Page Against The Machine

How might our current predicament have been avoided? Debate amongst yourselves. . . #berniesanders #feelthebern #bernie #twopartysystem #democraticsocialism #bookstagram #4thstreetlb #patmbooks ... #patm See more

We're thrilled that so many are enjoying #AaronSorkin's current film, 7. The spirit of this band of intelligent, idealistic, and irreverent activists is alive and well here at PATM where we have vintage autobiographies of two of the seven in-stock right now. Yippie! . #chicago7 #jerryrubin #abbiehoffman #tomhayden #bobbyseale #yippie #hippie #bookstagram #4thstreetlb #retrorowlb #patmbooks #patm

The crumbling barrier between church and state is the one border wall that absolutely needs to be built. The two titles pictured here were warning against the breach of the separation barrier and the rise of far-right religious zealotry back in 2004 and 2006. Now, as we face the prospect of an(other) overtly religious Justice on the Supreme Court, the holy rollers need to be reminded that the First Amendment was established to protect freedom religion and freedom religion in equal parts. . . #TwosDay #kevinphillips #estherkaplan #firstamendment #churchandstate #patm #bookstagram #4thstreetlb #patmbooks

Our system was already in need of a significant overhaul back in 1997 when Peter Kuper's wordless graphic novel was published. Since then, an aggressively malfunctioning mutation of capitalism has worked overtime to stress our political, economic, social, education, and healthcare systems to the breaking point. The increasingly deadly "garbage in, garbage out" feedback loop we have been consigned to live in must be sabotaged before it's simply too late. . #peterkuper #graphicnovel #bookstagram #politicalgraphics #fransmasereel #gigo #lyndward #4thstreetlb #patmbooks #patm

#SundayFunnies for the non-believing believers. . . #coviddeaths #trumpdeathclock #patm #separationofchurchandstate #athiest #magadeath #4thstreetlb #patmbooks

Expressing our solidarity with the #WomensMarch protests that took place today in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and in over 400 cities nationwide. We need to be marching forward today, tomorrow, and every day to ensure we're not being marched backwards to yesterday by Trump's retrograde regime. . #countonus #womensrights #womenwhorock #refusefascism #dumptrump2020 #bookstagram #4thstreetlb #patmbooks #patm

On this day at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City, U.S. track & field athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their black-gloved fists from the podium of the medal awards ceremony while the U.S. national anthem played. Their gesture earned them worldwide attention and a suspension from the U.S. Olympic team. But their peaceful, powerful, and poignant protest still resonates over 50 years later in a time when no fist-raising or knee-taking is ever passive enough... for team America's Gold Medal racists. . This and other feats of athletic resistance are engagingly chronicled in Dave Zirin's ' , ? And the one-of-a-kind ceramic fist sculptures were made exclusively for PATM by our San Pedro-based comrade, David Ivar "Yaya" @hermandune. . . #johncarlos #tommiesmith #blackpower #powerfist #1968olympics #davezirin #bookstagram #4thstreetlb #patmbooks #patm See more

The F-word has been flying fast and furious from the mouths of both sides of late. Michael Parenti's & convincingly shows how "'rational fascism' renders service to capitalism, how corporate power undermines democracy, and how revolutions are a mass empowerment against the forces of executive privilege." An even more necessary discussion now than when the book was originally published in 1997. . #michaelparenti #citylightsbooks #antifa #antifascist #classwar #bookstagram #4thstreetlb #patmbooks #patm

Falling backward into the future... . . #margaretatwood #handmaidstale #handmaid #gilead #dystopianfiction #reproductiverights #twosday #patm #bookstagram #4thstreetlb #patmbooks

Honoring #IndigenousPeoplesDay with this appropriately-titled print, , by Long Beach artist Aia White-Podue. It, along with other wonderful pieces, has been adorning our walls since early 2020 as part of her exhibit, which was so rudely interrupted by the Covid crisis. And while our events, openings, and gatherings are still on hold for the foreseeable future, you can still enjoy our current exhibits while you safely and socially-distantly brows...e our books of defiance. . . #indigenousart #indigenousrights #lbc #lunarisingartstudio #longbeachartist #4thstreetlb #patmbooks #patm See more

Upcycling a classic joke by the comedic "King of One-Liners," Henny Youngman, for our #SundayFunnies. Our President is himself a master of the mean-spirited one-liner which he loves to spew forth from any available stage or balcony. And when he performs his infectious stand-up routine in front of a packed house, he kills. . . #hennyyoungman #jokes #trumpisajoke #4thstreetlb #patmbooks #patm

Some weekend reading for the "radical left" of all ages! We have young adult versions of bestselling books by #BlackLivesMatter founders #PatrisseKhanCullors and #ashabandele, #HowardZinn, and #IbramXKendi, as well as by #BryanStevenson and . We're doing our part to help indoctrinate the youth of America with the un-American concepts of facts, knowledge, and history. . . #bookstagram #4thstreetlb #retrorowlb #patmbooks #patm

On this day in 1940 John Lennon's spirit entered this world, while in 1967 Che Guevara's was extinguished. But they both "shine on, like the moon and the stars and the sun." . . #cheguevara #che #johnlennon #lennon #powertothepeople #revolutionary #patm #bookstagram #4thstreetlb #patmbooks