Taking sides: revolutionary solidarity and the poverty of liberalism

"Taking Sidesis more than a book; it's a politic aimed at the heart of every radical struggling against a racist state." Luis A.

Fernandez, author of Policing DissentTaking Sidesis a critical response to divisive debates within current movements against police violence and white supremacy, especially since Michael Brown's murder.

These sharp interventions ask activists to avoid easyand safeanswers and take on the hard work of building real grassroots solidarity across racial lines.Cindy Milstein is author of Anarchism and Its Aspirations.

Her essays appeared in Realizing the Impossible, Confronting Capitalism, and Globalize Liberation.