1997/11/11 - Stec Bookstore
:: Online Bookstore for Progressives
Politics Section has Books by Edward S. Herman, Howard Zinn, Michael Parenti, Noam Chomsky
Books on Anarchism, Socialism, Christian Right, Media
Stop by and Play Trivia Blitz, Checkout the Newstand and Links to online publications
Canada - Molotov Cocktail for the Soul
:: An ezine antidote to the simplistic feel-good banalities
of the self-help industries and none of chicken soup's
harmful side effects. Issues: workplace democracy; anarchism; workplace psychology; human resources;
satire; radicalism; popular culture; consumerism. Location: Edmonton.
Canada - Stec's Commie-Pinko Homepage
:: Links to Anarchist, Socialist, Communist and Progressive sites on the World Wide Web. Also links to alternative news, media and labour
Issues: politics; Location: Calgary.
Canada - The Telson Spur: A Way Station for Snark Hunters
:: A metalist of mainly academic resources organized on the
theme of necessity vs. contingency in the study of time
and evolution. Issues: science; anti-authoritarianism;environment;faith;future;global understanding;ideation;interfaith;space. Location: Sidney.
Bureau of Public Secrets
:: Situationist and anarchist comics and articles on Wilhelm Reich, Kenneth Rexroth, Gary Snyder, the Gulf war, radical women, socially engaged Buddhists, radical tactics, and utopian possibilities. Issues: anti-authoritarianism; anarchism; situationism; media; capitalism; ecology; consumerism; appropriate technology. Location: Berkeley, CA 94701.
An anarchist journal
Box 3488
Tucson, AZ 85722
edit: subscription:
source: Utne Reader. nominated for: Special Interest
C.A.L. Press
PO Box 1446
Columbia, MO 65205-1446 Phone: (314)442-4352
Issues: media; politics; anti-authoritarian; Contacts(s): Jason McQuinn (Editor) Publisher: C.A.L. Press. Page#: 84. Price: $4.50/ea. Subscriptions: $16/yr. Frequency: 4/yr. Type: periodical; magazine. Source: Macrocosm.
Box 140195
Austin, TX 78714-0195
Issues: justice; politics; media; civil liberties; anti-authoritarian; activism; cnesorship. Description: "...focuses on subjects of particular concern or interest to Atheists: state/church separation and relations, religious history and criticism, the history of Atheism, and the Atheist lifestyle. It also reports on current Atheist activism." Price: Free sample. Subscriptions: $25/yr. Frequency: 12/yr. Office Address: 7215 Cameron Rd. #C, Austin, TX 78752-2973. Type: periodical. Source: Macrocosm USA.
c/o C.A.L. Press
Box 1446
Columbia, MO 65205-1446 Phone: (314)442-4352
Issues: politics; anti-authoritarian. Description: "...is A Journal of Desire Armed! Neither left nor right, we're just uncompromisingly anti-authoritarian. We reject all ideology because we want to create a genuinely free alternative vision - radically cooperative and communitarian, ecological and feminist, spontaneous and wild - a liberatory vision free from the constraints of our own human self-domestication. For those who haven't given up on their most intimate and bold desires!" Nominated for UTNE READER's '90 Alternative Press Awards. Page#: 44. Price: $2/ea. Subscriptions: $12/yr. Frequency: 4/yr. Established: 1980. Type: periodical; journal. Source: Utne.
Box 6188
Fullerton, CA 92634-6188
Issues: arts; media; peace; health; environment; justice; urban; music; vegetarianism; racism; animal rights. Description: An O.C. peace punk zine containing band interviews with Media Children, Another Destructive System, Mindrot, Pagan Renewal, Church Police, Dogma Mundista, and Total Chaos. Interview with the ALF and Time To Unite fanzine. Articles on unemployment, friendship, equality, how to start a fanzine, vegetarianism, factory-farming, cruelty-free products, and gang-violence. Thus proving that O.C. and L.A. in general still have a very active active peace-punk/anarchist scene. (SB) Price: free with postage ($.29). Type: periodical; magazine. Source: MaximumRocknRoll.
Free People Press
10547 State Hwy. 110 N.
Tyler, TX 75704-9537 Phone: (903)592-4263
Issues: spiritual; economics; health; agriculture; peace; politics; energy; nonviolence; Green; anti-authoritarian; bioregional; appropriate technology; organic; transformation. Description: "An Alternative Journal of New Age/Aquarian Transformations." Current events and thinkpieces with an emphasis on spiritual/political synthesis. Issues revolve around nonviolence, pacifism, decentralization, green politics, human rights, social justice, alternative lifestyles & institutions, healing, economics, appropriate technology, organic farming, metaphysics & the occult, and anarchism. Contacts(s): Elihu Edelson (Editor) Page#: 16-24. Price: $0.75ea., postpaid. Bulk Prices: 66% off/100. Subscriptions: 6/$3; $5/10. Frequency: Irregular. Circulation: 2M. Type: periodical; journal. Source: Macrocosm USA.
552 Lincoln Ave.
Winnetka, IL 60093-2347 Phone: (312)446-7177
Issues: peace; foreign policy; international law. Description: Working toward the goal of a world federation all-inclusive, democratic in its own structure, with enforcement of world federal laws directly on individual citizens wherever they live. The world federation would have only those powers granted to it under some kind of constitution. The aim is to include all nations, but to be members, each nation would have to adopt the constitution. This would expand government under popular control and replace the anarchy among nations. Contacts(s): Georgia Lloyd (Executive Director), (312)835-1377. Type: organization; campaign. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 14073
Minneapolis, MN 55414-0073
Issues: political; Green; anti-authoritarian. Description: Vol.3 No.4: Reviews of mostly green and anarchist zines. Long, philosophical letters about anarchy and the anarchist movement. Contacts(s): Erik Riese Page#: 6. Price: Contribution/Trade. Type: periodical; magazine. Source: Jerod Pore.
4632 Second Ave.
Detroit, MI 48201
Issues: politics; anti-authoritarian. Description: Emphasis on serious theoretical articles, in-depth debate, and support for militant opposition to all governments, corporations, and bureaucracies. "...in a class of its own as and anti-authoritarian paper." - Prison News Service. Focuses mostly on Michigan and Quebec. Page#: 28. Subscriptions: $6/yr. Frequency: 4/yr. Type: periodical; newspaper. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Editorial Research Service
Box 2047
Olathe, KS 66051-2047 Phone: (913)829-0609
Issues: politics; peace; justice; feminism; environment; alternative party; anti-authoritarian; activism. Description: A current, comprehensive directory of 3,000+ Socialist, Marxist, Revolutionary, Disarmament, Anti-Nuclear, Ethnic (Minority), Nationalist, Environmentalist, Gay, Feminist, and other "left-wing" organizations, publishers, book dealers, newsletters, and journals in the US and Canada. Listings are coded to indicate special areas of interest and serials are cross-indexed with sponsoring organizations. Other Resources: Updated by the WILCOX REPORT, formerly THE DIRECTORY OF THE AMERICAN LEFT (1984). Contacts(s): Laird Wilcox (Publisher/Editor) Publisher: Editorial Research Service. Published Date: 6/90. Page#: 84. Price: $24.95/ea., postpaid, prepaid. Bulk Prices: 20% off/24. Frequency: Annual. Type: reference; directory. Source: Macrocosm USA.
c/o Brian Kane
Box 410151
San Francisco, CA 94141-0151
Issues: politics; anti-authoritarian. Description: An anti-authoritarian's directory of 7,000+ listings for public anarchist and other similar anti-authoritarian publications, projects, groups, and individuals. Also listed are those who, though not anarchist, provide information that is helpful to an anti-authoritarian analysis of the world and which don't follow some party's line - the most comprehensive directory of alternative thinkers and actors in the public domain from nearly every country in the world. Contacts(s): Brian Kane (Editor) Published Date: 1/90. Page#: 200. Frequency: Irregular. Type: reference; directory. Source: Gale Reasearch, Directories in Print+.
5241 University Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105-3546
Issues: politics; economics. Description: Book wholesaler concerned with anti-authoritarian political issues. Catalog available. Contacts(s): Book Buyer Type: publisher; WHL. Source: John Kremer.
Box 472
Oakland, CA 94604-0472 Phone: (510)763-7193
Issues: arts; politics; culture; anarchism/anti-authoritarian. Description: An artist produced magazine that addresses the problems of cultural forms emerging from the crises of modernity that strive to be independent from the control of dominant institutions. We publish original work by individuals, as well as cultural work that are integral, organic parts of emancipatory movements. Contacts(s): Csaba Polony (Editor) Price: $7/ea. Bulk Prices: $5ea/24. Subscriptions: $18/yr. Frequency: Irregular. Circulation: 1M. Office Address: 410 Webster St., Oakland, CA 94604. Type: periodical. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 2824, Station A
Champaign, IL 61825-2824
Issues: politics; labor; anti-authoritarian. Description: Independent Anarcho-Syndicalist journal. LLR reports on syndicalist movements around the world, and offers a forum for discussion of the North American anarchist and later movements. Name is subject to change as they are often confused with the pro-Capitalist Libertarian Party. Other Resources: Pamphlets and reprints on related issues. Continues WOBBLE and SELF-MANAGEMENT NEWSLETTER. Contacts(s): Jeff Stein Page#: 46. Price: $2.75/ea. Bulk Prices: 50% off/24. Subscriptions: $5/yr. Frequency: 2/yr. Established: 1986. Type: periodical; journal. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 15032
Berkeley, CA 94701-6032
Issues: environment; politics; anti-authoritarian. Description: Newspaper. Type: periodical; newspaper. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 1197
Port Townsend, WA 98368 Phone: (206)385-5087
Issues: media; arts; press; literature. Description: Banned Books! We offer hard-to-find books on the world's most unusual subjects: Fake ID, Disguise, Surveillance, Revenge, Avoiding Taxes, Privacy, Smuggling, Exotic weapons, Life Extension, Sex, Drugs, Intelligence increase, Anarchism, Locks & lock picking, and much more! "An astonishing line of books," says the Washington Post. Statisfaction Guaranteed! Catalog published once a year in January with 5 supplements throughout the year. Contacts(s): Jay Vee (Operations Manager), Audrey Vee (General Manager) Publisher: Loompanics Unlimited. Page#: 280. Price: $5/ea. Circulation: 25,000. Fax: (206)385-7785. Established: 1975. Type: publisher; catalog. Source: Macrocosm.
Box 3, Prince St. Station
New York, NY 10012-0001
Issues: politics; justice; feminism; anti-authoritarian; minoritiess; racism; sexism. Description: "A revolutionary anarchist monthly with news coverage from around North America. Their prison coverage is provided by the New York Anarchist Black Cross." - Prison News Service. Supplies an equal amount of "love" with articles like "black skinheads speaking-out against sexism", and other tempered and realized material. Though angry, much of the material in this newsletter is surprisingly even-handed. Represents the youth wing of the anarchist movement. Page#: 12. Price: $1.50/ea. Frequency: Monthly. Type: periodical; newsletter. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 791377
New Orleans, LA 70179-1377
Issues: politics; environment; justice; health; hemp; anti-nuclear; AIDS. Description: No.4: On wearing masks to actions. GE and nuclear everything. Green Anarchism. Seth Friedman ("Food for Thought") on production and consumption. 'Fixing' new civic benches that the homeless may sleep on them. NORML comes to New Orleans. Jesse Helms and AIDS. Reviews, letters, and lots of reprints from other neat zines. Page#: 32. Price: $1.50/ea. Type: periodical. Source: Jerod Pore.
Box 3488
Tucson, AZ 85722-3488
Issues: politics; anti-authoritarian. Description: "We criticize authoritarian institutions and remedies for social problems. This magazine advocates freedom from coercion as a way of living that leads to fewer crimes and oppressions." Page#: 40-80. Price: $2.50/ea. Subscriptions: $10/yr. Frequency: 4/yr. Circulation: 1.7M. Established: 1969. Type: periodical; magazine. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 3582
Tucson, AZ 85722-3582
Issues: feminism; pro-choice; family planning; empowerment; domestic violence. Description: A magazine of anarchy and feelings. Inside there are collages, clippings, statistics on battered women, notes on the black flag, and first person screams of anger and concern. A less intellectual than usual approach that has room for life and poetry. Contacts(s): Eliza Blackweb Page#: 64. Price: $3ea. Type: periodical; magazine. Source: Macrocosm USA.
308 Westwood Plaza #112 C
Los Angeles, CA 90024-8311
Issues: Third World; politics; justice; Africa; South Africa; anti-authoritarian; political prisoners. Description: "This is the magazine of the African Students at UCLA with a revolutionary perspective and an interest in prison struggle." - Prison News Service. Type: periodical; magazine. Source: Macrocosm USA.
One Summer St.
Somerville, MA 02143-1704 Phone: (617)623-5110
Affiliate: Resist. Issues: politics; justice; anti-authoritarian; philanthropy. Description: "One or two feature articles on "resisting illegitimate authority," combined with a report on recent grants by Resist to social change groups, make up the 8-page newsletter. Typical articles may cover dissidents in the US or other countries and their democratic actions." - C.Canan Contacts(s): Tatiana Schreiber Subscriptions: $7.50, $15 institution. Frequency: 10/yr. Established: 1967. Type: periodical. Source: Progressive Periodicals/ORGANIZING.
Shadow Press
Box 20298
New York, NY 10009-8971
Issues: demographics; justice; homelessness. Description: "An activist/anarchist paper based on squatters struggles in New York. Of particular interest to anyone form NYC, but its excitement is infectious."--Prison News Service. Page#: 20. Price: $2/ea. Office Address: 265 W. 37th St., New York, NY 10018. Type: periodical. Source: Macrocosm USA.
2743 Maryland Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21218-4329 Phone: (301)243-6987
Issues: politics; environment; economics; feminism; anti-authoritarian; intentional communities; Green; alternative party. Description: Deals with subjects such as anarchism, feminism, ecology, Green politics and culture, and communitarianism. Contacts(s): Howard J. Ehrlich (Editor) Page#: 96. Price: $3/ea. Bulk Prices: 40% off/24. Subscriptions: $10/4 issues. Frequency: 2/yr. Type: periodical. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 81961
Chicago, IL 60681-0961
Issues: politics; anti-authoritarian. Description: No.2: Report from the Ottawa Youth Liberation Gathering. The politics of beer and hanging out. The politics of over-consumption. Things to do, from slash a tire and set a fire to print a leaflet and tend the orchard. Situationalist initiation rites for students, professors and administrators. Report on torture by Chicago area police. ALF and EF! news. Interview with a Guardian Angel defector. Fun with locks, organic paint bombs, and other useful anarchy tips. More 800 numbers. Page#: 56. Price: Trade/Contribution/Stamps. Type: periodical. Source: Jerod Pore.