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Hello, I need some information on "Poor Richard's Almanack," written by Benjamin Franklin. Who were the main readers of the series? How many copies were published (or sold) back then? Thank you.

In watching a documentary on the Black Panthers recently, I saw some footage of youth from a group called the "Young Patriots"; apparently they were Appalachian white youth in solidarity with the Panthers and Young Lords.

How can I get 100's of people to back me up at the Austin State Capitol south steps at 3pm on November 11th to oppose the National Socialist Movement (Nazi) Rally?

Where can I find some anarchist perspectives on the conflict in Darfur? All the liberals (especially among Jews, for some reason) seem to be hopping on the "Let the UN peacekeepers jump in, and everything will be fine!" bandwagon, but as little as I know about the conflict, I don't have much faith in it.

I was reading Murray Bookchin's "To Remember Spain" and in the second article he footnotes a BBC-granada documentary about the Spanish Civil War. He said it was a six part series and that part five "inside the revolution" talked about self management and factory takeovers. i have scoured the internet and several libraries and cant find a trace of the documentary. any idea where i can obtain a copy?

I'm looking for some articles that discuss the business practices of library consulting firms from a progressive perspective. I know that libraries sometimes call on these (for-profit) firms to do community needs assessment, and I'm wondering if anything has been written about this in the context of the privatization of the public library.

I am asking this for a colleague who has written a thoughtful article about the progressive Spanish-language school CETLALIC in Mexico, in which he discusses the political history of the school and how it came to be perhaps the only Spanish language school in Mexico which offers specific programs for gay men and lesbians.

I submitted a question about a month ago regarding the history of moratoriums on prison and jail expansion (construction). is there any info? i originally asked for info for the recent past, but it could be helpful to know about the last 30 years (during the drug war years). so, could you please help find out what states/cities may have tried to submit legislation calling for a moratorium on prison/jail construction and expansion in the united states?

I am trying to find a RECENT policy analysis on prop. 21 that passed in CA in 2000. It gives kids a chance to go to jail with adults.

I am trying to fact check a quote my organization is using in an online resource directory. in our guiding statement we quote george clinton, and i need to know the exact quote. we have two versions: