Priscilla Meets the President
The final installment in a four-part, illustrated children’s book series humanizes the unhoused, explores tough topics and still manages a happy ending.
The Indypendent
Eleanor J. Bader
An incisive new book calls into question the idea of the U.S. as a “pro-family” nation.
Poverty and Powerlessness: One Woman’s Journey Amid the “Struggling Class”
Sociologist Celine-Marie Pascale reported from some of the poorest regions of the US where low pay, coupled with the high cost of housing and health care, have propelled millions of workers into a bleak economic corner that few can escape.
A City Fights for Its Public Colleges
New book explores lessons learned during the five-year battle to save the City College of San Francisco.
Poor Queer Studies Enters Daily Life
It’s a well-documented fact that the US system of higher education steers all but the most exceptional Black, Brown…
New Exhibit Takes Aim at Gun Culture and Its Pathologies
As mass shootings become “normal” again from Atlanta to Boulder, Karen M. Gutfreund invites to explore the toxic culture that feeds our gun obsession.
War No More: 250 Years of Military Dissenters and Deserters Celebrated in New Book
From the Revolutionary War onward, dissident U.S. soldiers have defied the brass and fought for peace.
Marisel Vera’s new novel chronicles the joys and sorrows of a Puerto Rican family displaced from one U.S. colony to another.
Fifty Years of a Black Panther Friendship
Former Baltimore Black Panther Eddie Conway did 44 years for a crime he likely did not commit. During that time, he struck up a close friendship with Paul Coates that continues to this day despite their differences.
