American Labor & Radicalism
This section includes books (both nonfiction and fiction) as well as ephemera related to labor unions and activism, grassroots political organization in fields such as environmentalism and free speech, and the underground press. Our holdings range from academic historical works and labor-themed novels to original leaflets and pamphlets.
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Angry workers' bulletin [both issues published]
Berkeley: the Bulletin, 1986, 1987. Two issues, apparently all that were published; staplebound wraps, 8.5x11 inches. First issue has a penned notation on the front cover altering the title to "Angry Smurkers' Bulletin;" otherwise very good. Analysis "from a social revolutionary class war perspective," by a small group of self-described ex-anarchists. More about Angry workers' bulletin [both issues published
Cat.No: 236120
Angry workers' bulletin. No. 2
Berkeley: the Bulletin, 1987. Second, and last, issue of the short-lived publication; 45p., staplebound wraps, 8.5x11 inches. Some stains to cover, corner creased, a reading copy. Analysis "from a social revolutionary class war perspective," as stated in the previous issue, by a small group of self-described ex-anarchists. More about Angry workers' bulletin. No. 2
Cat.No: 236122
Announcement: We invite you to visit the Comrades Lunch Room upstairs in Machinists Hall, 531 Eleventh St. A good home cooked meal 25c [invitation card]
Oakland, CA: [International Association of Machinists], [192-?]. 2.5x4 inch card, very good, printed one side. Socialist notables including James P. Cannon spoke at the Hall in the early 1920s. More about Announcement: We invite you to visit the Comrades Lunch Room upstairs in Machinists Hall, 531...
Cat.No: 180894
Announcing the End of the World's Fair. San Francisco, May 12, 1984
San Francisco, CA: The End of the World's Fair, 1984. Four-panel brochure made from folded 8.5x11 inch sheet, illustrated with cartoons of costumed punks and freaks. The Fair was a radical cultural festival and parade held in S.F.'s Dolores Park, which included floats on themes such as "Prisoners of daily..... More about Announcing the End of the World's Fair. San Francisco, May 12, 1984
Cat.No: 138579
Another UPS'er for the Hoffa slate! [pinback button]
Philadelphia: 1996. 2.25 inch diameter pin, very good, on a card signed by the designer, Don Howell, Jr., certifying that "This button is from the original run of 250 buttons printed in the city of Philadelphia" for the 1996 campaign for Teamster international officers. More about Another UPS'er for the Hoffa slate! [pinback button
Cat.No: 231078
Answer the critics of F.E.P.C. Try this quiz at home
Washington, D.C. National Council for a Permanent F.E.P.C., [1945]. 15p., illustrated wraps, very good. Pamphlet supporting S-101 and H.R. 2232, laws intended to make the wartime Fair Employment Practice Committee legislation (prohibiting discrimination against Black and other minority workers) permanent. Lists common objections to the law ("Conflicts and even race..... More about Answer the critics of F.E.P.C. Try this quiz at home
Cat.No: 168168
Anti-Apartheid Action! [five issues]
Oakland: Bay Area Free South Africa Movement, 1985-1986. Five issues of the 8.5x11 inch newsletter, 4 to 8 pages per issue, generally very good, one with a penned name. Issues present are June/July, August, and October 1985, Dec. 1985/Jan. 1986, and April-May 1986. More about Anti-Apartheid Action! [five issues
Cat.No: 239785
Anti-Bakke Decision Coalition / Smash Bakke / Demonstrate! / Nationwide Spring Offensive [pinback button]
San Jose, CA: the Coalition; mfg. by Ho-Sale Ent. [197-]. 1.75-inch diameter pin, black design on red background. Metal back has some rust. More about Anti-Bakke Decision Coalition / Smash Bakke / Demonstrate! / Nationwide Spring Offensive [pinback...
Cat.No: 203695
Anti-Bakke Decision Coalition Newsletter. Vol. 1 no. 3 (April 1978)
San Francisco: the Coalition, 1978. 6p., 8.5x11 inches, very good. Much on organizing around the country to protest the Bakke decision, which challenged affirmative action programs by invalidating the use of racial quotas. The Coalition formed under the primary direction of I Wor Kuen, together with activists from other organizations. More about Anti-Bakke Decision Coalition Newsletter. Vol. 1 no. 3 (April 1978
Cat.No: 236111
The anti-mass: methods of organization for collectives
[New Haven, CT]: Anti-mass Collective, 1970. 56p., 4x5 inches, illustrated, first edition booklet in slightly soiled stapled cream wraps, staples rusted with a little migration, good-only copy. Anarchist work, promoting underground collectives. More about The anti-mass: methods of organization for collectives
Cat.No: 64576
Anti-mass: methods of organization for collectives
Montreal: Kersplebedeb, n.d. 19p., stapled wraps. Zine-style photocopied version of a classic Anarchist work, promoting underground collectives. More about Anti-mass: methods of organization for collectives
Cat.No: 131048
Antipode: a radical journal of geography [vol. 2, nos. 2 and 3]
Worcester, MA: Antipode, 1979. Two issues of the journal, 90 pages each, 8.5x11 inches; mild toning, otherwise very good. The themes of the two issues are Human-Environment Relations and The Urban Problematic. More about Antipode: a radical journal of geography [vol. 2, nos. 2 and 3
Cat.No: 217298
April 15 [pinback button depicting a dove escaping from a dollar sign]
Mfg. by Larry Fox, n.d. 1.25 inch pin, blue and white. Manufactured by Larry Fox in New York State. There were major antiwar demonstrations on this date in 1967 and 1970. More about April 15 [pinback button depicting a dove escaping from a dollar sign
Cat.No: 207519
April 22. Kezar Stadium [poster]
San Francisco: Bay Area April 22 Coalition, [1972]. 10.5x18 inch poster, design adapted from a Cuban poster depicting falling bombs with the face of Richard Nixon. Small spot of foxing, otherwise very good. Advertises an event with speakers including Dick Gregory, Gloria Fontanez, Dave Dellinger and Le Anh Tu. More about April 22. Kezar Stadium [poster
Cat.No: 212433
April elections a sham - Maintain the embargo against Rhodesia [handbill]
Boston, MA: Southern Africa Organizing Committee; Boston Coalition for the Liberation of Southern Africa, [1979]. Single 8.5x11 inch sheet, printed both sides, light wear. Argues that the Rhodesian elections were a face-saving move by Ian Smith's government that failed to share real power with Africans in the country. This leaflet... More about April elections a sham - Maintain the embargo against Rhodesia [handbill
Cat.No: 176990
Are you a sucker? This short simple test will help you find out. [leaflet]
n.p. n.pub. [198-?]. Single small sheet, 4.25x4.75 inches, bright red Anarchy symbol in background, overprinted with black text. List of nine yes or no questions, such as "Do you think the police are there to protect your rights?" "If you answered yes to any of the above, then yes, you..... More about Are you a sucker? This short simple test will help you find out. [leaflet
Cat.No: 169129
Are You Being Discriminated Against Because of AIDS/ARC? [brochure]
San Francisco: San Francisco Human Rights Commission, [1986?]. Eight-panel brochure folded to 3.5x8.5 inches, information on legal rights, list of services and resources, very good on light blue stock with Coit Tower and other SF sites drawn on front panel. More about Are You Being Discriminated Against Because of AIDS/ARC? [brochure
Cat.No: 238067
Are You Being Discriminated Against Because of Your Sexual Orientation? [brochure]
New York: The Lesbian & Gay Discrimination Documentation Project of the New York City Commission on Human Rights, [1985]. Eight-panel brochure folded to 3.5x8.5 inches, very good on peach stock. Includes extensive information on discrimation by employers and on the Project with community contacts including S.A.G.E. & B.W.M.T...... More about Are You Being Discriminated Against Because of Your Sexual Orientation? [brochure
Cat.No: 237940
Are you one of the 5 million?
New York: Daily Worker, [1937?]. Pamphlet. 10p., illustrated wraps with minor edge wear else very good condition, illus., 5x7 inches Promotional pamphlet for the Communist Party's Daily Worker. "Five million Americans are swallowing poison each day. They are swallowing it not through their mouths, but through their eyes. They are... More about Are you one of the 5 million?
Cat.No: 48117
Arizona's Hispanic perspective; 38th Arizona town hall, research report prepared by the University of Arizona, May 17-20, 1981
Phoenix: Arizona Academy, 1981. Paperback. xxxii, 244p., summary of recommendations, list of participants, bibliography, illustrated with figures, maps, very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. More about Arizona's Hispanic perspective; 38th Arizona town hall, research report prepared by the...
Cat.No: 40331
Arm the Spirit. [three issues]
Hamilton; Toronto: the journal, 1992-1999. Three issues of the autonomist/anti-imperialist journal, very good, 8.5x11 inches. Issues present are 11, 12 and 17, the latter much thicker and spiralbound. Coverage of the LA riots/uprising, the end of the Red Army Fraction, ETA's resumption of armed struggle, and more. More about Arm the Spirit. [three issues
Cat.No: 194884
ARM. No. 2
Berkeley: Committee for the American Revolutionary Movement, [197-]. 12p. tabloid format newspaper, evenly toned, horizontal fold, otherwise very good. Edited by Al Bari and Elizabeth Bloch, with artwork by Skira. Cover story imagines Batman as a wino, having fallen into despondence after disillusionment with the criminal justice system. Includes the... More about ARM. No. 2
Cat.No: 213402
Art and Literature: readings from before and after the death of Mao Tse-tung
n.p. n.pub. 1978. [48p.], 8.5x11 inch sheets stapled together at upper left corner; old price label on first page. Articles reprinted from the Chinese press in English, with a new introduction and questions to consider. Associated with the Revolutionary Communist Party, thus showing preference for the Mao-era attitude. More about Art and Literature: readings from before and after the death of Mao Tse-tung
Cat.No: 233851
Art for humanity [Issues 3 and 4]
Denver: Renaissance Artists and Writers Association, [1977]. Two issues of the staplebound magazine, 32 pages each, some foxing and light handling wear. Progressive arts magazine, including interviews with Holly Near, Mimi Farina, Oh Shinnah and Jose Arguelles, plus poetry, articles and reviews. Issue number four notes that the journal was... More about Art for humanity [Issues 3 and 4
Cat.No: 202091
Art for humanity. Number 4
Denver: Renaissance Artists and Writers Association, [1977]. Single issue of the staplebound magazine, 32 pages, very good. Progressive arts magazine, including interviews with Holly Near and Jose Arguelles, plus poetry, articles and reviews. More about Art for humanity. Number 4
Cat.No: 216878