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.
Socialist Discussion - Visions of a New World
By Bill Fletcher, Jr., Jacobin Magazine | Book Review
How the Prison-Industrial Complex Destroys Lives
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview
The Internet Is in Danger of Being Strangled by Commercialism
By Robert McChesney, The New Press | Book Excerpt
The Common Denominator in Gun Massacres Is Military-Style Weapons Championed for Profit
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview
How the Gun Industry Is Killing Americans
By Tom Diaz, The New Press | Book Excerpt
Can Capitalism Tolerate a Democratic Internet? An Interview With Media Expert Robert McChesney
By Anne Elizabeth Moore, Truthout | Interview
How the Financial Plutocracy Tugs the Leash on the Two-Party Duopoly
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview
A DC Insider Explains How the Wall Street Lobby Owns DC: Crony Capitalism Prevails at Every Turn
By Jeff Connaughton, Prospecta Press | Book Excerpt
Al Gore: My Vision of the Future
By Al Gore, Random House Books | Book Excerpt
Sonia Sotomayor: From a Bronx Housing Project to the Supreme Court
By Sonia Sotomayor, Random House | Book Excerpt
The Militarization of the National Security State
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview
American Militarism: Costs and Consequences
By Melvin Goodman, City Lights Books | Book Excerpt
Our Food Is Being Hijacked by Monopolizing Corporations
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview
Rebecca Solnit on How Disasters Can Move Us From a Sense of Self-Interest to a Sense of Community
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview
Mainstream Media Taking Aim at the Elderly
By Staff, Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting | Report
How Richard Nixon Sabotaged 1968 Vietnam Peace Talks to Get Elected President
By Robert Parry, The Media Consortium | Book Excerpt
America's False History Allows the Powerful to Commit Crimes Without Consequence
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview
The Challenge of the Era of Technological Abundance
By Gar Alperovitz, Democracy Collaborative Press | Serialized Book
When Democracy Is Trumped by the Excesses of Capitalism
By Richard D Wolff, Haymarket Books | Book Excerpt
Is There an Alternative for Capitalist Economics and Politics? Richard Wolff Says Yes
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview
We Are Being Nuked With False Information on Atomic Energy
By Gar Smith, Chelsea Green Publishing | Book Excerpt
The Corporate "Heist" of the United States Government Began With a Memo in 1971
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview
The Onion Book of Known Knowledge: Full Color Excerpt, By America's Top Satirical Newswriters
By The Onion, The Onion Inc. | Book Excerpt
Lee Camp Offers a "Moment of Clarity" for Truthout Readers
, Truthout | Video
