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• Wages for Housework

  the Feminist Fight Against Unpaid Labor

  Callaci, Emily, 1981-

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  The international story of Selma James, Silvia Federici, Mariarosa Dalla Costa, Wilmette Brown, and Margaret Prescod, whose movement demanded wages for traditionally unpaid care work, such as cleaning, child-rearing, and cooking in the home.

• Holy Ground

  on Activism, Environmental Justice, and Finding Hope

  Flowers, Catherine Coleman

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  In Holy Ground, Catherine Coleman Flowers addresses environmental justice, focusing on vulnerable rural communities of color. Drawing from history, personal experiences, and her faith, she advocates for clean, sustainable environments, highlighting…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• You Only Get What You're Organized to Take

  Lessons From the Movement to End Poverty

  Theoharis, Liz

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  One of the nation's leading anti-poverty organizers and moral voices shares the largely untold story of the movement to end poverty, open to all, and led by the poor themselves.

• Belonging Without Othering

  How We Save Ourselves and the World

  powell, john a., 1947-

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  Belonging without Othering explores how division and oppression stem from seeing others as fundamentally different. john a. powell and Stephen Menendian argue for a new paradigm of belonging—one that embraces diversity, challenges exclusion, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Anti-ableist Manifesto

  Smashing Stereotypes, Forging Change, and Building a Disability-inclusive World

  Yu, Tiffany

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  In The Anti-Ableist Manifesto, Tiffany Yu explores how to dismantle ableism and build a more inclusive world. Blending personal experience and practical guidance, she empowers readers to embrace disability pride, challenge bias, and create lasting…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Solidarity

  the Past, Present, and Future of a World-changing Idea

  Hunt-Hendrix, Leah

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  Let the Lord Sort Them traces the rise and fall of the death penalty in Texas through the lives of those it touched, revealing how capital punishment reflects America’s struggles with justice, retribution, and the myths we tell about crime.

• Let the Lord Sort Them

  the Rise and Fall of the Death Penalty

  Chammah, Maurice

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  Let the Lord Sort Them offers a powerful, deeply reported look at the rise and decline of the death penalty in Texas. Through judges, lawyers, prisoners, and executioners, it reveals what capital punishment says about justice, history, and American…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dirty Work

  Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America

  Press, Eyal

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  An urgent report from the front lines of "dirty work"-the work that society considers essential but morally compromised.

• You're the Only One I've Told

  the Stories Behind Abortion

  Shah, Meera, Dr

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  In You're the Only One I’ve Told, Dr. Meera Shah shares real abortion stories from people of diverse backgrounds, challenging stigma and revealing the personal, complex realities behind this vital healthcare issue with empathy, honesty, and powerful…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The New Jim Crow

  Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

  Alexander, Michelle

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  Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow powerfully argues that mass incarceration is a modern system of racial caste in America. A landmark work in criminal justice reform, it has inspired widespread activism and remains essential reading a decade…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How We Show Up

  Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community

  Birdsong, Mia

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  A provocative, essential guide to showing up for each other and cultivating community, from activist, community organizer and thought leader whose viral TED talk has been viewed more than 1.8 million times.

• A Queer History of the United States for Young People

  Chevat, Richie

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  A Queer History of the United States for Young People shares powerful stories of LGBTQ figures throughout U.S. history, inspiring young readers to take pride in the past and use it as a guide for building a more inclusive future.

• A People's History of the United States

  Zinn, Howard, 1922-2010

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  Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States tells America’s story from the ground up, highlighting the voices of workers, women, and marginalized groups, and revealing how real change has always come from grassroots struggle—not those in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States

  Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne, 1938-

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  The first history of the United States told from the perspective of indigenous peoples. Spanning more than four hundred years, this classic bottom-up peoples' history radically reframes US history and explodes the silences that have haunted our…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bad Feminist

  Gay, Roxane

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  In Bad Feminist, Roxane Gay blends sharp wit and cultural critique in essays on politics, race, feminism, and pop culture, offering a candid, insightful look at identity, growth, and the contradictions of living—and resisting—in today’s world.

• Just Mercy

  a Story of Justice and Redemption

  Stevenson, Bryan

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  The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama recounts his experiences as a lawyer working to assist those desperately in need, reflecting on his pursuit of the ideal of compassion in American justice.

• Sister Outsider

  Essays and Speeches

  Lorde, Audre

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  n this charged collection of fifteen essays and speeches, Lorde takes on sexism, racism, ageism, homophobia, and class, and propounds social difference as a vehicle for action and change. Her prose is incisive, unflinching, and lyrical, reflecting…Read moreRead more of this annotation