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Becoming the Media: A Critical History of Clamor Magazine

5. March 2010

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Becoming the Media: A Critical History of Clamor Magazine

Becoming the Media provides an in-depth analysis of the intersectional radical and left wing publication Clamor, which emerged with Independent Media Centre movement after the 1999 WTO protests in Seattle and was a staple read for do-it-yourself revolutionaries during its seven year run. In this concisely written case study, Clamor co-founder Jen Angel shares the inner workings of the award winning, nationally distributed magazine. She offers useful suggestions and analysis for media projects, the evolving publication landscape, and the importance of understanding how media functions within social movements for social movements.

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Bottlemania: Big Business, Local Springs, and the Battle Over America’s Drinking Water

7. February 2010

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Bottlemania: Big Business, Local Springs, and the Battle Over America’s Drinking Water

In mid-January, I received a mass email asking me to donate $10 for bottled water and other supplies for participants in an important immigrant rights march in Phoenix.

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Colectivo Solidario, El anarcosindicalismo español. Una historia en imagenes

7. February 2010

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Colectivo Solidario, El anarcosindicalismo español. Una historia en imagenes

Marking the centenary of Solidaridad Obrera, this extensive graphic history of the Spanish libertarian tradition is one of the most recent books published by the Confederación Sindical Solidaridad Obrera.

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The Holocaust and the Henmaid’s Tale

1. February 2010

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The Holocaust and the Henmaid’s Tale

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

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Armed Madhouse

19. January 2010

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Armed Madhouse

Palast’s Armed Madhouse (2007) is a witty but hard hitting critique on some of the recent political news stories in the past few years. Most of the book is spent probing the missed opportunities that occurred during President George W. Bush’s administration.

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The Lifelong Activist: Changing the World Without Losing Your Way

2. December 2009

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The Lifelong Activist: Changing the World Without Losing Your Way

As an activist, being effective is more important than merely being busy. A hectic schedule does not automatically translate into social change and doing more is not the same as achieving more.

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The Culture of Punishment: Prison, Society and Spectacle

2. December 2009

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The Culture of Punishment: Prison, Society and Spectacle

It is impossible to come in contact with commercial media and not be exposed to the specter of criminal justice as entertainment. Turn on the news and you can see car chases. Turn on afternoon fare and it is syndicated reality shows featuring people being chased down by police.

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Death Squads or Self-Defense Forces? How Paramilitary Groups Emerge and Challenge Democracy in Latin America

29. November 2009

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Death Squads or Self-Defense Forces? How Paramilitary Groups Emerge and Challenge Democracy in Latin America

The Georgia-based School of the Americas has been the convergence point for many years for activists concerned about the United States' impact on Latin American policy.

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Snitching: Criminal Informants and the Erosion of American Justice

29. November 2009

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Snitching: Criminal Informants and the Erosion of American Justice

Incidents such as that of activist Brandon Darby informing on fellow activists, and the Tulia, Texas drug arrests scandal are but two examples of a trend that law enforcement has increasingly relied on as a method for policing, but which is increasingly returning disastrous results.

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The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and Chicago Police Murdered A Black Panther

27. November 2009

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The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and Chicago Police Murdered A Black Panther

Among some circles, Fred Hampton is a luminary without peers. Though new generations may only catch his reference in a song, his legacy in Chicago and to the Black liberation movement is without question.

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From Toussaint to Tupac: The Black International since the Age of Revolution

27. November 2009

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From Toussaint to Tupac: The Black International since the Age of Revolution

Black Panther Party leader Huey Newton perhaps explained Black revolutionary nationalism best when he drew lines against what he called reactionary nationalism. Revolutionary nationalism is a force that sees capital and the ruling order in a fundamentally different way;

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