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Book Giveaway! The Beginning or the End by Greg Mitchell

This week we're celebrating the publication of Greg Mitchell's new book, The Beginning or the End: How Hollywood—and America—Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, with a book giveaway.

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Democracy, If We Can Fix It – A Reading List to Fight Racism in the Political System

With ongoing nationwide protests against police violence, race in the United States has been at the center of many conversations in recent weeks—books on racial injustice like The New Jim Crow are topping bestseller lists, and social media feeds are full of outrage over the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and other Black Americans.

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"Wasp Network," North of Havana, and the Cuban Five

Last Friday Netflix released Wasp Network, a new espionage thriller by renowned French filmmaker Olivier Assayas. The film stars Penélope Cruz, Edgar Ramirez, Ana De Armas, and Gael García Bernal. Based on real life events, Wasp Network tells the story of the Cuban Five, a Cuban spy ring who posed as defectors to infiltrate anti-Communist extremists in Miami in the early 1990s.

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"Mrs. America," Equal Means Equal, and the Fight for an ERA

The much-talked-about Hulu miniseries Mrs.

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12 Books for Anti-Racist K-12 Education

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American Chokehold: A Black Lives Matter Reading List

American Chokehold: A Black Lives Matter Reading List

Throughout its history The New Press has published hundreds of books that challenge racism and shine a spotlight on systemic injustice, books that correct a whitewashed historical narrative and offer a vision for a more equal future.

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Remembering Studs Terkel

Today, we are celebrating the 108th birthday of writer, orator, and icon Louis “Studs” Terkel (1912-2008). Studs was the author of many books, for which he interviewed hundreds of people, including Martin Luther King Jr., Leonard Bernstein, Gloria Steinem, Toni Morrison, and many others. Whether his subject was internationally recognized or virtually unknown, he listened to everyone’s story equally and wholeheartedly. As the New York Times put it, “Mr.

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Read an Excerpt from Touch and Go by Studs Terkel

This week, we're celebrating Stud’s Terkel’s birthday with a series of posts honoring his legacy. Today, we are sharing an excerpt from his final memoir, Touch and Go, published just two years prior to his death.

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Food for Thought from Studs Terkel

Throughout the week, we’re celebrating the life and legacy of author Studs Terkel leading up to his birthday on Saturday. Today, we have a collection of quotes pulled from his books (you can find suggestions on which ones to read here) to serve as some food for thought in our present moment.

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Something to think about while reflecting on the past:

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2020 Graduates: The World Is Waiting for You

With graduation season kicking off around the country, graduating seniors may be grappling with unique challenges—fear and uncertainty in the face of a struggling economy, grief over the cancelation of classes and traditional ceremonies—but, hopefully, they are also feeling well-deserved pride, achievement, and hope for the future.

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