social movements

A graphic adaptation of Howard Zinn's revisionist history of the United States, chronicling events from 1492 to the War on Terror from the perspective of African-Americans, women, Native Americans, and poor laborers of all nationalities, who have been politically and economically exploited.

A comprehensive resource text that chronicles working American immigrants from 1880 to 2007.

Former special advisor to President Obama, Van Jones writes about his experiences in the White House and offers a critique of where the Obama Campaign "hope bubble" went wrong. Examines Jones's new organization--Rebuild the Dream--and its goals of making the 99% and the 1% more equal and given the same opportunities by law as everyone else.

A veteran reporter chronicles the struggle between moderates and extremists taking place within the Islamic world, citing clerics who challenge al Qaeda violence, women who are launching liberation movements, and former jihadists who openly reject violence.

Provides information on the history of both sides of the gun control debate in the United States.

Describes twelve important events in the U.S. during the 1960s and 1970s, including the assassination of President Kennedy, the killings at Kent State, and the passing of the Civil Rights Act, and imagines how history might have gone had they not happened.

Contains over thirty groups of essays, each of which includes an overview of an issue related to American social and political movements between 1945 and 2000, followed by two opposing opinions. Arranged alphabetically by topic.