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South End Press

American non-profit publisher

South End Press was a non-profit book publisher run on a model of participatory economics. It was founded in 1977 in Boston's South End. It published books written by political activists, notably Arundhati Roy, Noam Chomsky, bell hooks, Winona LaDuke, Manning Marable, Ward Churchill, Cherríe Moraga, Andrea Smith, Howard Zinn, Jeremy Brecher, Lawrence Soley and Scott Tucker.2 It was founded by Juliet Schor, Lydia Sargent and Michael Albert.1 It ceased to exist in 2014.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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South End Press was a non-profit book publisher run on a model of participatory economics. It was founded in 1977 in Boston's South End. It published books written by political activists, notably Arundhati Roy, Noam Chomsky, bell hooks, Winona LaDuke, Manning Marable, Ward Churchill, Cherríe Moraga, Andrea Smith, Howard Zinn, Jeremy Brecher, Lawrence Soley and Scott Tucker. South End Press closed in 2014.2

The story

Founded by Juliet Schor, Lydia Sargent and Michael Albert in 1977, in Boston.1

South End Press was founded in 1977 by Michael Albert, Lydia Sargent, John Schall, Pat Walker, Juliet Schor, Mary Lea, Joe Bowring, and Dave Millikin, among others. It was based in Boston's South End and run as an egalitarian collective with decision-making equally shared.

The publisher experienced financial difficulties in the 2008 financial crisis, with sales dropping by 12.8% in 2008. In 2009, South End Press moved to a new office in Brooklyn, New York, partnering with Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York. A fundraising campaign was run in 2012 to help ease its financial situation.

South End Press closed in July 2014. Howard Zinn and an anonymous author had reportedly not received royalties for several years.

From Wikipedia’s article on South End Press, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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  2. 1977Founded Founded in Boston1

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