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• Revolutionary Ghosts of Waldheim Cemetery Andrea Gibbons
  My first real time in Chicago, and so I am so glad Tom thought it was as important to take me to Waldheim Cemetery as I thought it was to go. So many people I have read, looked up to, found inspiration in, are buried there. And not only does Tom h...

• The Emplyment Free Choice Act Debate Daniel Gross
  The labor movement is dedicating much of its energy to passing the law known as the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA).  EFCA has three provisions: 1) increased liability for illegal union-busting during certain critical organizing periods; 2) a...

• Science Fiction and Politics at Think GalactiCon Andrea Gibbons
  It was my first time at Think GalactiCon. And I must admit, it was my first time at any Sci Fi con. And I must further admit that it was my first time really talking about the convergence of science fiction and politics in any real and sustained w...

• Constitutions and Coups: The Honduras Case Cliff Ross
  There's a lot at stake in Honduras and the struggle fits a pattern that can be seen all over Latin America where popular forces square off against their elites in a fight over the rules of the game

• study of prison nursery and community corrections programs Vikki Law
  In Resistance Behind Bars, I cover incarcerated mothers' acts of individual resistance and collective organizing around access to their children. Recently, I learned that mothers imprisoned in Argentina, a country which allows women to choose to k...

• scott crow featured on NPR 'THis American Life' story scott crow
  PM Press author scott crow appeared on a recent profile piece on the NPR radio program 'This American Life' about FBI informant Brandon Darby. The story is entitled 'Turncoat'

• Will the real story please stand up? Darby, democracy and self scott crow
  Do not be afraid, do not stop trusting, and do not stop dreaming of better worlds.

• Speaking on the Bob Edwards Show E. Ethelbert Miller
  Check here to hear the show, and my thoughts about The Fifth Inning. And don't forget I'll be on live on WPFW (DC Pacifica station) on Monday May 25th at 7pm to discuss my work with host Abdul Ali and take phone calls.  You can listen online ...

• Speaking on NPR: How My Mother's Love Teaches Me E. Ethelbert Miller
  Weekend Edition Sunday, May 10, 2009 · In celebration of Mother's Day, writer and poet E. Ethelbert Miller reflects on the importance of mothers who have shaped our lives. Miller is director of the African-American Resources Center at Howar...

• The politics of my street Andrea Gibbons
  I walked down my street today, past the thick smoke of Bernie’s, fragrant with teriyaki chicken, past the house slowly collapsing on itself (its porch the latest casualty of neglect, and boasting a new chain link fence compliments of the cit...

• "Don`t Buy Beer from Strangers" Ryan Jones
  Many of us have personally gotten to know a lot of good beers, but have we gotten to know good brewers? If you don`t work in a brewery or have a friend who does, then chances are you don`t personally know too many professional beer makers. Well, I...

• Bay Area Switchblade Launch Summer Brenner
  Last night near downtown Berkeley, a small Victorian house was crowded with well-wishers for the launch of Switchblade Books and the publication of The Jook by Gary Phillips and I-5 by Summer Brenner. Usually, a sizeable party would spill onto the...

• 5th Inning Named Best Memoir of Spring Andrea Gibbons
  Book Review Editor Grace Cavalieri has named The Fifth Inning as the best memoir of Spring 2009! To see who else made the list you can go to the The Monserrat Review. And to buy your own copy? Just click on the image!

• Brewery Ecology, Sustainability, Community, and You Ryan Jones
  Imagine it…an America where barley and other grains are grown locally on organic sustainable farms, malted at local sustainable malt houses, and brewed locally at sustainable breweries. A place where the hops, spices and other ingredients u...

• Tucson Festival of Books Andrea Gibbons
  It makes me so happy that my hometown had its first annual book festival this weekend. And to be there with a table full of books and cds and dvds I can be proud of? Even better.   The PM table was busy, very busy, and I am thorough...