<div>&ldquo;This collection contains everything we need to understand the world that gave us Trump, and to arm ourselves for the battles to come&rdquo; (Sarah Jaffe, author of Necessary Trouble: Americans in Revolt). The Democratic Party and mainstream liberal organizations have shown themselves to be completely inadequate to address the key questions facing working people today. The corporate-friendly wing of the party, especially in the aftermath of the Great Recession in 2008, has created conditions that led to the Trump phenomenon in the international context of rising right-wing populism. These essays from a wide variety of thinkers delve into topics of economic inequality and exploitation, gender and cultural identity, and how the neglect of the working class by establishment politicians has had consequences that urgently need to be addressed.</div>

US Politics in an Age of Uncertainty

<div>The author of Race for Profit carries out &ldquo;[a] searching examination of the social, political and economic dimensions of the prevailing racial order&rdquo; (Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow). In this winner of the Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize for an Especially Notable Book, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor &ldquo;not only exposes the canard of color-blindness but reveals how structural racism and class oppression are joined at the hip&rdquo; (Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Freedom Dreams). The eruption of mass protests in the wake of the police murders of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner in New York City have challenged the impunity with which officers of the law carry out violence against black people and punctured the illusion of a post-racial America. The Black Lives Matter movement has awakened a new generation of activists. In this stirring and insightful analysis, activist and scholar Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor surveys the historical and contemporary ravages of racism and the persistence of structural inequality, such as mass incarceration and black unemployment. In this context, she argues that this new struggle against police violence holds the potential to reignite a broader push for black liberation. &ldquo;This brilliant book is the best analysis we have of the #BlackLivesMatter moment of the long struggle for freedom in America. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor has emerged as the most sophisticated and courageous radical intellectual of her generation.&rdquo; &mdash;Dr. Cornel West, author of Race Matters &ldquo;A must read for everyone who is serious about the ongoing praxis of freedom.&rdquo; &mdash;Barbara Ransby, author of Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement &ldquo;[A] penetrating, vital analysis of race and class at this critical moment in America&rsquo;s racial history.&rdquo; &mdash;Gary Younge, author of The Speech: The Story Behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.&#39;s Dream</div>

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From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation

<div>Black feminists remind us &ldquo;that America&rsquo;s destiny is inseparable from how it treats [black women] and the nation ignores this truth at its peril&rdquo; (The New York Review of Books). Winner of the 2018 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Nonfiction &ldquo;If Black women were free, it would mean that everyone else would have to be free.&rdquo; &mdash;Combahee River Collective Statement The Combahee River Collective, a path-breaking group of radical black feminists, was one of the most important organizations to develop out of the antiracist and women&rsquo;s liberation movements of the 1960s and 70s. In this collection of essays and interviews edited by activist-scholar Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, founding members of the organization and contemporary activists reflect on the legacy of its contributions to Black feminism and its impact on today&rsquo;s struggles. &ldquo;A striking collection that should be immediately added to the Black feminist canon.&rdquo; &mdash;Bitch Media &ldquo;An essential book for any feminist library.&rdquo; &mdash;Library Journal &ldquo;As white feminism has gained an increasing amount of coverage, there are still questions as to how black and brown women&rsquo;s needs are being addressed. This book, through a collection of interviews with prominent black feminists, provides some answers.&rdquo; &mdash;The Independent &ldquo;For feminists of all kinds, astute scholars, or anyone with a passion for social justice, How We Get Free is an invaluable work.&rdquo; &mdash;Ethnic and Racial Studies Journal</div>

How We Get Free

<div>“Offers critical insights into the whirlwind pandemic and racism have reaped . . . Politics, history, strategy, and tactics are all that our side has.” —Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, author of Race for Profit “In the United States, being poor and Black makes you more likely to get sick. Being poor, Black, and sick makes you more likely to die. Your proximity to death makes you disposable.” The uprising of 2020 marked a new phase in the unfolding Movement for Black Lives. The brutal killings of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor, and countless other injustices large and small, were the match that lit the spark of the largest protest movement in US history, a historic uprising against racism and the politics of disposability that the Covid-19 pandemic lays bare. In this urgent and incisive collection of new interviews bookended by two new essays, Marc Lamont Hill critically examines the “pre-existing conditions” that have led us to this moment of crisis and upheaval, guiding us through both the perils and possibilities, and helping us imagine an abolitionist future. “Marc Lamont Hill doesn’t shy away from the difficult questions, and he is willing to tell the hard truth. In this powerful book, his insight and commitment to justice leap from every page. Read it, be informed, and feel fortified in these trying times. Hill models what Henry James called ‘perception at the pitch of passion.’” —Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., New York Times bestselling author of Begin Again “A brilliant, timely, and inspirational book . . . paints a beautiful picture of possibilities for the future.” —Tarana Burke, founder of the Me Too movement</div>

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