the undercommons

fugitive planning & black study

Fred Moten

In this series of essays Fred Moten and Stefano Harney draw on the theory and practice of the black radical tradition as it supports, inspires, and extends contemporary social and political thought...

The Poorer Nations

A Possible History of the Global South

Vijay Prashad

A truly global history that examines the prospects of a worldwide power shift from North to South. Since the ’70s, the countries of the Global South have struggled to build political...

A History of Pan-African Revolt

C.L.R. James

Originally published in England in 1938 and expanded in 1969, this work remains the classic account of global Black resistance. This concise, accessible history of revolts by African peoples...

Brasil potencia

Entre la integración regional y un nuevo imperialismo

Raúl Zibechi

Zibechi vuelve a echar mano a la siempre bienvenida matriz valórica aprendida y reafirmada en el trabajo colectivo y cotidiano de quienes organizan el presente y el futuro en sus territorios, de...

Divided World Divided Class

Global Political Economy and the Stratification of Labour Under Capitalism

Zak Cope

Divided World Divided Class charts the history of the ‘labour aristocracy’ in the capitalist world system, from its roots in colonialism to its birth and eventual maturation into a...

In the Courts of the Conqueror

The 10 Worst Indian Law Cases Ever Decided

Walter R. Echo-Hawk

The fate of Native Americans has been dependent in large part upon the recognition and enforcement of their legal, political, property, and cultural rights as indigenous peoples by American courts....

The End of White World Supremacy

Four Speeches

Malcolm X

Malcolm X gave black Americans not only their consciousness, but their history, their dignity, and a new pride. No single individual can claim a more important responsibility for a sociological and...

Territories in Resistance

A Cartography of Latin American Social Movements

Raul Zibechi

“Emancipation,” argues Raúl Zibechi, “is not an objective but a way of life.” For the last half century, new and emancipatory social formations have worked to carve out their own territories in...

Inside/Out

Selected Poems

Marilyn Buck

Marilyn Buck was a committed political radical, imprisoned for over thirty years for her revolutionary activities. She was also a prolific writer and poet, publishing her work in a prize-winning...