“Seven Stories publishes books that present the fac­tual reality of power relations in America, remedy the exclusion of African Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans from our history by publishing our visions, and stimulate intellectually for a new world view of equanimity and equality.”

—Jose Manuel Havarro, La Salle University

“I’ve found that books from Seven Stories Press have been vital to me, as a historian and teacher. Authors like Noam Chomsky, Angela Davis, and Pratap Chatterjee provide students with information and interpretations they won’t easily find elsewhere, and novels like The Man with the Golden Arm remain as important today as when they were published. If you want to learn, look at a Seven Stories catalog.”

—Bob Buzzanco, University of Houston, Downtown

“As a professor dedicated to the values of liberal arts education, it is increasingly difficult to find honest publishers, in a mega corporate dominated industry, willing to publish critical, alternative perspectives to the totalizing ideological agenda of the global market economy. . . . I find solace in the integrity of publishers like Seven Stories, who are committed to social justice, alternative voices, and the pursuit of human enlightenment.”

—Mark Seis, Fort Lewis College

“In my undergraduate course on the politics of media there comes a time, each semester, when we turn our attention toward stereotypes. It’s not a good time. Despite my best intentions and strident interventions, even my most sophisticated students slip into simplistic analysis. It goes something like this: Stereotypes are bad, their use by ‘the media’ oppress people, and if ‘they’ would stop using stereotypes then people wouldn’t be so oppressed. A veritable stereotype of stereotyping. Next semester will be different: I’ll be armed with Elizabeth and Stuart Ewen’s Typecasting.”
—Stephen Duncombe (New York University), International Journal of
Communication

“I’ve used Dale Maharidge’s book Homeland in my ‘Literature and Terrorism’ course, which is a general education course aimed at non-English majors. Maharidge’s thoughtful, well-written, and engaging look at the American homeland post-9/11 led to all sorts of fascinating discussions about the meaning of national identity and nationalism, the role of the media in a democratic society, and the responsibilities of journalism and a free press.”
—Phil Bowling Green State University

“Toss out the melting pot! Everyone gets to keep their humanity in the flow and layering of voices in this refreshingly dissonant book. the immigrant suite isn’t just assignable for American Studies 101, it is American Studies 101.”

-Sherry Tucker, associate professor of American Studies at University of Kansas and author of Swing Shift: “All Girl” Bands of the 1940s

“Paul Robeson, Jr. stands tall in the grand tradition of his legendary father. Listen closely to his bold words!”
—Cornel West, Princeton University

“With compelling, accessible prose, Murillo surveys a long history of conflict that predates drugs, guerrillas, or terrorism. Rather, Murillo roots Colombia’s violent history in a refusal of elites to open up the political system to broad, democratic participation. Murillo encourages readers to look past a history of violence to find hope in social movements to persistent problems of poverty and social exclusion.”
—Marc Becker, Truman State University

“Nieto’s treatment of U.S. policy in Latin America
is a stunning indictment and clear evidence of
Washington’s meddling in the affairs of sovereign
nations throughout the hemisphere.”
—Andrew G. Wood, University of Tulsa

“Scholar and activist Angela Davis gives compelling reasons to rethink the carceral institution and jolts students of criminology who take prisons for granted. Focusing on the U.S. prison industrial complex and its racist, capitalist historical roots, Davis also presents challenging views on prison abolition which make for great classroom discussion. Her analysis is clearly written and engages well students at the undergraduate level.”

-- Mechthild Nagel, SUNY Cortland

“I introduced Paco Taibo’s ’68 in my Global 1960s course last year, supplementing other texts on late-60s Mexico. I found it gave students a profound sense of the experience of activism, and of the difficulties involved in its memorialization. Rather than incorporating the events into a passive narrative of trauma and its victims, Taibo II restores the lived possibilities of the incredible 100 or so days prior to the massacre: the risks, the excitement, the sensed potential for real transformations. Highly recommended.”
—William Marotti, University of California, Los
Angeles

“Dr. David Hilfiker's Urban Injustice, a brief but concise study of American urban history, serves two purposes. First, readers are given a vivid portrait of the history of the modern ‘ghetto.’ Hilfiker synthesizes fifty plus years of urban sociological thought into two concise, revelatory chapters. It is here readers learn the deliberate containment and segregation of America’s urban poor was the result of discrimating local, state, and federal policies and planning throughout the twentieth century. But significantly, in the second half of his book, Hilfiker dares to forward ideas that could reverse the plight of the urban poor by challenging current social policies and proposing clear solutions. His prose is accessible and sharp and his viewpoints spark vital debate.

Urban Injustice is a gem of a book- short on impenetrable data but long on thoughtful analysis of the largely unacknowledged plight of America’s urban poor.”

“A sassy and smart how-to book for all those who want to love life, even when it betrays, disappoints, and otherwise acts unworthy of your heart.” —Peggy Phelan, Stanford University

“Michael Parenti has educated generations of Americans—including my own—on the merits of a radical world view and progressive politics. In The Culture Struggle, Parenti is at the top of his game. His arguments about the importance of culture and his debunking of dominant ideology is masterful and written with precise and crystal clear prose that few other writers can approach, let along equal.”
—Robert W. McChesney

“The Censored Series is an ideal way to teach students research methodologies and at the same time provide them with critically important information about the world they inhabit.”

--JoAnn Pavletich, PhD , University of Antananarivo/University of Houston-Downtown

 “When I assign books to students, I look for things that will stop people in their tracks, shake them out of their apathy, and have them asking questions like is that true?, why haven't I run across that before?, and what can people do about it? My longtime favorite is the Project Censored Series. The books are democractically compiled, jargon free, and dynamite as far as opening people's eyes on a wide variety of issues, including the media itself.”

-Levon Chorbajian, University of Massachusetts Lowell

"Students have largely been unaware of this series. When I explain the assignment and show the Project Censored video, they are blown away - their eyes, and their horizons, widen."

"Wonderful, gutsy example both of the method and of the costs [of investigative reporting]."

“I have used Zinn's Voices of the People's History of the United States in my senior value class on Dissent and Disinformation. This is a wonderful book because it provides the voices of dissidents in their own words. Students are able to see the comprehensive nature of dissent in American history and read the words of the underrepresented. I especially like to assign reading from unknown dissidents And students have told me that they have been impressed to see the fire, passion and courage of those who stood up for freedom when it was not politically popular thing to do.”

--Tom Callahan, Iona College