The Indypendent
Books
“Capitalism: A Global History” by Harvard professor Sven Beckert lays out his argument on the origins of capitalism in his drawn out but ultimately compelling book.
Longtime attorney Flint Taylor’s new book tells the story of the People’s Law Collective which grew out of the radical movements of the late 1960s.
Two new books shed light on 30 years of struggle to end immigrant detention in New Jersey and beyond.
The Weather Underground As Seen Through A Child’s Eyes
The Weather Underground carried out a string of bombings in the early 1970s to protest the Vietnam War and corporate greed. Decades later, the child of two of the group’s most well-known leaders shares his story of life on the lam.
Overseers Everywhere—Still We Rise
In his new book, “The Overseer Class” Steven Thrasher lays out his theory of the “phenomenon in which people from marginalized populations amass power not by uplifting people from the communities they come from, but by collectively cracking the skulls of their own.”
Remembering a Forgotten Jewish Left
The book chronicles the history of the Bund, a Jewish progressive movement that flourished in the 20th century
LittlePuss Press Celebrates Trans Community, Indie Publishing Ethos
Founded during the COVID pandemic, the press, which publishes trans writers, values the community art creates as much as the art itself
Book Review: How We Lost Roe to an Anti-Choice Minority
Amy Littlefield engages readers with a mystery novel-like structure of her investigation into the downfall of Roe v. Wade
“Broken Land Dreams” Combines Magical Realism With Satire
A retired high school social worker and disillusioned Brooklynite joins forces with former students and peers to resist the Right in David Forbes’ piece of speculative fiction.