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The CQ Press Guide to Radical Politics in the United States is a unique work which provides an overview of radical U.S. political movements on both the left and the right sides of the ideological spectrum. It focuses on analyzing the origins and trajectory of the various movements, and the impact that movement ideas and activities have had on mainstream American politics. This guide is organized thematically, with each chapter focusing on a prominent arena of radical activism in the United States. These chapters will: . Trace the chronological development of these extreme leftist and rightist movements throughout U.S. history . Include a discussion of central individuals, organizations, and events, as well as their impact on popular opinion, political discourse, and public policy . Include sidebar features to provide additional contextual information to facilitate increased understanding of the topic Seeking to provide an accessible, balanced, and well-documented discussion of topics often overlooked in political science, this book includes an introduction to anarchism, communism, and socialism as well as the Chicano movement, civilian border patrols, Black power, the Ku Klux Klan, ACT-UP, the militia movement, Occupy Wall Street, farmers' rebellions, Earth First!, the Animal Environmental Liberation Front, and many others.

The origins of the radical science movement in the 1960s are described. Factors cited include the civil rights movement, the Vietnam war, a developing parallel movement in Europe, the influx of young people into science in the 1960s, & developments in the philosophy of science. The radical science movement is contrasted with earlier efforts of scientists to deal with social issues in science. Themes in the movement include a general analysis of control of science under US capitalism, the nonneutrality of science, the development of a "people's science," & the critique of science as ideology. Also pointed out are the instances in which an antiscience trend within society has influenced positions taken by the radical science movement. The achievements of this movement include the effective opposition to theories of biological determinism, the involvement of the public in decision making on certain scientific issues, the influence on the agenda of professional scientific societies, & the generation of a number of organizations that contribute to debates over scientific & technological issues & provide technical assistance to less privileged sectors of society. AA