Books to build real democracy: Egalitarian and Sustainable

The Apex Press was launched by the Council on International and Public Affairs in 1990 to publish books providing critical analyses of and new approaches to significant economic, social, and political issues in the United States and throughout the world. It has a special focus on economic and social justice, including the impacts of corporations on society and democracy, and on the impact of technology on contemporary society.

POCLAD Books

POCLAD is a group of people instigating conversations and actions to contest the authority of corporations to define our culture, govern our nation and plunder the Earth. We work in the tradition of people's struggles to replace illegitimate and tyrannical institutions with democratic ones that disperse rather than concentrate wealth and power.

The "Eyes" Books: World Culture Series

The Center for International Training and Education (CITE), a program of the Council on International and Public Affairs, publishes CITE World Culture Series, presenting the world to readers through the "eyes" of its own peoples. Known as the "Eyes" books, these textbooks — regularly updated — have sold more than half a million copies since the early 1970s.

The Bhopal Library

December 3, 2004 marked the 20th anniversary of the world's worst industrial disaster, in Bhopal, India. The books in the Bhopal Library tell the story of the people of Bhopal and their heroic response to the tragedy. All net proceeds from the sale of these books will be used to support the struggle for justice in Bhopal.