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Veteran nurse & trade unionist Tim Sheard launched Hard Ball Press to help working people share their stories - when workers write, they build power!
Asian Workers Stories stands as a testament to the collaborative work of working-class writers, translators, editors and graphic designers. The book represents a concerted effort to forge a bond among contemporary worker writers within the Asian context. hardballpress.squarespace.com/store/p/asia...
Asian Workers Stories — Hard Ball Press
Synopsis : Asian Workers Stories stands as a testament to the collaborative work of working-class writers, translators, editors and graphic designers. The book represents a concerted effort to fo...
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December 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Asian Workers Stories stands as a testament to the collaborative work of working-class writers, translators, editors and graphic designers. The book represents a concerted effort to forge a bond among contemporary worker writers within the Asian context. hardballpress.squarespace.com/store/p/asia...
Labor and immigrant rights activist Victor Narro believes there is a spiritual core within social justice activism from which we can deepen our solidarity with each other. The work for justice is filled with the values attributed to spirituality – love, compassion, and empathy.
The Activist Spirit - Toward a Radical Solidarity — Hard Ball Press
Author : Victor Narro Synopsis : Labor and immigrant rights activist Victor Narro believes there is a spiritual core within social justice activism from which we can deepen our solidarity with each ...
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December 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Labor and immigrant rights activist Victor Narro believes there is a spiritual core within social justice activism from which we can deepen our solidarity with each other. The work for justice is filled with the values attributed to spirituality – love, compassion, and empathy.
"There’s more than one way to take the piss out of the patriarchy—and as Art World Feminist so effectively demonstrates, Hills did it her way. In mining the particular, Hills uncovers the universal." - Joe Maniscalco for
Work Bites News on our newest release, Art World Feminist
Work Bites News on our newest release, Art World Feminist
Art World Feminist: How Patricia Hills Flipped the Script on the Patriarchy — Work-Bites
By Joe Maniscalco Eighty-nine-year-old academic and author Patricia Hills spent her entire professional career opening up American museums and cultural institutions to the exact kinds of “divisive n...
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December 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
"There’s more than one way to take the piss out of the patriarchy—and as Art World Feminist so effectively demonstrates, Hills did it her way. In mining the particular, Hills uncovers the universal." - Joe Maniscalco for
Work Bites News on our newest release, Art World Feminist
Work Bites News on our newest release, Art World Feminist
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This is one of those things that I think is quietly important – when these people are talking shit about cities, Portland or Minneapolis or New York or Charlotte or wherever, you have to loudly say, “no, fuck you, you’re lying, that town and its people whip ass and you’re the asshole”
“I walk around Portland, and I go, ‘Fuck you, assholes. Portland is fine.’” - John Darnielle, @themountaingoats.bsky.social. We're proud to claim you as a Portlander, sir.
The Mountain Goats Ascend to Revolution Hall
Mountain Goats frontman John Darnielle discusses musicals, his new album, and why he keeps coming home to Portland.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This is one of those things that I think is quietly important – when these people are talking shit about cities, Portland or Minneapolis or New York or Charlotte or wherever, you have to loudly say, “no, fuck you, you’re lying, that town and its people whip ass and you’re the asshole”
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oh they gave me a blue check now I can say how I REALLY feel!!! trans rights free Palestine housing is a human right universal health care for all six hour day for eight hours pay mandatory minimum wage raises that track to rent & cost of living protect the oceans & the rivers and bring back Jujubes
November 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
oh they gave me a blue check now I can say how I REALLY feel!!! trans rights free Palestine housing is a human right universal health care for all six hour day for eight hours pay mandatory minimum wage raises that track to rent & cost of living protect the oceans & the rivers and bring back Jujubes
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Wednesday, December 3, 6PM:
Join NY Left Labor Project and 1199SEIU for a conversation on organizing against MAGA politics and racism while looking ahead to 2026. RSVP to nyleftlaborproject@gmail.com.
📍1199 SEIU, 498 7th Avenue in Manhattan
Join NY Left Labor Project and 1199SEIU for a conversation on organizing against MAGA politics and racism while looking ahead to 2026. RSVP to nyleftlaborproject@gmail.com.
📍1199 SEIU, 498 7th Avenue in Manhattan
December 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Wednesday, December 3, 6PM:
Join NY Left Labor Project and 1199SEIU for a conversation on organizing against MAGA politics and racism while looking ahead to 2026. RSVP to nyleftlaborproject@gmail.com.
📍1199 SEIU, 498 7th Avenue in Manhattan
Join NY Left Labor Project and 1199SEIU for a conversation on organizing against MAGA politics and racism while looking ahead to 2026. RSVP to nyleftlaborproject@gmail.com.
📍1199 SEIU, 498 7th Avenue in Manhattan
This gripping work of intimately researched historical fiction carries you down into the dark and dangerous coal mines of the early 1900s, as Italian immigrant Antonio Vacca and his sons encounter cave-ins and fires deep below the earth’s surface.
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Sixteen Tons — Hard Ball Press
Author : Kevin Corley Synopsis : Sixteen Tons carries you down into the dark and dangerous coal mines of the early 1900s, as Italian immigrant Antonio Vacca and his sons encounter cave-ins and fire...
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December 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This gripping work of intimately researched historical fiction carries you down into the dark and dangerous coal mines of the early 1900s, as Italian immigrant Antonio Vacca and his sons encounter cave-ins and fires deep below the earth’s surface.
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“Congress must protect and fully fund the IDEA to ensure future generations of disabled children have the supports and services they need to thrive in school.
Our civil rights are not up for negotiations.”
Our civil rights are not up for negotiations.”
This disability education law just turned 50. Disability advocates want more.
"Our civil rights are not up for negotiations," Rep. Lateefah Simon said.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
“Congress must protect and fully fund the IDEA to ensure future generations of disabled children have the supports and services they need to thrive in school.
Our civil rights are not up for negotiations.”
Our civil rights are not up for negotiations.”
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Immigration officers were sent to Chicago to detain and deport “violent offenders” that DHS said were released from jails because of “sanctuary” policies. The agency says it has arrested more than 4,000 people, but only about 120 of those have a criminal record.
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DHS swept Chicago to get ‘the worst’ criminals. Many have no record.
Aggressive tactics in Chicago have been deployed in DHS’s “Operation Midway Blitz” to round up more than 4,000 people, only a small portion of whom have major criminal records.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Immigration officers were sent to Chicago to detain and deport “violent offenders” that DHS said were released from jails because of “sanctuary” policies. The agency says it has arrested more than 4,000 people, but only about 120 of those have a criminal record.
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Based on the real experiences of nine female electricians, WireWomen: Lighting It Up teaches girls that they can become the skilled tradespeople who light up the modern world.
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#childrensbook #union #solidarity
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Wire Women - Lighting It Up — Hard Ball Press
Written by : Sharon Szymanski with Erin Sullivan, Natalie Rivera, Joanna Kokosis, Theresa Murino, Samantha Granickas, Sadhana Clarke, Brittan Rivera, Mary Lin Gil, Daniel Emigholz Illustrations by :...
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November 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Based on the real experiences of nine female electricians, WireWomen: Lighting It Up teaches girls that they can become the skilled tradespeople who light up the modern world.
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#childrensbook #union #solidarity
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#childrensbook #union #solidarity
"Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble." - Representative John Lewis, 2018
October 31, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble." - Representative John Lewis, 2018
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Today we honor and recognize the struggles Indigenous people continue to face in America, while celebrating the rich culture and history of Indigenous communities. Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day!
October 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Today we honor and recognize the struggles Indigenous people continue to face in America, while celebrating the rich culture and history of Indigenous communities. Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day!
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Trump’s cronies fired critical public health workers. Regret set in immediately.
The White House is already walking back hundreds of federal layoffs
Trump's cronies fired critical public health workers. Regret set in immediately.
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October 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Trump’s cronies fired critical public health workers. Regret set in immediately.
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Today I learned there is such a thing as National Boss's Day, and that allegedly it is this Thursday and I SWEAR TO GOD that if I find out any of you have participated in such a craven act of subservience to the ownership caste I will find you and give you SUCH a noogie
October 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Today I learned there is such a thing as National Boss's Day, and that allegedly it is this Thursday and I SWEAR TO GOD that if I find out any of you have participated in such a craven act of subservience to the ownership caste I will find you and give you SUCH a noogie
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“This is absolutely a violation of federal law.”
Trump's layoffs could lead to major problems with funding for the education of disabled students. And some say, potential violations of federal law.
Trump's layoffs could lead to major problems with funding for the education of disabled students. And some say, potential violations of federal law.
Trump's new layoffs hurt disabled kids
"This is absolutely a violation of federal law."
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October 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
“This is absolutely a violation of federal law.”
Trump's layoffs could lead to major problems with funding for the education of disabled students. And some say, potential violations of federal law.
Trump's layoffs could lead to major problems with funding for the education of disabled students. And some say, potential violations of federal law.
Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day with Margarito's Forest, honoring the resilience of indigenous Mayan people in their own languages.
Bilingual editions of Margarito's Forest, combining English with Spanish, K'iche, and Mam, are available here: hardballpress.squarespace.com/store/p/marg....
Bilingual editions of Margarito's Forest, combining English with Spanish, K'iche, and Mam, are available here: hardballpress.squarespace.com/store/p/marg....
Margarito's Forest/El Bosque de Don Margarito — Hard Ball Press
Written by : Andy Carter Illustrations by : Allison Havens Synopsis : Early in the twentieth century, indigenous Maya left the highland plains because of deforestation and overcrowding and settled...
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October 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day with Margarito's Forest, honoring the resilience of indigenous Mayan people in their own languages.
Bilingual editions of Margarito's Forest, combining English with Spanish, K'iche, and Mam, are available here: hardballpress.squarespace.com/store/p/marg....
Bilingual editions of Margarito's Forest, combining English with Spanish, K'iche, and Mam, are available here: hardballpress.squarespace.com/store/p/marg....
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412 women faced criminal charges for pregnancy outcomes. This is what fetal personhood looks like.
When miscarriages become crimes
412 women faced criminal charges for pregnancy outcomes. This is what fetal personhood looks like.
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September 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
412 women faced criminal charges for pregnancy outcomes. This is what fetal personhood looks like.
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Today, before federal judges, the Trump administration will argue why Mohsen Mahdawi, a student activist who temporarily won his freedom against ICE, should be locked up once again.
As he told us in June, his arrest is a clear attempt by the administration "to intimidate other students."
As he told us in June, his arrest is a clear attempt by the administration "to intimidate other students."
Mohsen Mahdawi Fought ICE and Won His Freedom. For Now. - Reveal
On this week’s “More To The Story,” Columbia University student activist Mohsen Mahdawi discusses getting arrested at his US citizenship hearing—and how he convinced a judge to release him.
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September 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Today, before federal judges, the Trump administration will argue why Mohsen Mahdawi, a student activist who temporarily won his freedom against ICE, should be locked up once again.
As he told us in June, his arrest is a clear attempt by the administration "to intimidate other students."
As he told us in June, his arrest is a clear attempt by the administration "to intimidate other students."
Written by Victor Narr,o with beautiful illustrations by Yana Murashko and a Spanish translation by Madelin Arroyo Romero, Jimmy's Carwash Adventure/La Aventura de Jaime en el Autolavado tells the story of a brave little boy who helps his dad stand up for what's right.
Jimmy's Carwash Adventure/La Aventura De Jaime en el Autolavado — Hard Ball Press
Author : Victor Narro Written by/Escrito por : Victor Narro Illustrations by/Illustrado por : Yana Murashko Translation by : Madelin Arroyo Romero Synopsis : Little Jimmy makes a friend of a ...
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September 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Written by Victor Narr,o with beautiful illustrations by Yana Murashko and a Spanish translation by Madelin Arroyo Romero, Jimmy's Carwash Adventure/La Aventura de Jaime en el Autolavado tells the story of a brave little boy who helps his dad stand up for what's right.
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“ICE goes masked for a single reason—to terrorize Americans into quiescence."
A Reagan-appointed judge just wrote a blistering anti-Trump decision, calling the president’s crackdown on civil liberties un-American.
A Reagan-appointed judge just wrote a blistering anti-Trump decision, calling the president’s crackdown on civil liberties un-American.
A Reagan-appointed judge just wrote a blistering anti-Trump decision
Federal judge William G. Young attacked the president's crackdown on civil liberties as un-American.
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September 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
“ICE goes masked for a single reason—to terrorize Americans into quiescence."
A Reagan-appointed judge just wrote a blistering anti-Trump decision, calling the president’s crackdown on civil liberties un-American.
A Reagan-appointed judge just wrote a blistering anti-Trump decision, calling the president’s crackdown on civil liberties un-American.
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“The long history of trying to ‘cure’ or eliminate autism has been a history of terrible abuse and dangerous sham treatments."
I spoke to @autisticadvocacy.org's Greg Robinson and @drstevenkapp.bsky.social about the awful autism presser yesterday. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I spoke to @autisticadvocacy.org's Greg Robinson and @drstevenkapp.bsky.social about the awful autism presser yesterday. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Disgust, horror, and "elimination": Trump and RFK Jr.'s eugenicist autism conference
The most striking omission from Monday's White House pageant: autistic people.
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September 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
“The long history of trying to ‘cure’ or eliminate autism has been a history of terrible abuse and dangerous sham treatments."
I spoke to @autisticadvocacy.org's Greg Robinson and @drstevenkapp.bsky.social about the awful autism presser yesterday. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I spoke to @autisticadvocacy.org's Greg Robinson and @drstevenkapp.bsky.social about the awful autism presser yesterday. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
We're excited to share Hats Off for Gabbie/¡Aplausos para Gaby! a charming bilingual fable about a young girl finding her way into the big leagues with the boys - even if they don't want her there.
Hats Off for Gabbie/¡Aplausos para Gaby! — Hard Ball Press
Author/Escrito por : Marivir R. Montebon Translation : Laura Flores Illustrations by/Illustrado por : Yana Murashko Synopsis : When the Little League coach tells Gabriella only boys can play on ...
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September 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
We're excited to share Hats Off for Gabbie/¡Aplausos para Gaby! a charming bilingual fable about a young girl finding her way into the big leagues with the boys - even if they don't want her there.
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From Germany to South Africa to Great Britain to Japan, ultranationalist movements have seized on Charlie Kirk's death.
The irony here is hard to ignore: these same groups that often decry globalization are adopting an international message based on American politics.
The irony here is hard to ignore: these same groups that often decry globalization are adopting an international message based on American politics.
The global far right is making Charlie Kirk a martyr
From Germany to South Africa to Japan, ultranationalist forces have seized on his death.
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September 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
From Germany to South Africa to Great Britain to Japan, ultranationalist movements have seized on Charlie Kirk's death.
The irony here is hard to ignore: these same groups that often decry globalization are adopting an international message based on American politics.
The irony here is hard to ignore: these same groups that often decry globalization are adopting an international message based on American politics.