AK Press

The publishing house AK Press is an independent, non-profit publishing and distribution institution that represents a unique model in the world of publishing. It was founded in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety and is entirely managed as a collective labor cooperative in which the workers make all decisions in a democratic and collective manner without the presence of a class administrative structure or boss. The publishing house is based in the city of Chico, in the American state of California, along with its other branch in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. The house is distinguished by a clear editorial and intellectual line that focuses on radical and leftist thought.Libertarian, anarchist, and anarchist theories, as they completely move away from traditional partisan political paths to shed light on the history of labor and trade union movements, issues of transformative and social justice, combating racial discrimination, and the prison system, in addition to feminist and environmental studies. The Foundation’s work is not limited to printing and publishing its own books, but rather extends to include a huge distribution network through which it provides books, magazines, and audio-visual materials issued by various independent intellectual platforms around the world.The house also owns a series specialized in publishing speculative science fiction novels that present alternative political and social visions. Its list of writers and authors includes an elite group of the most prominent international thinkers, historians, and activists who have contributed to shaping contemporary political awareness. The most famous of them are the linguistic thinker Noam Chomsky, the historian Howard Zinn, the Indian writer Arundhati Roy, and the feminist activist Adrienne Marie Brown. Their works and intellectual theses are widely disseminated among readers and researchers interested in social change.And the politician.