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Yes, the Super Bowl is this weekend, but we’re still not forgetting the NFL’s ridiculous policy forbidding players to ta...
02/08/2025

Yes, the Super Bowl is this weekend, but we’re still not forgetting the NFL’s ridiculous policy forbidding players to take a knee during the national anthem.

The NFL’s new policy requiring all players to stand during the national anthem or stay in the locker room has reignited the debate over First Amendment rights and football. ESPN.com Senior Writer Howard Bryant discusses with Alex Witt.

It’s 🏅COVER REVEAL🏅 Friday for Harrison Browne and Rachel Browne!LET US PLAY debunks myths and misconceptions around the...
02/07/2025

It’s 🏅COVER REVEAL🏅 Friday for Harrison Browne and Rachel Browne!

LET US PLAY debunks myths and misconceptions around the volatile debate about the participation of trans, nonbinary, and gender-diverse athletes.

Watch this space in May! 👀

Cover design: Louis Roe

One of Cecile Richards’s greatest achievements at Planned Parenthood was bringing the organization forcefully into the p...
02/07/2025

One of Cecile Richards’s greatest achievements at Planned Parenthood was bringing the organization forcefully into the political arena. May we be like her, strong and resolute.

Primarily known as the president of Planned Parenthood and champion of reproductive rights, Cecile Richards was a feminist activist on more than one front. She brought her A-game to intersectionality in several social justice movements and political arenas. She deserves all the accolades and recogni...

The countdown is on! Leading up to our 175th anniversary, we released the first batch of titles in our new Beacon Press ...
02/07/2025

The countdown is on! Leading up to our 175th anniversary, we released the first batch of titles in our new Beacon Press Classics series!

By Mei Su Bailey | In 2029, Beacon Press will celebrate 175 years of continuous book publishing. In the lead up to that milestone, the Press is drawing from its rich publishing history to reissue a selection of core titles that remain relevant to readers today. The series, “Beacon Press Classics,....

This Black History Month, the paperback release of A BLACK GIRL IN THE MIDDLE is on sale in airport bookstores! If you s...
02/06/2025

This Black History Month, the paperback release of A BLACK GIRL IN THE MIDDLE is on sale in airport bookstores!

If you see a copy in the stacks, take a picture and share it with us in the comments!

Yay! Mel Robbins says Viktor Frankl’s MAN’S SEARCH FOR MEANING is one of her favorite books!
02/06/2025

Yay! Mel Robbins says Viktor Frankl’s MAN’S SEARCH FOR MEANING is one of her favorite books!

The Mel Robbins Podcast: When Nothing Seems to Be Going Your Way, Here’s Exactly What to Do. If nothing seems to be going your way, and when it feels like it’s all too much, today’s episode is for you.

At first glance, adoption may seem like it has nothing to do with religion, but it’s a system that supports and expands ...
02/06/2025

At first glance, adoption may seem like it has nothing to do with religion, but it’s a system that supports and expands a white Christian nationalist agenda.

How the U.S. adoption industry contributes to white Christian nationalism

🚨GIVEAWAY ALERT!🚨David S. Cohen and Carole Joffe’s AFTER DOBBS highlights the hard-working individuals who have kept abo...
02/05/2025

🚨GIVEAWAY ALERT!🚨

David S. Cohen and Carole Joffe’s AFTER DOBBS highlights the hard-working individuals who have kept abortion afloat in the wake of Roe v. Wade’s destruction. Enter our Goodreads giveaway by February 26 for a chance to win a copy!

Enter to win one of 25 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Jan 27-Feb 26, 2025. Enter for a chance to win 1 of 25 first edition copies of After Do...

Our official statement in response to the current wave of anti-trans legislation.To our trans and nonbinary communities:...
02/05/2025

Our official statement in response to the current wave of anti-trans legislation.

To our trans and nonbinary communities: We see you, we love you, and we side with you.

Happy 112th birthday to Rosa Parks! And happy 10th anniversary to Jeanne Theoharis’s THE REBELLIOUS LIFE OF MRS. ROSA PA...
02/05/2025

Happy 112th birthday to Rosa Parks! And happy 10th anniversary to Jeanne Theoharis’s THE REBELLIOUS LIFE OF MRS. ROSA PARKS!

A Q&A with Jeanne Theoharis and Gayatri Patnaik | When I published the original edition, I did so without being able to see a cache of Rosa Parks’s papers that had been held for years by Guernsey’s auction following a dispute over her estate. In late 2014, Howard Buffett, horrified by a news sto...

His EOs are proving that targeting vulnerable groups of people, including vulnerable groups of women, can become an issu...
02/04/2025

His EOs are proving that targeting vulnerable groups of people, including vulnerable groups of women, can become an issue ALL women should care about.

Serene Khader, a philosopher and author of "Faux Feminism: Why We Fall for White Feminism and How We Can Stop," joined ForbesWomen editor Maggie McGrath to t...

02/04/2025

Happy book birthday to Alex Zamalin! 🎆

COUNTERCULTURE, his political and intellectual history of US counterculture and the historical figures who redefined mainstream understandings of freedom, culture, art, and politics, is “a reminder that the struggle is always ongoing” (Dave Zirin).

🚨GIVEAWAY ALERT!🚨David Pakman’s THE ECHO MACHINE delves into how right-wing extremism has led to the fall of critical th...
02/04/2025

🚨GIVEAWAY ALERT!🚨

David Pakman’s THE ECHO MACHINE delves into how right-wing extremism has led to the fall of critical thinking and rise of reactionary politics and what we can do about it. Enter our Goodreads giveaway by February 26 for a chance to win a copy!

Enter to win one of 25 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Jan 27-Feb 26, 2025. Enter for a chance to win 1 of 25 first edition copies of The Echo...

Wonderful turnout for Cheryl L. Neely’s event January 25 for her new book NO HUMAN INVOLVED! She was in conversation wit...
02/03/2025

Wonderful turnout for Cheryl L. Neely’s event January 25 for her new book NO HUMAN INVOLVED! She was in conversation with Ian Shapira. So grateful to Politics and Prose Bookstore for hosting!

In a country that’s supposed to value religious freedom, not talking about religion makes us less safe and less free.
02/03/2025

In a country that’s supposed to value religious freedom, not talking about religion makes us less safe and less free.

Podcast Episode · The Revealer · 01/29/2025 · 35m

Rest in peace, Cecile Richards.
02/01/2025

Rest in peace, Cecile Richards.

Primarily known as the president of Planned Parenthood and champion of reproductive rights, Cecile Richards was a feminist activist on more than one front. She brought her A-game to intersectionality in several social justice movements and political arenas. She deserves all the accolades and recogni...

Look who’s an Oregon Book Award finalist! Fingers crossed!
01/31/2025

Look who’s an Oregon Book Award finalist! Fingers crossed!

From the Broadside vault: Jackie Robinson would’ve turned 106 today. As Howard Bryant put it, he was more radical in ret...
01/31/2025

From the Broadside vault: Jackie Robinson would’ve turned 106 today. As Howard Bryant put it, he was more radical in retirement than he had been as a ball player.

By Howard Bryant | For black men, sports was not as promising an employment opportunity as it appeared. Their bodies were valuable, but beyond playing, chances to coach, evaluate personnel, or run or own teams were as remote as they were in the non-sports world. And as for the Heritage, Jackie Robin...

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