6 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
American writer and political activist who moved from being a prominent New Left radical in the 1960s to becoming one of America's most prominent conservative commentators — a trajectory shaped by the murder of his colleague Betty Van Patter.
Romanian-American Jewish author and Holocaust survivor whose memoir Night is one of the most powerful testimonies of the Holocaust and whose subsequent career was dedicated to human rights advocacy.
American feminist activist and journalist who was one of the leading figures of second-wave feminism — co-founding Ms. magazine, writing influential feminist essays, and becoming the most recognizable face of the women's liberation movement.
American political activist and co-founder with Bobby Seale of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in 1966, who combined Marxist-Leninist ideology with community programs and armed self-defense.
British political activist (born Stephen Yaxley-Lennon) who founded the English Defence League and has become the most prominent anti-Islam activist in the UK — repeatedly imprisoned for contempt of court and fraud — and whose documentary about grooming gangs generated significant political controversy.
Faiz Ahmed Faiz was a towering figure in Urdu poetry, a Marxist intellectual, and a prominent voice against authoritarianism in Pakistan, whose work transcended national borders to become a symbol of resistance and humanism.