U.S. History

Sean Stewart
In four short years (1965–1969), the U.S. underground press grew from five small newspapers to over 500 newspapers. Completely circumventing (and subverting) the establishment media.

Howard Zinn
In this instant classic, recorded on the eve of the quincentennial, legendary historian Howard Zinn returns to the themes he popularized in his masterful A People's History of the United States.

Editor: David Alan Corbin
The dramatic stories of union battles as seen by the leaders, rank-and-file participants, and the journalists who came to West Virginia to cover them.

Editor: Joyce L. Kornbluh
This new edition of a classic is by far the biggest and best source on IWW history, fiction, songs, art, and lore.

Freedom Archives
This DVD exposes illegal surveillance, disruption, and outright murder committed by the U.S. government in the 1950s, '60s, and '70s.

S. Brian Willson
A guidebook for anyone called by conscience to question continued obedience to vertical power structures while longing to reconnect with the human archetypes of cooperation, equity, mutual respect, and empathy.

Michael Fox
Change we can believe in? Travel with Michael Fox and Silvia Leindecker across the United States in 2008 and 2010 and hear the voices of the people impacted by the financial meltdown and its aftermath.

Allen Ruff
The history of the most significant translator, publisher, and distributor of left-wing literature in the United States.

Big Noise Films
This Is What Democracy Looks Like, a co-production of the IMC and Big Noise Films, weaves the footage of over 100 videographers into a gripping document of what really happened on Seattle’s streets in November 1999.

Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, and Sasha Lilley
Howard Zinn, in one of his final interviews, and Noam Chomsky talk with Against the Grain's Sasha Lilley about their lives, motivating politics, and tumultuous times.

William C. Blizzard • Editor: Wess Harris
The definitive insider's history of the 20th century Mine Wars and the treason trial of Bill Blizzard, the fearless leader of the Red Neck Army.

Editor Daniel Burton-Rose
A powerful illumination of a forgotten chapter of the radical social movements of the 1970s in which diverse interests combined forces in a potent rejection of business as usual in the United States.

Leon Rosselson and Robb Johnson
A unique blend of words and music that reflect on Thomas Paine’s life and writings, connecting them to the challenges of the 21st century.

Angela Davis
Angela Davis talks about the history of slavery, the struggles for freedom, and their implications for life in the U.S. today in a speech given on the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade.

Noam Chomsky
A DVD of Noam Chomsky's historic address in June 2009 at Riverside Church in New York with an introduction by Amy Goodman and an exclusive one-on-one interview.

Noam Chomsky
An audio CD of Noam Chomsky's historic address in June 2009 at Riverside Church in New York including an introduction by Amy Goodman.

Jeremy Scahill
This Award winning journalist takes us from the bloodied streets of Iraq to hurricane-ravaged New Orleans to the chambers of power in Washington, to expose Blackwater as the frightening new face of the U.S. war machine.

Howard Zinn
Delivered in the context of the current US war in Iraq, this is a scintillating lecture and discussion by the legendary teacher, historian, playwright, and activist Howard Zinn.

Terry Bisson
Presenting an alternative version of African American history, this novel explores what might have happened if John Brown's 1859 raid on Harper's Ferry had been successful.

Editor: Matt Meyer
Collecting dozens of documents from the past three decades of struggle to free US political prisoners, this resource book is designed for action!

Editor: Lois Ahrens
One out of every hundred adults in the U.S. is in prison. This book provides a crash course in what drives mass incarceration, the human and community costs, and how to stop the numbers from going even higher.

Big Noise Films
Deserter is the journey of Ryan and Jen Johnson--a deserting soldier and his young wife--as they flee across the country to seek refugee status over the Canadian border.

Big Noise Films
In 1994, the Latin Kings became the Latin King and Queen Nation. They claimed to have abandoned their criminal past and to be following in the footsteps of the Black Panthers and the Young Lords.