal. The word carries an older sense underneath the modern one. It comes from the Latin for singing again, and the act it names is a song performed backward, on command, so that the saying can stand in for the truth. In My Mind I'm Standing Up is a history of that act, traced from the Inquisition and the Reformation through the Moscow show trials, the Hollywood blacklist, and the Maoist struggle session, and into the public apology of our own moment.

Track the urgent history of censorship and human rights as everyday rebels fight powerful empires to speak freely. Perfect for an educational morning commute, this thought-provoking political science narrative reveals that open expression was never simply granted. It was violently contested...

Explore the global history of human rights and social movements as dissidents fight to dismantle ancient hierarchies. Perfect for an educational morning commute, this empowering non-fiction journey reveals how ordinary citizens demanded political citizenship, labor rights, and emancipation...

Trace the urgent civil rights battle for LGBTQ+ equality from criminalized silence to powerful global liberation protests. Perfect for your daily commute or a session of focused self-education, this inspiring history grounds complex legal milestones in the deeply personal lived experiences of...

Discover how grassroots activists shattered segregation and shaped American history through quiet acts of daily defiance. Perfect for an educational morning commute, this deeply empowering narrative shifts the spotlight to the true engines of social justice. Experience the tense, gripping...

From criminalized silence to defiant political power, explore the resilient queer history of the fight for human rights. Whether you're seeking a deeper understanding of your own identity or expanding your allyship during your commute, this empowering narrative offers a profoundly moving journey...

Trace the turbulent political history of democracy as everyday rebels fought systemic oppression to win our civil rights. Perfect for your daily commute, this inspiring narrative transports you from ancient assemblies to modern battlegrounds where marginalized citizens risked everything to...