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.
William Ayers: Teach Freedom!
By William Ayers, HarperCollins | Book Excerpt
How the Life of Jesus Became Embellished Into a New Religion Based on Fables
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview
The Historical Jesus Was Crucified for Being a Revolutionary
By Reza Aslan, Random House | Book Excerpt
Whose Radical Jesus? The Story of a Literary Success
By Paul Buhle, Truthout | Book Review
When J. Edgar Hoover Lost and Freedom Won
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview
How Antiwar Activists Robbed the FBI, Got Away With It, and Exposed Massive Covert Surveillance
By Betty Medsger, Knopf | Book Excerpt
Robert Reich: US Leads the Developed Nations and Many Third World Nations in Income Inequality
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Film Review
Nelson Mandela Was Only Removed From the US Terrorist List in 2008
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview
Mandela Was Unable to Dismantle the White Oligarchy Keeping South Africa in Economic Chains
By Danny Schechter, Seven Stories Press | Book Excerpt
Thom Hartmann | Are Economic Royalists Leading the US Over a Precipice?
By Thom Hartmann, Truthout/Twelve | Book Excerpt
Slavery's Legacies of Racism and Dehumanization of Labor Still Poison the US
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Book Review
"Twelve Years a Slave": Kidnapped Into the Horror of Slavery
By Solmon Northup, Penguin Books | Book Excerpt
A Daughter Is Born in the Swat Valley of Pakistan and Set Free by Knowledge
By Malala Yousafzai, Little Brown and Company | Book Excerpt
The Courage of Malala: Shot for Advocating Education for Girls
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Progressive Picks
US is Faced With a Feverish Populism of Anger and Hatred
By Michael Kimmel, Nation Books | Book Excerpt
The Rage of the Angry White Male Continues Its Battle Against Equality
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview
Noam Chomsky | Media Control and Indoctrination in the United States
By Noam Chomsky, Zuccotti Park Press | Book Excerpt
Betraying Our Soldiers Wounded in Wars of Empire and Profit
By Ann Jones, Truthout | Haymarket Books/ Book Excerpt
“They Were Soldiers” Author Discusses High Cost of War for America’s Veterans
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | News
Those With Mental Health Challenges Fight Rahm Emanuel's Cutting of Their Support Network
By Kari Lydersen, Haymarket Books | Book Excerpt
The Rise of Chicago's 99% Against Rahm Emanuel, "Mayor 1%"
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview
How the Occupy Movement Began: The Full Account
By Nathan Schneider, University of California Press | Book Excerpt
"Thank You Anarchy" Author and Wall Street Occupier Nathan Schneider on the Movement's True Power
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview
The Mainstream Corporate Media and the US Government Shill for Toxic Monsanto
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview
Monsanto, Rural Debt and the Suicide Epidemic in India
By Belén Fernandez, Seven Stories Press | Book Excerpt
Prosecution, Police Injustice Unraveled in Riveting "West of Memphis" Documentary
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | News
Tim DeChristopher Talks With Truthout About the Government's Failure to Silence Him
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview
Mexican Communities Resist Environmentally Destructive Canadian Mining Companies
By David Bacon, Truthout/Beacon Press | Book Excerpt
Neoliberalism Plays Key Role in Economically Forced Mexican Migration to US
By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview
