Videos

Peter Richardson looked at the writing life of Hunter S. Thompson, from his early influences to his embrace of “gonzo” journalism. This was a virtual program hosted by City Lights Bookstore…

Electronic Frontier Foundation international activism director Jillian York discussed the future of free speech on social media platforms and data privacy. This virtual event was hosted by…

Historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz argued that America is not a nation founded by and for immigrants, but rather is a product of settler colonialism and slavery. City Lights Books in San…

New York University Professor Charlton McIlwain looked at the impact of social media and the internet on racial justice movements, including Black Lives Matter.

Samuel Woolley discussed the origins of online disinformation and laid out a plan to combat it in the future.

Ben Tarnoff talked about his book, The Bohemians: Mark Twain and the San Francisco Writers Who Reinvented American Literature, in which he recounts Mark Twain’s residence in San Francisco in the 1860's…

Historian John McMillian recounts the underground newspapers of the 1960s and their affect on the political movements of their time. The author profiles many of the publications, including…

Ha-Joon Chang Chang takes a critical look at capitalism, which he says is the worst economic system in the world, except for all the others. He spoke at City Lights Bookstore in San…

In their book Crossing Zero The Afpak War at the Turning Point of American Empire (City Lights), Elizabeth Gould and Paul Fitzgerald take a critical look at U.S. policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan…

Lewis Busbee talked about his book The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop, published by Graywolf Press. In the book, Mr. Buzbee detailed his life-long love of books. Mr. Buzbee chronicled the history…