As part of its commitment to providing independent information and resources to its readers, Truthout chooses a "progressive pick" every week: an independent book or DVD that we find thought-provoking and insightful. Each week, we provide articles, excerpts and interviews about the progressive pick, and also offer you a chance to receive the book or DVD with a donation to Truthout. Our progressive pick-related articles are archived below.
An American Journey Across Expendable Communities and People
By Joe Sacco and Chris Hedges, Nation Books | Book Excerpt
Truthout Interviews Chris Hedges About Why Revolt Is All We Have Left
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview
Changing Wealth Ownership to Reduce Inequality
By Gar Alperovitz, Democracy Collaborative Press | Serialized Book
Mike Lofgren: A Devil's Dictionary
By Mike Lofgren, Viking Press | Book Excerpt
We All Need Heroes
By Leslie Thatcher, Truthout | Interview
An Interview With Mike Lofgren, Author of "The Party Is Over"
By Leslie Thatcher, Truthout | Interview
Michelle Alexander on the Irrational Race Bias of the Criminal Justice and Prison Systems
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview
Q & A With Tom Morello: "I've Never Been Afraid of the Truth on My Records ..."
By Jason Leopold, Truthout | Interview
America's Current Racial Caste System - We Need to Ensure That It Is Our Last
By Michelle Alexander, The New Press | Book Excerpt
America Beyond Capitalism
By Gar Alperovitz, Democracy Collaborative Press | Serialized Book
To Disagree Is to Be Put on the Enemies List
By Howard Zinn, City Lights Publishers | Book Excerpt
America Beyond Capitalism: An "Evolutionary Reconstruction" of the System Is Necessary and Possible
By Gar Alperovitz, Democracy Collaborative Press | Book Excerpt
Howard Zinn Would Not Have Been Surprised by Occupy
By Matthew Rothschild, City Lights Books | Book Excerpt
Paul Krugman: To End This Depression, What Do We Do Now?
By Paul Krugman, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. | Book Excerpt
The World's 99% Knows Capitalism Is Failing and Believes That Change Is Possible
By Joseph E Stiglitz, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. | Book Excerpt
Exclusive: Interview With Chris Hayes
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview
Chris Hayes | 1% Pathologies
By Chris Hayes, Crown Publishers | Book Excerpt
Chris Hayes' Twilight of the Elites: A Review
By Alexis Goldstein, Live to Try | Book Review
How the 1 Percent and Transnational Corporations Hijacked Our Political System and What to Do About It
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview
How Inequality Wrecks Everything We Care About
By Chuck Collins, Berrett-Koehler Publishers | Book Excerpt
An Interview With Medea Benjamin About the Life-and-Death Decisions of Drone Warfare
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview
Medea Benjamin on How Drones May Be Used Against US Citizens Soon
By Medea Benjamin, OR Books | Book Excerpt
Imposing White "Eurocentric" Education on Mexican-American Students in Tucson: The Suppression of History
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview
Truthout Contributor Richard Wolff on Challenging Capitalism in His New Book, "Occupy the Economy"
By Matt Renner, Truthout | Interview
Capitalism Is Taboo in America
By Richard D Wolff, City Lights Publishers | Book Excerpt
Creating a New Economy for the Poor, Starting With Women in the Third World
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Video
Inside the Mind of a Microcredit Icon: Truthout Interviews Director of "Bonsai People," a Film on Mohammad Yunus
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview
Noam Chomsky: Occupy Points to a "Different Way of Living"
By John Feffer, Foreign Policy in Focus | Book Review
The Republican Brain on the Republican Brain
By Chris Mooney, Truthout | Op-Ed
