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Behrooz Ghamari on Democracy Now!

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Behrooz Ghamari on Democracy Now earlier this week

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Remembering Akbar Set in the tumultuous aftermath of the Iranian revolution in 1979, Remembering Akbar weaves together the stories of a group of characters who share a crowded death row cell in Tehran's notorious Evin…

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THE LONG WAR ON IRAN with Behrooz Ghamari and Narges Bajoghli
Get your copy of The Long War on Iran https://orbooks.com/catalog/the-long-war-on-iran/ THE LONG WAR ON IRAN with Behrooz Ghamari and Narges Bajoghli

Join our YouTube livestream this evening from 6 PM EST for a conversation between Behrooz Ghamari and Narges Bajoghli to mark the launch of The Long War on Iran : www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCCd...

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From Medea Benjamin’s Inside Iran (free e-book for 36 hours) to Behrooz Ghamari’s Remembering Akbar and The Long War on Iranβ€”our books on Iran.

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A new book on Iran gets beneath the headlines and into Iran's long history that has shaped the political landscape of today.

The Long War on Iran by Behrooz Ghamari is available now through the link in our bio.
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Pride PRIDE is back. Fifty years ago this coming June, the Stonewall uprising occurred in Greenwich Village-an event that marked the coming-out of New York's gay community and a refusal by gays to accept…

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Some more from the archives of Fred W.McDarragh, from his book with us, Pride: Photographs After Stonewall

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Pride PRIDE is back. Fifty years ago this coming June, the Stonewall uprising occurred in Greenwich Village-an event that marked the coming-out of New York's gay community and a refusal by gays to accept…

Photos and words from Pride: Photographs After Stonewall, orbooks.com/catalog/pride/

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Patrons were herded out of the bar while cops, headed by Deputy Inspector Seymour Pine, were pelted by gays throwing everything they could find. Thirteen people were arrested.

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The raid on the Stonewall was made by two cops, two undercover agents, and two policewomen who went inside to β€œobserve the illegal sale of alcohol.” Once inside, the detectives called the Sixth Precinct on a pay phone for backup.

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Gay bars paid off the police to stay open, but many were harassed anyway because they operated without licenses; police could close them down at will. The Stonewall’s kickbacks to the local cops and their Mafia vendors were reported to be $2,000 a week.

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The Stonewall Inn at 53 Christopher Street was a speakeasy during prohibition, later a restaurant catering to weddings and banquets, and then a gay bar. Saloons serving homosexuals were denied liquor licenses in those years, and it was illegal for gays to gather anywhere.

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Photos chronicling New York's queer communityΒ from Fred W. McDarrah, the first staff photographer and picture editor of the Village Voice, the only New York paper to cover the Stonewall Riots

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The Long War on Iran Launch of The Long War on Iran with the author Behrooz Ghamari and Narges Bajoghli

He’ll be joined by Narges Bajoghli, a leading scholar of revolutions, media, and war in global politics.

RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-long-w...

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Join us on Wednesday for a conversation on US–Iran relations with Behrooz Ghamari, author of The Long War on Iran.

He’ll examine US intervention, sanctions, and why the US keeps misreading Iran’s transformations and role in the Middle East.

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Search Work brings together over 30 contributors, drawing a diverse yet intimate portrait of what it is to search for work––these five excerpts offer a glimpse into the collection.

Pre-order yours now for 15% off at the link in bio.

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BOWIE by Simon Critchley lovingly unearths profoundly deep cuts from every Bowie era in a short, sharp book worthy of its subject. Miraculously doubles up as an introduction to philosophy.

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Autobiography of a Skyscraper And the Story of Those Who Built It by Francis Greenburger and Rebecca Paley is a look at the construction of Chicago’s 1000M tower and the people behind it.

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The Complicit Lens A media scholar critically examines how US establishment media ran interference for Israel’s genocide in Gaza, with reporting that called the Flour Massacre β€œaid-related deaths,” and the Tent Massacre...

Co-published with @palestinestudies.bsky.social, with an introduction by Rashid Khalidi. Get Robin Andersen's book here: orbooks.com/catalog/the-...

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In The Complicit Lens, a media scholar examines how US establishment outlets echo Israeli narratives on Gaza, recasting atrocities like the Flour Massacre as β€œaid-related deaths” to whitewash genocide and excuse war crimes amid global outrage.

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Meet Mayor Mamdani, a substantially expanded edition of Ted Hamm’s widely acclaimed Run Zohran Run!, maps how a groundbreaking candidate and his dynamic campaign for New York City mayor toppled a Democratic Party dynasty and ran circles around MAGA.

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Meet Mayor Mamdani Meet Mayor Mamdani maps how a groundbreaking candidate and his dynamic campaign for New York City mayor toppled a Democratic Party dynasty and ran circles around MAGA. 34-year-old Zohran’s…

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Meet Mayor Mamdani.....

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Can You See The New World Through The Teargas? A compelling set of illustrated cards that capture history, inspire reflection, and spark conversationβ€”perfect for collectors and art enthusiasts.

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Molly Crabapple's Time Capsule of Resistance A new set of note cards by the artist and writer documents scenes of protest in the 21st century.

"Can You See the New World Through the Teargas? Use these cards to write love letters or ransom notes. Or get them framed for your wall. And remember: Every handwritten letter is a rebellion" @mollycrabapple.bsky.social in @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/cult... Get your set of cards below

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Publishing April 7 to coincide with a major MoMA retrospective, John Strausbaugh’s Duchamp Takes New York revisits the artist who upended modern art and the city that made it possible.

Pre-order now for 15% off at the link in our bio!

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"This enthralls" –– Publishers Weekly

Twenty years in the making, American Trickster: The Hidden Lives of Carlos Castaneda unravels the story of the secretive faux-anthropologist who pulled off one of the greatest literary hoaxes in modern history.

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