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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!
The Valentine's Day, celebrate love AND justice with Union Made by Eric Lotke, a sweet love story wrapped up in the drama of the fight to unionize a Virgina grocery store. A Shelf Unbound Notable Indie Book. #lovestory #romance #union
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Union Made — Hard Ball Press
Author : Eric Lotke Synopsis : Catherine Campbell is a union organizer. She wants to raise wages and form a union at the Pac Shoppe retail chain in Virginia. Nathaniel Hawley works for the owner of ...
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February 14, 2026 at 9:46 PM
The Valentine's Day, celebrate love AND justice with Union Made by Eric Lotke, a sweet love story wrapped up in the drama of the fight to unionize a Virgina grocery store. A Shelf Unbound Notable Indie Book. #lovestory #romance #union
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Judge rules ICE likely violated Minnesota detainees' constitutional rights
#ICEOUT #Whipple #FDT #Epstein #GTFO
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Judge rules ICE likely violated Minnesota detainees’ constitutional rights
A federal judge in Minnesota found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) isolated detainees in Minnesota from seeing their attorneys, ruling the action likely violated their constitutional…
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February 14, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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A new Reuters investigation found hundreds of judges intervening in the prolonged detention of immigrants without criminal records. And they're not just Democratic appointees.
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Judges have rebuked Trump’s mass detention of immigrants thousands of times
A new Reuters investigation found hundreds of judges intervening in the prolonged detention of immigrants without criminal records.
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February 14, 2026 at 6:33 PM
A new Reuters investigation found hundreds of judges intervening in the prolonged detention of immigrants without criminal records. And they're not just Democratic appointees.
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With the historic monthlong NYC nurses' strike likely to end with contract agreements announced this week, there's never been a better time to remind yourself of the sacrifices and strength that nurses and other healthcare workers demonstrate every day on the front lines or the picket lines. #nurses
February 12, 2026 at 3:12 AM
With the historic monthlong NYC nurses' strike likely to end with contract agreements announced this week, there's never been a better time to remind yourself of the sacrifices and strength that nurses and other healthcare workers demonstrate every day on the front lines or the picket lines. #nurses
Every young generation of labor organizers needs to learn anew the tactics that won the victories of the past.
Stories written by veteran labor leaders bring us into the workplace, where we hear the rank-and-file join together to stand up to the bosses.
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Stories written by veteran labor leaders bring us into the workplace, where we hear the rank-and-file join together to stand up to the bosses.
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A Great Vision - A Militant Family’s Journey through the 20th Century — Hard Ball Press
Author : Richard March Synopsis: A Family's 100 Year Fight for Justice The eye-opening saga of a militant family begins with grandparents fighting the black shirt fascists in war-torn Croatia afte...
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February 10, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Every young generation of labor organizers needs to learn anew the tactics that won the victories of the past.
Stories written by veteran labor leaders bring us into the workplace, where we hear the rank-and-file join together to stand up to the bosses.
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Stories written by veteran labor leaders bring us into the workplace, where we hear the rank-and-file join together to stand up to the bosses.
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Learn everything your boss never wanted you to know about how to build a powerful union with these useful guidebooks from Hard Ball Press.
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What The Boss Doesn’t Want Us To Know — Hard Ball Press
What the Boss Doesn’t Want Us to Know offers up a radical new practice for investigating employers. The authors propose a member-based, democratic approach to corporate research that will train an arm...
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February 4, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Learn everything your boss never wanted you to know about how to build a powerful union with these useful guidebooks from Hard Ball Press.
#unionbuilding #solidarity
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When the fight seems hopeless, it helps to remember the spiritual core of the work we do. As labor and immigrant rights activist Victor Narro reminds us in his powerful work The Activist Spirit the fight for a better world is an act of radical love.
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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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February 2, 2026 at 10:49 PM
When the fight seems hopeless, it helps to remember the spiritual core of the work we do. As labor and immigrant rights activist Victor Narro reminds us in his powerful work The Activist Spirit the fight for a better world is an act of radical love.
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Whether it's massive short-term actions like yesterday's general strike or long-term work stoppages like those being modelled every day by New York City nurses and Starbuck baristas, history tells us that strikes work. When workers unite to stop the cogs of capitalism, change CAN be won.
January 31, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Whether it's massive short-term actions like yesterday's general strike or long-term work stoppages like those being modelled every day by New York City nurses and Starbuck baristas, history tells us that strikes work. When workers unite to stop the cogs of capitalism, change CAN be won.
An empathetic future requires empathetic children, and a frightening present requires reminding kids that they're not alone. Alejandra Domenzain's beautiful bilingual children's book, For All/Para Todos, accomplishes both. hardballpress.squarespace.com/store/p/for-...
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For All — Hard Ball Press
For All, Alejandra Domenzain Para Todos Illustrated by Katherine Lo INSERT FOR ALL/PARA TODOS - Best Bilingual Children's Fiction Award (Honorable Mention) AND VID TIM UPLOADED ON ORIG...
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January 28, 2026 at 11:47 PM
An empathetic future requires empathetic children, and a frightening present requires reminding kids that they're not alone. Alejandra Domenzain's beautiful bilingual children's book, For All/Para Todos, accomplishes both. hardballpress.squarespace.com/store/p/for-...
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#childrensbook #bilingual
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Honored to share the words of Former President Obama and Michelle Obama. Make your voice heard and contact your legislators at www.5calls.org.
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January 26, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Honored to share the words of Former President Obama and Michelle Obama. Make your voice heard and contact your legislators at www.5calls.org.
Support with donations at standwithminnesota.com
Support with donations at standwithminnesota.com
When times are dark, we must look to the past as well as the future in order to find a way back into the light. Hard Ball is proud to publish books that help connect working people to their long, proud history of resistance, collective action, struggle, hardship, and victory.
January 26, 2026 at 10:07 PM
When times are dark, we must look to the past as well as the future in order to find a way back into the light. Hard Ball is proud to publish books that help connect working people to their long, proud history of resistance, collective action, struggle, hardship, and victory.
We keep us safe.
The Minneapolis neighbors standing up to ICE by the thousands
Meet the Minneapolis neighbors standing up to ICE by the thousands
Local resistance is “growing exponentially," says Defend the 612’s Andrew Fahlstrom.
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January 24, 2026 at 12:10 AM
We keep us safe.
Hard Ball Press stands in solidarity with New York City's striking nurses, and with all healthcare workers everywhere fighting for the job conditions they deserve. As always, we are committed to sharing the stories of overlooked healthcare heroes.
Because We Care — Hard Ball Press
The caregivers who opened themselves up by writing about their experiences are remarkable people. It’s not just anyone who can do this work, as you will learn, and who can do it with love and co...
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January 24, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Hard Ball Press stands in solidarity with New York City's striking nurses, and with all healthcare workers everywhere fighting for the job conditions they deserve. As always, we are committed to sharing the stories of overlooked healthcare heroes.
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 [email protected].
📍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 [email protected].
📍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 [email protected].
📍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 [email protected].
📍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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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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"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