Angela Davis has written and lectured extensively on a variety of historical, social, political, and economic issues.
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Targeting the Sex Buyer. The Swedish Example: Stopping Prostitution and Trafficking Where It All Begins
September 4, 2011
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“He could be your neighbor, even your best friend. Or perhaps he is a colleague at work, or someone you talked to at a party last weekend.
The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
August 17, 2010
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Investigative journalist Naomi Klein speaking on “The Rise of Disaster Capitalism” is a PM Press DVD produced by Bonobo Films. It consists of a brilliant 65-minute talk Naomi gave on May 19, 2008
The Cove
June 17, 2010
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Underwater cameras capture the peaceful sway of sea plants beneath the surface in Taiji, Japan. As the scene progresses, the plants become obscured by creeping wafts of dolphin blood. Rapidly, the entire screen turns crimson, the ocean water thick with the grisly evidence of slaughtered dolphins. The Cove, a 2009 Oceanic Preservation Society film, follows a team of activists
You Don’t Play With Revolution: The Montreal Lectures of C. L. R. James
June 8, 2010
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Renowned as an anti-colonial theorist, intellectual and political activist, C. L. R. James has written books that represent some of the most daring anti-capitalist works of the 20th century. He is best appreciated for pushing readings of Marx beyond what even Marx himself may have originally envisioned.
The Holocaust and the Henmaid’s Tale
February 1, 2010
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Karen Davis’ The Holocaust and the Henmaid’s Tale is a heretical book in the very best of senses. Davis challenges the firmly held beliefs of a society that systematically devalues the lives of nonhuman animals as a means of justifying their exploitation
The Fire and the Word: A History of the Zapatista Movement
December 27, 2009
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This richly illustrated and designed volume, featuring indigenous art and photographs on nearly every page and unprecedented interviews with members of the early villages, is a result of the seven years Mexican journalist Gloria Muñoz Ramírez’ spent with the Zapatistas in Southern Chiapas.



November 11, 2011
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