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Howard Zinn: You Can’t be Neutral on a Moving Train $24.95In these turbulent times, Howard Zinn is inspiring a new generation. This acclaimed fi lm looks at the amazing life of the renowned historian, activist, and author. Featuring rare archival materials…captures the essence of this extraordinary man.

Never Turning Back: The World of Peggy Lipschultz $30.00For over 50 years, Peggy worked with various musicians, drawing to songs, with themes of confl ict resolution, equality and justice- always with a social content. This fi lm celebrates not only her life..but also…her commitment to social change as inspiration for the next generation.

Red Tail - Melissa Koch & Dawn Mikkelson $29.99While 4,400 aircraft mechanics wage an endless strike, one of them, Roy Koch, and his daughter, follow Roy’s outsourced job to China to fi nd who replaced him, interweaving Roy and Melissa’s search for connection in China with the premeditated downfall of Northwest Airlines. A vibrant example of the dangers of our current economic system, and casts a spotlight on the future of the working class. “The Red Tail is your ticket to understand how your country is being shaped by forces beyond our political control.

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Hobohemia $12.00Frank O. BeckHobohemia contains a long-time Towertowner's vivid reminiscences of this colorful, dynamic, creative and radical community that fl ourished for a generation despite constant onslaughts from the Red Squad, the Vice Squad, bourgeois journalists, funda-mentalists and other bigots. Originally published in 1956, Hobohemia has long been out of print and hard to fi nd. This new edition is long overdue, for the book is still one of the best fi rst-hand accounts of a unique place and time.

I Am A Teamster $15.95Terry Spencer Hesser A short, fi ery story of regina v. polk, her hats, her pets, sweet love, and the modern-day labor movement. Gina Polk was a fi ghter, she struggled for the rights of unorganized workers to join a union. She championed the rights of union members to get the best contract possible, and then to make sure they received the full benefi ts of their contracts.

Juice Is Stranger Than Friction $12.00 T-Bone Slim Selected writings from one of the Wobblies most popular songwriter. He contributed some of the brightest pages to the American labor movement's "Little Red Song Book"... and earned himself the unique position of being totally excluded from academic histories and textbooks of American Literature....until now.

Sisters In The Brotherhoods - Working Women Organizing for Equality in New York City $24.95Jane Latour The inspiring story of the women in new york city’s trade unions. Some people may take it for granted, but one of the most striking urban contrasts was when the word “sex” was included in the Civil Rights Act

Solidarity Divided $17.95Bill Fletcher, Jr. & Fernando GapasinThe U.S. trade union movement fi nds itself today on a global battlefi eld fi lled with landmines and littered with the bodies of various social movements and struggles. Candid, incisive, and accessible, Solidarity Divided is a critical examination of labor's current crisis and a plan for a bold new way forward into the twenty-fi rst century.

The American Dread $19.95 Gary Huck & Mike Konopacki A new collection of labor cartoons offering a dramatic and fresh insight onto American society. Labor Cartoons vol.6 you will not soon forget these searing and lasting images of incredible power.

The Way We Work - Contemporary Writings from the American Workplace $29.95Peter Scheckner and M.C. BoyesThe personal narratives, poetry, and short stories in this anthology, reveal that “it’s a living” is an expression still fraught with great ambivalence. This book also shows that a seismic change has occurred in the workplace and in the distribution of the wealth since the 1970s.

To Everything There Is A Season $12.95Allan M. Winkler- Pete Seeger and the Power Of Song In this book Allan Winkler describes how Seeger applied his musical talents to improve conditions for less fortunate people everywhere. This book uses Seeger’s songs to underscore the role folk music has played in protest movements.

Solidarity Stories: An Oral History of the ILWU $24.95Harvey SchwartzThe International Longshore and Warehouse Union, born out of the 1934 West Coast maritime and San Francisco general strikes under the charismatic leadership of Harry Bridges, this collection of fi rsthand narratives, union leaders and rank-and-fi le workers talk about their lives at work, on the picket line, and in the union.

We Make Change $27.95Kristin Lang Szakos & Joe Szakos This book explores the world of community organizing through the voices of the real people working in the fi eld, in small towns and city neighborhoods. Women, Men, from across races, economic backgrounds, and ages come 14 profi les and 81 interviews that will inspire you like never before.

With Music and Justice For All $24.95 Frye GaillardFor nearly forty years Frye Gaillard has covered the American South as a journalist, historian, and writer of memoir. From the civil rights struggle to the first Black Sheriff in an Alabama strong hold, non violent protests, uprisings, religion, music, politics, and controversy this is a must read memoir of the American South.

Hoboes- Bindlestiffs, Fruit Tramps, and The Harvesting of The West $28.00Mark Wyman A Major New History of The American West. When the railroad stretched its steel rails across America in the 1870s, it opened a vast expanse of territory with few people but enormous agricultural potential, these men-and women and children- were vital to the creation of the West and its economy.



C D sHere’s to The Women $11.99Linda Allen An amazing tribute to women and women’s struggles offers a musical historical perspective that will enlighten and entertain the whole family and community.

Where I Stand $10.99Linda Allen Another Linda Allen offering this time dedicated to the children and young people who will carry on the fi ghts for the next generations; Linda offers her voice and inspiration for us today and the next generation.

Damp As Dew : A tribute to Appalachian Miners $15.00Carrie & Michael Cline A resounding tribute to the miners of today, offered here to inject some images of traditional deep mining and miners into the current madness…asks the question “are you a friend of coal or coal miners?”

Never Surrender $15.00Evan Greer “Never Surrender’ contains an urgency and earnestness that is uniquely Evan’s...and (s)he’s a heck of a guitar player. I suspect that songs like ‘Ya Basta!’ and ‘Picketline Song’ will be heard at the barricades for years to come.”--Tom Morello, guitarist of Rage Against the Machine

Whatcha Gonna Do $12.00Spook Handy In a style reminiscent of Seeger and Ochs, this musical compilation is witty and poignant. The music is fun, upbeat, and tells stories about the world we live in today…stories that raise questions that aren’t heard enough in the public discourse.

Links In A Chain $15.00Joe Jencks This 7th CD collection is a combination of original songs and classic folk repertoire. Joe pays tribute here to some of his signifi cant infl uences. With exquisite arrangements and captivating performances, Joe leads a team of fi rst rate musicians in delivering his fi nest work to date. This is a live studio project with realistic arrangements and small concert intimacy.

Alter of the Bottom Line $15.00Tom Juravich A new roots – rocking release paints intimate portraits of the everyday struggles and dreams of workers.

Show Up $14.95Holly Near In her usual inspiring words, voice, & perspective this music will cause you to feel something, think, & act. Simply put it challenges you to Show Up!

Another Pacifist Under Surveillance $15.00Tom Neilson With words that can calm the nation, this CD offers ideas of resistance, peace, justice, and freedom from the war machines of today….join Tom on this journey of a world possible- without war.

Break The Chains $15.00Mike Stout This CD is inspired by and dedicated to the memories of John Barbero, Ed Mann, and Crystal Eastman and the countless fi ghters whose names have slipped through the cracks.

Soldiers of Solidarity $15.00Mike Stout Inspired by the stories of survivors from the Gulf War veterans to Katrina residents who stayed, survived and by the people who joined them in solidarity, and to those who sound the alarm about environmental travesties impacting our lives…this CD tells the tales no one should ever forget.

The Point of Pittsburgh $15.00Mike Stout Inspired by Charlie McCollester’s book Points of Pittsburgh, this hard hitting CD captures the spirit of a people challenged by the changing economy but yet undaunted in resilience to transform their communities and industries again.

Hats Off To Labor! $15.00NY City labor Chorus The newest release from one of the world’s most prolifi c labor choruses; in a major tribute to labor across the world listen to the sounds and harmonies of this great chorus, one more time.

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B O O K SA Manufacturing Manifesto $9.95Quentin R. Skrabec Jr., PH.D For decades, America, including both political parties, has pursued a dollar policy over a strong manufacturing base. Our desire to be the world’s banker and be the world’s currency has mandated that we become the world’s consumer at the expense of our manufacturing.

A People’s History of American Empire $17.00Howard Zinn, Mike Konopacki & Paul Buhle Adapted from the best selling grassroots history of the United States, The Story Of America In The World, told in comics form….a dazzling new look at the history of America for all ages.

Agitate! Educate! Organize! $24.95Lincoln Cushing & Timothy W. Drescher Share in the vast and rich graphic tradition of labor posters…more than 250 reproductions of images that have emerged from the labor movement; from government programs, to union recruiting tools, to grassroots organizing witness the importance of the images that transformed American society over the twentieth century.

Black Lake Legacy: Poems of Labor and Social Justice $23.99 Bruce KingeryThis book emphasizes Labor’s essence and social justice. This collection of poems is meant to inspire the movement to push for the passage of the Employee free Choice Act and in new labor organizing under that act. It will also inspire the next generation of labor actions for some time to come.

Everyone Had Cameras: Photography and Farmworkers in California, 1850-2000 $34.95Richard Steven Street A powerful book that spans 150 years and sheds a new perspective on renowned and unknown photographers while exposing the California Farmworker in the visual culture of America.

Fire in the Hole $15.00Mary Cronk Farrell First-time novelist Mary Cronk Farrell has crafted a gripping story based on a true event that occurred in Idaho at the end of the nineteenth century. She wanted to lean how men and women went to work every day deep underground.

From Bughouse Square to the Beat Generation $12.00Slim BrundageHere are exciting fi rst-person accounts of tramping, open forums, the fabulous Pickle, the hobo colleges, the Radical Bookshop, and a guided tour of North Clark Street in its most deliriously disreputable days. And here too is the hilarious story of the College of Complexes as it evolved from the last of the old-time free-speech forums into Chicago's Number One "beatnik bistro."

Spoken Word, Rhyme, & Rhythm Series Professor Louie These CDs capture the true spirit of modern day fi ghters to end injustices across a myriad of issues. Professor Louie kicks out rhyme and words in a way that is spellbinding…listen to the words and feel the beat as you are propelled into the world of social change and justice. Professor Louie $10.00 Sit Down At The Table $10.00 Be For Real $10.00 Hurricane $10.00

New Hard Times $12.97Rabble Rousers This project, “inspired by the international labor union movement...the best way we could give support was to write and record music that would give this movement a new soundtrack...songs about current issues, relevant to these new hard times...songs that fi re people up for rallies, picket lines, and similar events...songs that make people want to stand up together, fi ght back and sing along...”

Ring it In! $15.00Seattle Labor Chorus Songs of Peace and Justice for the Holiday Season. This compilation contains amazing parodies and renditions of favorite holiday tunes, it will entertain challenge, and inspire you bringing out the true spirit of the holiday’s for one and for all.

Work In Progress $15.00 Deborah Van Kleef A lovely collection of folk music that gives us history, humor & passion all combined into one to tell real stories.

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