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Founded in 1955, with nearly 200 books in print, City Lights publishes cutting-edge fiction, poetry, memoirs, literary translations and books on vital social and political issues.

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A Power Governments Cannot Suppress
by Howard Zinn

A Power Governments Cannot Suppress is Howard Zinn’s major new collection of essays on American history, class, immigration, justice, and ordinary citizens who have made a difference.

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Illusions of Security: Global Surveillance and Democracy in the Post-9/11 World
By Maureen Webb
In light of the recently revealed Automated Targeting System, used by Department of Homeland Security to “risk score” travelers based on a secret terrorism index, this book is a timely and provocative read about what governments should and should not be doing to protect us from further terrorist attacks.

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Criminal of Poverty: Growing Up Homeless in America
By Tiny, a.k.a. Lisa Gray-Garcia
Eleven-year-old Lisa becomes her mother’s primary support when they face the prospect of homelessness. As Dee, a single mother, struggles with the demons of her own childhood of neglect and abuse, Lisa has to quickly assume the roles of an adult in an attempt to keep some stability in their lives.

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