The Revenge of History

The Battle for the 21st Century

Seamus Milne

From 9/11 to the Arab Spring and beyond–encompassing the economic crisis, the rise of China, and conflicts in the Middle East–The Revenge of History turns the orthodoxies of the past...

Drone Warfare

Killing By Remote Control

Medea Benjamin

Drone Warfare is the first comprehensive analysis of one of the fastest growing—and most secretive—fronts in global conflict: the rise of robot warfare. In 2000, the Pentagon had fewer than...

Anarchists Against the Wall

Direct Action and Solidarity with the Palestinian Popular Struggle

Uri Gordon

Part of a small but growing phenomenon in Israel since 2003, Anarchists Against the Wall have been boldly challenging the Segregation Barrier and generalized violence against occupied Palestine....

Howard Zinn on War

Howard Zinn

This second edition of Howard Zinn on War is a collection of twenty-six short writings chosen by the author to represent his thinking on a subject that concerned and fascinated him...

The CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting

Dark Deeds & Derring-Do from 1950 to Today

Abner Smith

A stirring work that offers a chilling glimpse into the negligence, greed, murder, and, at times, comical disorganization behind some of the CIA’s most controversial secret operations, this book...

Throwing Stones at the Moon

Narratives from Colombians Displaced by Violence

Max Schoening

For nearly five decades, Colombia has been embroiled in internal armed conflict among guerrilla groups, paramilitary militias, and the country’s own military. Civilians in Colombia have to make...

The Road Map to Negotiations

Prison Writings III

Abdullah Öcalan

The Road Map to Negotiations is an extraordinary document. It was the centerpiece of the secret dialogue process between Abdullah Öcalan and the Turkish state that started in 2009...

Paramilitarism and the Assault on Democracy in Haiti

Jeb Sprague

In this path-breaking book, Jeb Sprague investigates the dangerous world of right-wing paramilitarism in Haiti and its role in undermining the democratic aspirations of the Haitian people. Sprague...

Hurt

Notes on Torture in a Modern Democracy

Kristen Williams

Hurt is Portland activist Kristian Williams' collection of articles and interviews on the history, psychology, and current state of torture in democratic societies. Williams, author of...