SettingsAmerican tax resisters
A. J. Muste
The Reverend Abraham Johannes "A.J." Muste (1885–1967) (pronounced "MUSS-tee") was a Dutch-born American clergyman and political activist.
The Reverend Abraham Johannes "A.J." Muste (1885–1967) (pronounced "MUSS-tee") was a Dutch-born American clergyman and political activist.
Abby Hadassah Smith
Abby Hadassah Smith (June 1 1797–July 23 1879) was an early American suffragist who campaigned for property and voting rights.
Abby Hadassah Smith (June 1 1797–July 23 1879) was an early American suffragist who campaigned for property and voting rights.
Abby Kelley
Abby Kelley Foster (January 15, 1811 – January 14, 1887) was an American abolitionist and radical social reformer active from the 1830s to 1870s.
Abby Kelley Foster (January 15, 1811 – January 14, 1887) was an American abolitionist and radical social reformer active from the 1830s to 1870s.
Adrienne Rich
Adrienne Cecile Rich (May 16, 1929 – March 27, 2012) was an American poet, essayist and feminist.
Adrienne Cecile Rich (May 16, 1929 – March 27, 2012) was an American poet, essayist and feminist.
Albert Szent-Györgyi
Albert Szent-Györgyi de Nagyrápolt was a Hungarian physiologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937.
Albert Szent-Györgyi de Nagyrápolt was a Hungarian physiologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937.
Alice Wolfson
Alice Wolfson, a Barnard graduate and former Fulbright Scholar, is a veteran political activist in women's reproductive health issues, a lawyer, and a co-founder of the National Women's Health N...
Alice Wolfson, a Barnard graduate and former Fulbright Scholar, is a veteran political activist in women's reproductive health issues, a lawyer, and a co-founder of the National Women's Health N...
Allen Ginsberg
Irwin Allen Ginsberg was an American poet and one of the leading figures of the Beat Generation in the 1950s.
Irwin Allen Ginsberg was an American poet and one of the leading figures of the Beat Generation in the 1950s.
Ammon Hennacy
Ammon Ashford Hennacy (July 24, 1893 – January 14, 1970) was an Irish American pacifist, Christian anarchist, social activist, member of the Catholic Worker Movement and a Wobbly.
Ammon Ashford Hennacy (July 24, 1893 – January 14, 1970) was an Irish American pacifist, Christian anarchist, social activist, member of the Catholic Worker Movement and a Wobbly.
Anatol Rapoport
Anatol Rapoport (Анато́лий Бори́сович Рапопо́рт, born May 22, 1911- January 20, 2007) was a Russian-born American Jewish mathematical psychologist.
Anatol Rapoport (Анато́лий Бори́сович Рапопо́рт, born May 22, 1911- January 20, 2007) was a Russian-born American Jewish mathematical psychologist.
Andrew Kehoe
Andrew Philip Kehoe was an American man who perpetrated the Bath School Disaster on May 18, 1927.
Andrew Philip Kehoe was an American man who perpetrated the Bath School Disaster on May 18, 1927.
Andrew Kopkind
Andrew Kopkind was an American journalist.
Andrew Kopkind was an American journalist.
André Schiffrin
André Schiffrin is a European-born American author, publisher and socialist.
André Schiffrin is a European-born American author, publisher and socialist.
Anna Howard Shaw
Anna Howard Shaw was a leader of the women's suffrage movement in the United States.
Anna Howard Shaw was a leader of the women's suffrage movement in the United States.
Anton Kuerti
Anton (Emil) Kuerti, OC (born July 21, 1938, in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian-born Canadian pianist, music teacher, composer, and conductor.
Anton (Emil) Kuerti, OC (born July 21, 1938, in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian-born Canadian pianist, music teacher, composer, and conductor.
Anton Refregier
Anton Refregier was a Russian immigrant painter in the United States.
Anton Refregier was a Russian immigrant painter in the United States.
Arthur A. Cohen
Arthur Allen Cohen was an American Jewish scholar, theologian and author.
Arthur Allen Cohen was an American Jewish scholar, theologian and author.
Arthur Waskow
Arthur Ocean Waskow, born Arthur I. Waskow, is an American author, political activist, and rabbi associated with the Jewish Renewal movement.
Arthur Ocean Waskow, born Arthur I. Waskow, is an American author, political activist, and rabbi associated with the Jewish Renewal movement.
Barbara Deming
Barbara Deming was an American feminist and advocate of nonviolent social change.
Barbara Deming was an American feminist and advocate of nonviolent social change.
Barry Farrell (journalist)
Barry Farrell was an American journalist during the 1960s through the 1980s.
Barry Farrell was an American journalist during the 1960s through the 1980s.
Benjamin Spock
Benjamin McLane Spock was an American pediatrician whose book Baby and Child Care, published in 1946, is one of the biggest best-sellers of all time.
Benjamin McLane Spock was an American pediatrician whose book Baby and Child Care, published in 1946, is one of the biggest best-sellers of all time.
Benjamin Tucker
Benjamin Ricketson Tucker was a proponent, in the 19th century, of American individualist anarchism, which he called "unterrified Jeffersonianism", and editor and publisher of the individualist ...
Benjamin Ricketson Tucker was a proponent, in the 19th century, of American individualist anarchism, which he called "unterrified Jeffersonianism", and editor and publisher of the individualist ...
Bennett Jones Sims
Bennett Jones Sims was the sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, consecrated in 1972.
Bennett Jones Sims was the sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, consecrated in 1972.
Bob Avakian
Bob Avakian is Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA, which he has led since its formation in 1975.
Bob Avakian is Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA, which he has led since its formation in 1975.
Bradford Lyttle
Bradford Lyttle is a prominent pacifist and peace activist, and organizer with the Committee for Non-Violent Action of several major campaigns against militarism, including "Omaha Action", again...
Bradford Lyttle is a prominent pacifist and peace activist, and organizer with the Committee for Non-Violent Action of several major campaigns against militarism, including "Omaha Action", again...
Brian Willson
S. Brian Willson is a prominent American anti-war activist.
S. Brian Willson is a prominent American anti-war activist.
Bruce Jackson (scholar)
Bruce Jackson (born 1936) is an American folklorist, documentary filmmaker, writer and photographer.
Bruce Jackson (born 1936) is an American folklorist, documentary filmmaker, writer and photographer.
Carl Kline
Carl L. Kline (1915 – 2005) was an American born Canadian psychiatrist and researcher.
Carl L. Kline (1915 – 2005) was an American born Canadian psychiatrist and researcher.
Carl Oglesby
Carl Oglesby is a writer, academic, and political activist.
Carl Oglesby is a writer, academic, and political activist.
Carol Schwartz
Carol Schwartz (born January 20, 1944, in Greenville, Mississippi) is a politician from Washington, D.C., who served as an at-large member on the Council of the District of Columbia from 1985 to...
Carol Schwartz (born January 20, 1944, in Greenville, Mississippi) is a politician from Washington, D.C., who served as an at-large member on the Council of the District of Columbia from 1985 to...
Charles Lane (transcendentalist)
Charles Lane (1800–1870) was an English-American transcendentalist, abolitionist, and early voluntaryist.
Charles Lane (1800–1870) was an English-American transcendentalist, abolitionist, and early voluntaryist.
Chuck Fager
Charles Eugene Fager (born 1942), known as Chuck Fager, is an American activist, an author, an editor, a publisher and an outspoken and prominent member of the Religious Society of Friends.
Charles Eugene Fager (born 1942), known as Chuck Fager, is an American activist, an author, an editor, a publisher and an outspoken and prominent member of the Religious Society of Friends.
Claire Wolfe
Claire Wolfe is a libertarian author and columnist.
Claire Wolfe is a libertarian author and columnist.
Clara Claiborne Park
Clara Claiborne Park (August 19, 1923 – July 3, 2010) was an American college English teacher and author who was best known for her writings about her experiences raising her autistic daug...
Clara Claiborne Park (August 19, 1923 – July 3, 2010) was an American college English teacher and author who was best known for her writings about her experiences raising her autistic daug...
Committee for Non-Violent Action
The Committee for Non-Violent Action, formed in 1957 to resist the US government's program of nuclear weapons testing, was one of the first organizations to employ nonviolent direct action to pr...
The Committee for Non-Violent Action, formed in 1957 to resist the US government's program of nuclear weapons testing, was one of the first organizations to employ nonviolent direct action to pr...
Cyrus Pringle
Cyrus Guernsey Pringle (May 6, 1838-May 25, 1911) was an American botanist who spent a career of 35 years cataloguing the plants of North America, especially Mexico.
Cyrus Guernsey Pringle (May 6, 1838-May 25, 1911) was an American botanist who spent a career of 35 years cataloguing the plants of North America, especially Mexico.
Dan Georgakas
Dan Georgakas is an American anarchist poet and historian.
Dan Georgakas is an American anarchist poet and historian.
David Budbill
David Wolk Budbill (born 1940, Cleveland, Ohio) is an American poet, and playwright.
David Wolk Budbill (born 1940, Cleveland, Ohio) is an American poet, and playwright.
David Dellinger
David T. Dellinger, one of the most influential American radicals of the 20th century, was a pacifist and activist for nonviolent social change.
David T. Dellinger, one of the most influential American radicals of the 20th century, was a pacifist and activist for nonviolent social change.
David Harris (protester)
David Victor Harris (born 1946) is an American journalist and author.
David Victor Harris (born 1946) is an American journalist and author.
David McReynolds
David McReynolds (born January 10, 1929) is an American democratic socialist and pacifist activist who described himself as "a peace movement bureaucrat" during his 40-year career with Liberat...
David McReynolds (born January 10, 1929) is an American democratic socialist and pacifist activist who described himself as "a peace movement bureaucrat" during his 40-year career with Liberat...
David Meltzer
David Meltzer is an American poet and musician of the Beat Generation and San Francisco Renaissance.
David Meltzer is an American poet and musician of the Beat Generation and San Francisco Renaissance.
David Shetzline
David W. Shetzline (b. 1936, Yonkers, New York) is an American author residing in Oakridge, Oregon.
David W. Shetzline (b. 1936, Yonkers, New York) is an American author residing in Oakridge, Oregon.
David Wynn Miller
David Wynn Miller (born 1949), also styled :David-Wynn: Miller, is a former tool and die welder and current American activist in a tax protest group affiliated with the Sovereign Citizen M...
David Wynn Miller (born 1949), also styled :David-Wynn: Miller, is a former tool and die welder and current American activist in a tax protest group affiliated with the Sovereign Citizen M...
Dick Lourie
Dick Lourie is a poet and the author of eight books.
Dick Lourie is a poet and the author of eight books.
Donald Ogden Stewart
Donald Ogden Stewart (November 30, 1894 - August 2, 1980) was an American author and screenwriter.
Donald Ogden Stewart (November 30, 1894 - August 2, 1980) was an American author and screenwriter.
Dorothy Day
Dorothy Day, Obl.S.B., was an American journalist, social activist and devout Catholic convert; she advocated the Catholic economic theory of Distributism.
Dorothy Day, Obl.S.B., was an American journalist, social activist and devout Catholic convert; she advocated the Catholic economic theory of Distributism.
Dorothy Sterling
Dorothy Sterling (Dannenberg) (November 23, 1913 – December 1, 2008) was a Jewish-American writer and historian.
Dorothy Sterling (Dannenberg) (November 23, 1913 – December 1, 2008) was a Jewish-American writer and historian.
Dwight Macdonald
Dwight Macdonald was an American writer, editor, film critic, social critic, philosopher, and political radical.
Dwight Macdonald was an American writer, editor, film critic, social critic, philosopher, and political radical.
Ed Rosenthal
Ed Rosenthal is a California horticulturist, author, publisher, and Cannabis grower known for his advocacy for the legalization of marijuana use.
Ed Rosenthal is a California horticulturist, author, publisher, and Cannabis grower known for his advocacy for the legalization of marijuana use.
Ed Sanders
Ed Sanders is an American poet, singer, social activist, environmentalist, author, publisher and longtime member of the band The Fugs.
Ed Sanders is an American poet, singer, social activist, environmentalist, author, publisher and longtime member of the band The Fugs.
Edmund Wilson
Edmund Wilson was an American writer, literary and social critic, and noted man of letters.
Edmund Wilson was an American writer, literary and social critic, and noted man of letters.
Edward and Elaine Brown
Edward Lewis Brown and his wife, Elaine Alice Brown, residents of the state of New Hampshire, gained national news media attention in early 2007 for not paying the U.S. federal income tax ...
Edward Lewis Brown and his wife, Elaine Alice Brown, residents of the state of New Hampshire, gained national news media attention in early 2007 for not paying the U.S. federal income tax ...
Edward M. Brecher
Edward M. Brecher (1912–1989) was a well known American science writer and book author, best known for his contributions in addiction research, human sexuality, and for his advocacy of rights fo...
Edward M. Brecher (1912–1989) was a well known American science writer and book author, best known for his contributions in addiction research, human sexuality, and for his advocacy of rights fo...
Edward S. Herman
Edward S. Herman is an American economist and media analyst with a specialty in corporate and regulatory issues as well as political economy and the media.
Edward S. Herman is an American economist and media analyst with a specialty in corporate and regulatory issues as well as political economy and the media.
Elias Hicks
Elias Hicks (March 19, 1748 – February 27, 1830) was an itinerant Quaker preacher from Long Island, New York.
Elias Hicks (March 19, 1748 – February 27, 1830) was an itinerant Quaker preacher from Long Island, New York.
Eliot Asinof
Eliot Asinof (July 13, 1919 – June 10, 2008) was an American writer of fiction and nonfiction best known for his writing about baseball.
Eliot Asinof (July 13, 1919 – June 10, 2008) was an American writer of fiction and nonfiction best known for his writing about baseball.
Emile de Antonio
Emile Francisco de Antonio was an American director and producer of documentary films, usually detailing political or social events circa 1960s–1980s.
Emile Francisco de Antonio was an American director and producer of documentary films, usually detailing political or social events circa 1960s–1980s.
Eric Bentley
Eric Bentley is a British-born American critic, playwright, singer, editor and translator.
Eric Bentley is a British-born American critic, playwright, singer, editor and translator.
Erich Kahler
Erich von Kahler (October 14, 1885 – June 28, 1970) was a renowned mid-twentieth-century European-American literary scholar and essayist best known for scholarly works like The Tower and...
Erich von Kahler (October 14, 1885 – June 28, 1970) was a renowned mid-twentieth-century European-American literary scholar and essayist best known for scholarly works like The Tower and...
Ernest Bromley
Ernest Bromley (14 March 1912 – 17 December 1997) was an American minister and civil rights and peace activist.
Ernest Bromley (14 March 1912 – 17 December 1997) was an American minister and civil rights and peace activist.
Eugene D. Genovese
Eugene Dominic Genovese (born May 19, 1930) is an American historian of the American South and American slavery.
Eugene Dominic Genovese (born May 19, 1930) is an American historian of the American South and American slavery.
Florence Jaffray Harriman
Florence Jaffray "Daisy" Harriman (July 21, 1870 – August 31, 1967) was an American socialite, suffragist, social reformer, organizer, and diplomat.
Florence Jaffray "Daisy" Harriman (July 21, 1870 – August 31, 1967) was an American socialite, suffragist, social reformer, organizer, and diplomat.
Frances Crowe
Frances Crowe (b. March 15, 1919) is an American peace activist and pacifist from the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts.
Frances Crowe (b. March 15, 1919) is an American peace activist and pacifist from the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts.
Frances Fox Piven
Frances Fox Piven (born 1932) is an American professor of political science and sociology at The Graduate Center, City University of New York, where she has taught since 1982.
Frances Fox Piven (born 1932) is an American professor of political science and sociology at The Graduate Center, City University of New York, where she has taught since 1982.
Fred J. Cook
Fred James Cook was an investigative journalist whose prime years of reporting spanned from the 1950s to the late 1970s.
Fred James Cook was an investigative journalist whose prime years of reporting spanned from the 1950s to the late 1970s.
Frederick Karl
Frederick Karl (1927-2004) was a literary biographer, best known for his work on Joseph Conrad, a literary critic, and an editor.
Frederick Karl (1927-2004) was a literary biographer, best known for his work on Joseph Conrad, a literary critic, and an editor.
Fries's Rebellion
John Fries's Rebellion, also called the House Tax Rebellion and the Home Tax Rebellion, was an armed tax revolt among Pennsylvania Dutch farmers between 1799 and 1800.
John Fries's Rebellion, also called the House Tax Rebellion and the Home Tax Rebellion, was an armed tax revolt among Pennsylvania Dutch farmers between 1799 and 1800.
Fyke Farmer
Fyke Farmer, was a Tennessee lawyer who worked on the behalf of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
Fyke Farmer, was a Tennessee lawyer who worked on the behalf of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
Galway Kinnell
Galway Kinnell is an American poet.
Galway Kinnell is an American poet.
Garrett Eckbo
Garrett Eckbo was an American landscape architect notable for his seminal 1950 book Landscape for Living.
Garrett Eckbo was an American landscape architect notable for his seminal 1950 book Landscape for Living.
Gene Stoltzfus
Mervin Eugene "Gene" Stoltzfus (February 1, 1940 – March 10, 2010) was an American peace activist, international development worker, founding director of Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), ...
Mervin Eugene "Gene" Stoltzfus (February 1, 1940 – March 10, 2010) was an American peace activist, international development worker, founding director of Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), ...
George Drennen Fischer
George Drennen Fischer was an American activist and spokesman for the National Education Association.
George Drennen Fischer was an American activist and spokesman for the National Education Association.
George Houser
George M. Houser (born 1916) is a Methodist minister, civil rights activist, and activist for the independence of African nations.
George M. Houser (born 1916) is a Methodist minister, civil rights activist, and activist for the independence of African nations.
George Mandel
George Mandel (1920) is an American novelist and short story writer.
George Mandel (1920) is an American novelist and short story writer.
George Wald
George Wald (November 18, 1906 – April 12, 1997) was an American scientist who is best known for his work with pigments in the retina.
George Wald (November 18, 1906 – April 12, 1997) was an American scientist who is best known for his work with pigments in the retina.
George Willoughby
George Willoughby was a Quaker activist who advocated for world peace, and conducted nonviolent protests against war and preparations for war.
George Willoughby was a Quaker activist who advocated for world peace, and conducted nonviolent protests against war and preparations for war.
Gloria Steinem
Gloria Marie Steinem (born March 25, 1934) is an American feminist, journalist, and social and political activist who became nationally recognized as a leader of, and media spokeswoman for, the ...
Gloria Marie Steinem (born March 25, 1934) is an American feminist, journalist, and social and political activist who became nationally recognized as a leader of, and media spokeswoman for, the ...
Gordon Zahn
Gordon Zahn (born Gordon Charles Paul Roach 7 August 1918 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin – 9 December 2007 in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin) was an American sociologist, pacifist, professor, and author.
Gordon Zahn (born Gordon Charles Paul Roach 7 August 1918 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin – 9 December 2007 in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin) was an American sociologist, pacifist, professor, and author.
Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal is an American author, playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and political activist.
Gore Vidal is an American author, playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and political activist.
Grace Paley
Grace Paley (December 11, 1922 – August 22, 2007) was an American-Jewish short story writer, poet, and political activist.
Grace Paley (December 11, 1922 – August 22, 2007) was an American-Jewish short story writer, poet, and political activist.
Guardians of the Free Republics
Guardians of the Free Republics was a Texas, United States-based group regarded as being part of the sovereign citizen movement.
Guardians of the Free Republics was a Texas, United States-based group regarded as being part of the sovereign citizen movement.
Harvey Swados
Harvey Swados (October 28, 1920 - December 11, 1972) was an American social critic and author of novels, short stories, essays and journalism.
Harvey Swados (October 28, 1920 - December 11, 1972) was an American social critic and author of novels, short stories, essays and journalism.
Helen and Scott Nearing
Helen Nearing (1904–1995) and Scott Nearing (1883–1983) were well-known American back-to-the-landers who wrote extensively about their experience living what they termed "the good life".
Helen Nearing (1904–1995) and Scott Nearing (1883–1983) were well-known American back-to-the-landers who wrote extensively about their experience living what they termed "the good life".
Helen Lynd
Helen Merrell Lynd (March 17, 1896–January 30, 1982) was an American sociologist and social philosopher, and was the author of Shame and the Search for Identity and co-author of Midd...
Helen Merrell Lynd (March 17, 1896–January 30, 1982) was an American sociologist and social philosopher, and was the author of Shame and the Search for Identity and co-author of Midd...
Helen Yglesias
Helen Bassine Yglesias was an American novelist.
Helen Bassine Yglesias was an American novelist.
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau was an American author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, and leading transcendentalist.
Henry David Thoreau was an American author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, and leading transcendentalist.
Henry Miller
Henry Valentine Miller was an American writer and painter.
Henry Valentine Miller was an American writer and painter.
Herbert Blau
A director and theoretician of performance, Herbert Blau (born 1926) is Byron W. and Alice L. Lockwood Professor in the Humanities at the University of Washington.
A director and theoretician of performance, Herbert Blau (born 1926) is Byron W. and Alice L. Lockwood Professor in the Humanities at the University of Washington.
Herman Husband
Herman Husband, also known as Harmon Husband, was a farmer, radical, pamphleteer, and preacher.
Herman Husband, also known as Harmon Husband, was a farmer, radical, pamphleteer, and preacher.
Howard Zinn
Howard Zinn was an American historian, academic, author, playwright, and social activist.
Howard Zinn was an American historian, academic, author, playwright, and social activist.
Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter Stockton Thompson was an American journalist and author who wrote The Rum Diary, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, The Curse of Lo...
Hunter Stockton Thompson was an American journalist and author who wrote The Rum Diary, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, The Curse of Lo...
Hy Kraft
Hyman Solomon Kraft (April 30, 1899 – July 29, 1975), aka Hy Kraft or H.S. Kraft, was an American screenwriter, playwright, and theatrical producer.
Hyman Solomon Kraft (April 30, 1899 – July 29, 1975), aka Hy Kraft or H.S. Kraft, was an American screenwriter, playwright, and theatrical producer.
Irwin Silber
Irwin Silber (October 17, 1925 – September 8, 2010) was an American journalist, editor, publisher, and political activist.
Irwin Silber (October 17, 1925 – September 8, 2010) was an American journalist, editor, publisher, and political activist.
Isaac Hopper
Isaac Tatem Hopper (b. Deptford, New Jersey, December 3, 1771, d. New York City, May 7, 1852) was an American abolitionist who is known as the father of the underground railroad.
Isaac Tatem Hopper (b. Deptford, New Jersey, December 3, 1771, d. New York City, May 7, 1852) was an American abolitionist who is known as the father of the underground railroad.
J. Bracken Lee
Joseph Bracken Lee (January 7, 1899 – October 20, 1996) was a political figure in the state of Utah, United States.
Joseph Bracken Lee (January 7, 1899 – October 20, 1996) was a political figure in the state of Utah, United States.
Jack Gelber
Jack Gelber (April 12, 1932 – May 9, 2003) was an American playwright best known for his 1959 drama The Connection, depicting the life of drug-addicted jazz musicians.
Jack Gelber (April 12, 1932 – May 9, 2003) was an American playwright best known for his 1959 drama The Connection, depicting the life of drug-addicted jazz musicians.
Jack Newfield
Jack Newfield (February 18, 1938 - December 20, 2004) was a muckraking journalist, employed by The Village Voice, the Daily News and the New York Post.
Jack Newfield (February 18, 1938 - December 20, 2004) was a muckraking journalist, employed by The Village Voice, the Daily News and the New York Post.
Jackson Mac Low
Jackson Mac Low (September 12, 1922 – December 8, 2004) was an American poet, performance artist, composer and playwright, known to most readers of poetry as a practioneer of systematic ch...
Jackson Mac Low (September 12, 1922 – December 8, 2004) was an American poet, performance artist, composer and playwright, known to most readers of poetry as a practioneer of systematic ch...
James Baldwin
James Arthur Baldwin (August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) was an American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic.
James Arthur Baldwin (August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) was an American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic.
James Crumley
James Arthur Crumley (October 12, 1939 – September 17, 2008) was the author of violent hardboiled crime novels and several volumes of short stories and essays, as well as published and unp...
James Arthur Crumley (October 12, 1939 – September 17, 2008) was the author of violent hardboiled crime novels and several volumes of short stories and essays, as well as published and unp...
James E. Bistor
James Eugene Bistor (born July 20, 1890, Macomb, Illinois - d. March 3, 1945, Chicago, Illinois) was a tax resistance leader, and real estate operator and broker.
James Eugene Bistor (born July 20, 1890, Macomb, Illinois - d. March 3, 1945, Chicago, Illinois) was a tax resistance leader, and real estate operator and broker.
James Kirkwood, Jr.
James Kirkwood, Jr. (August 22, 1924 – April 21, 1989) was an American playwright and author.
James Kirkwood, Jr. (August 22, 1924 – April 21, 1989) was an American playwright and author.
James Leo Herlihy
James Leo Herlihy (27 February 1927 – 21 October 1993) was a gay American novelist, playwright and actor.
James Leo Herlihy (27 February 1927 – 21 October 1993) was a gay American novelist, playwright and actor.
James Otsuka
Katsuki James Otsuka (January 22, 1921 – May 25, 1984) was a Nisei Japanese American Quaker who was jailed as a conscientious objector during World War II, and later became a war tax resister.
Katsuki James Otsuka (January 22, 1921 – May 25, 1984) was a Nisei Japanese American Quaker who was jailed as a conscientious objector during World War II, and later became a war tax resister.
James Peck (pacifist)
James Peck was an American activist who practiced nonviolent resistance during World War II and in the Civil Rights movement.
James Peck was an American activist who practiced nonviolent resistance during World War II and in the Civil Rights movement.
James Schevill
James Erwin Schevill (June 10, 1920 – January 30, 2009) was an American poet, critic, playwright and professor at San Francisco State University and Brown University, and the recipient of ...
James Erwin Schevill (June 10, 1920 – January 30, 2009) was an American poet, critic, playwright and professor at San Francisco State University and Brown University, and the recipient of ...
Jane Jacobs
Jane Jacobs, (May 4, 1916 – April 25, 2006) was an American-Canadian writer and activist with primary interest in communities and urban planning and decay.
Jane Jacobs, (May 4, 1916 – April 25, 2006) was an American-Canadian writer and activist with primary interest in communities and urban planning and decay.
Jefferson Poland
John Jefferson Poland (born July 12, 1942) is the founder of the Sexual Freedom League, and a registered sex offender.
John Jefferson Poland (born July 12, 1942) is the founder of the Sexual Freedom League, and a registered sex offender.
Jerome Tuccille
Jerome Tuccille is an American writer and activist usually associated with the libertarian movement of American politics.
Jerome Tuccille is an American writer and activist usually associated with the libertarian movement of American politics.
Joan Baez
Joan Chandos Baez is an American folk singer, songwriter, musician and a prominent activist in the fields of human rights, peace and environmental justice.
Joan Chandos Baez is an American folk singer, songwriter, musician and a prominent activist in the fields of human rights, peace and environmental justice.
Joe Banister
Joseph Ronald Banister is a former special agent of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and IRS whistleblower.
Joseph Ronald Banister is a former special agent of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and IRS whistleblower.
Joffre Stewart
Joffre Stewart is an American poet, anarchist and pacifist known for his early participation in the early Beat movement.
Joffre Stewart is an American poet, anarchist and pacifist known for his early participation in the early Beat movement.
John Adams
John Adams (October 30, 1735 (O.S. October 19, 1735) – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father, and the second President of the United States (1797–1801).
John Adams (October 30, 1735 (O.S. October 19, 1735) – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father, and the second President of the United States (1797–1801).
John Bowne
John Bowne (1627–1695) was an English immigrant residing in the Dutch colony of New Netherland, who is honored today as a pioneer in the American struggle for religious liberty.
John Bowne (1627–1695) was an English immigrant residing in the Dutch colony of New Netherland, who is honored today as a pioneer in the American struggle for religious liberty.
John Brown Smith
John Brown Smith (30 October 1837–?) was an American doctor, author, mutualist anarchist theorist, tax resister, and developer of shorthand.
John Brown Smith (30 October 1837–?) was an American doctor, author, mutualist anarchist theorist, tax resister, and developer of shorthand.
John Fries
John Fries's Rebellion, also called the House Tax Rebellion and the Home Tax Rebellion, was an armed tax revolt among Pennsylvania Dutch farmers between 1799 and 1800.
John Fries's Rebellion, also called the House Tax Rebellion and the Home Tax Rebellion, was an armed tax revolt among Pennsylvania Dutch farmers between 1799 and 1800.
John Howard Yoder
John Howard Yoder was an American Mennonite theologian and ethicist best known for his defense of Christian pacifism.
John Howard Yoder was an American Mennonite theologian and ethicist best known for his defense of Christian pacifism.
John Leonard (critic)
John Leonard (February 25, 1939 – November 5, 2008) was an American literary, television, film, and cultural critic.
John Leonard (February 25, 1939 – November 5, 2008) was an American literary, television, film, and cultural critic.
John M. Pratt
John Morgan Pratt (March 23, 1886, Sharpsville, Indiana – June 15, 1954, Chicago, Illinois) was a tax resistance leader, activist in the Old Right, publicist and newspaper man.
John Morgan Pratt (March 23, 1886, Sharpsville, Indiana – June 15, 1954, Chicago, Illinois) was a tax resistance leader, activist in the Old Right, publicist and newspaper man.
John Wise (clergyman)
John Wise was a Congregationalist reverend and political leader in Massachusetts during the American colonial period.
John Wise was a Congregationalist reverend and political leader in Massachusetts during the American colonial period.
John Woolman
John Woolman (October 19, 1720 – October 7, 1772) was an American itinerant Quaker preacher who traveled throughout the American colonies and in England, advocating against cruelty to anim...
John Woolman (October 19, 1720 – October 7, 1772) was an American itinerant Quaker preacher who traveled throughout the American colonies and in England, advocating against cruelty to anim...
Jose Yglesias
Jose Yglesias (Nov. 29, 1919 - November 7, 1995) was a Cuban American novelist and journalist.
Jose Yglesias (Nov. 29, 1919 - November 7, 1995) was a Cuban American novelist and journalist.
Josh Greenfeld
Josh Greenfeld (born 1928) is an author and screenwriter mostly known for his screenplay for the 1974 film Harry and Tonto along with Paul Mazursky, which earned them an Academy Award nomina...
Josh Greenfeld (born 1928) is an author and screenwriter mostly known for his screenplay for the 1974 film Harry and Tonto along with Paul Mazursky, which earned them an Academy Award nomina...
Joshua Evans (Quaker minister)
Joshua Evans (September 23, 1731 – July 6, 1798) was an American Quaker minister, journalist, and abolitionist.
Joshua Evans (September 23, 1731 – July 6, 1798) was an American Quaker minister, journalist, and abolitionist.
Juanita Morrow Nelson
Juanita Morrow Nelson (born 1923) is an American activist and war tax resister.
Juanita Morrow Nelson (born 1923) is an American activist and war tax resister.
Judith Viorst
Judith Viorst is an American author, newspaper journalist, and psychoanalysis researcher.
Judith Viorst is an American author, newspaper journalist, and psychoanalysis researcher.
Judy Lee Klemesrud
Judy Lee Klemesrud (1939-1985) was a writer for The New York Times from 1966 until her death in 1985.
Judy Lee Klemesrud (1939-1985) was a writer for The New York Times from 1966 until her death in 1985.
Julia Butterfly Hill
Julia Butterfly Hill (born February 18, 1974 as Julia Lorraine Hill) is an American activist and environmentalist.
Julia Butterfly Hill (born February 18, 1974 as Julia Lorraine Hill) is an American activist and environmentalist.
Julia Evelina Smith
Julia Evelina Smith was an American women's suffrage activist.
Julia Evelina Smith was an American women's suffrage activist.
Karl Meyer (activist)
Karl Meyer (born 1937) is an American pacifist, activist, Catholic worker and tax resister.
Karl Meyer (born 1937) is an American pacifist, activist, Catholic worker and tax resister.
Karl V. Teeter
Karl van Duyn Teeter (March 2, 1929 - April 20, 2007) was an American linguist known especially for his work on the Algic languages.
Karl van Duyn Teeter (March 2, 1929 - April 20, 2007) was an American linguist known especially for his work on the Algic languages.
Kathy Kelly
Kathy Kelly (born 1952) is an American peace activist, pacifist and author, one of the founding members of Voices in the Wilderness, and currently a co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence.
Kathy Kelly (born 1952) is an American peace activist, pacifist and author, one of the founding members of Voices in the Wilderness, and currently a co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence.
Kay Boyle
Kay Boyle was an American writer, educator,and political activist.
Kay Boyle was an American writer, educator,and political activist.
Kenneth O. May
Kenneth O. May (July 8, 1915 – December 1977) was an American mathematician and historian of mathematics, who developed May's theorem.
Kenneth O. May (July 8, 1915 – December 1977) was an American mathematician and historian of mathematics, who developed May's theorem.
Kenneth W. Royce
Kenneth W. Royce is an American author who primarily writes under the pen-name of Boston T. Party.
Kenneth W. Royce is an American author who primarily writes under the pen-name of Boston T. Party.
Kirkpatrick Sale
Kirkpatrick Sale (born in Ithaca, New York, June 27, 1937) is an independent scholar and author who has written prolifically about political decentralism, environmentalism, luddism and technology.
Kirkpatrick Sale (born in Ithaca, New York, June 27, 1937) is an independent scholar and author who has written prolifically about political decentralism, environmentalism, luddism and technology.
Laird Wilcox
Laird M. Wilcox is an American researcher specializing in the study of political fringe movements.
Laird M. Wilcox is an American researcher specializing in the study of political fringe movements.
Larry Bensky
Larry Bensky (born May 1, 1937) is a literary and political journalist with more than forty years experience in both print and broadcast media, as well as a teacher and long-time political activist.
Larry Bensky (born May 1, 1937) is a literary and political journalist with more than forty years experience in both print and broadcast media, as well as a teacher and long-time political activist.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Lawrence Ferlinghetti is an American poet, painter, liberal activist, and the co-founder of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti is an American poet, painter, liberal activist, and the co-founder of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers.
Leslie Fiedler
Leslie Aaron Fiedler (March 8, 1917 – January 29, 2003) was a Jewish-American literary critic, known for his interest in mythography and his championing of genre fiction.
Leslie Aaron Fiedler (March 8, 1917 – January 29, 2003) was a Jewish-American literary critic, known for his interest in mythography and his championing of genre fiction.
Lew Welch
Lewis Barrett "Lew" Welch, Jr. was an American poet associated with the Beat generation of poets, artists, and iconoclasts.
Lewis Barrett "Lew" Welch, Jr. was an American poet associated with the Beat generation of poets, artists, and iconoclasts.
Lillian Willoughby
Lillian Willoughby (c. 1916 – January 15, 2009) was a Quaker activist who advocated for world peace, founded Take Back the Night, and conducted nonviolent protests against war and preparat...
Lillian Willoughby (c. 1916 – January 15, 2009) was a Quaker activist who advocated for world peace, founded Take Back the Night, and conducted nonviolent protests against war and preparat...
Lou B. ("Bink") Noll
Lou Barker ("Bink") Noll (April 15, 1927 - November 9, 1986) was an American poet, one of a notable group of poets who graduated from Princeton University in the 1940s and early '50s.
Lou Barker ("Bink") Noll (April 15, 1927 - November 9, 1986) was an American poet, one of a notable group of poets who graduated from Princeton University in the 1940s and early '50s.
Lucy Stone
Lucy Stone was a prominent American abolitionist and suffragist, and a vocal advocate and organizer promoting rights for women.
Lucy Stone was a prominent American abolitionist and suffragist, and a vocal advocate and organizer promoting rights for women.
Lyle Stuart
Lyle Stuart was an American author and independent publisher of controversial books.
Lyle Stuart was an American author and independent publisher of controversial books.
Marion Bromley
Marion Bromley nee Coddington (October 10, 1912 – January 21, 1996) was a pioneer of the modern American tax resistance movement and a civil rights activist.
Marion Bromley nee Coddington (October 10, 1912 – January 21, 1996) was a pioneer of the modern American tax resistance movement and a civil rights activist.
Maris Cakars
Maris Cakars (1942-1992) is best known as having served as editor of WIN (Workshop in Nonviolence) Magazine, a bi-weekly journal of the nonviolent anti-Vietnam War movement, from 1970 to 1976.
Maris Cakars (1942-1992) is best known as having served as editor of WIN (Workshop in Nonviolence) Magazine, a bi-weekly journal of the nonviolent anti-Vietnam War movement, from 1970 to 1976.
Marshall Sahlins
Marshall David Sahlins (born December 27, 1930, Chicago, Illinois) is a prominent American anthropologist.
Marshall David Sahlins (born December 27, 1930, Chicago, Illinois) is a prominent American anthropologist.
Martin Duberman
Martin Bauml Duberman is an American historian, philosopher, playwright, and gay-rights activist.
Martin Bauml Duberman is an American historian, philosopher, playwright, and gay-rights activist.
Martin Jezer
Marty Jezer (Nov. 21, 1940 - June 11, 2005), was a well-known activist and author.
Marty Jezer (Nov. 21, 1940 - June 11, 2005), was a well-known activist and author.
Mary Cain
Mary D. Cain was a Mississippi newspaper editor and Democratic politician.
Mary D. Cain was a Mississippi newspaper editor and Democratic politician.
Maurice McCrackin
Maurice McCrackin (1905-1997) was an American civil rights and peace activist, tax resister and Presbyterian minister.
Maurice McCrackin (1905-1997) was an American civil rights and peace activist, tax resister and Presbyterian minister.
Max Kozloff
Max Kozloff (b. 1933 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American Art Historian, art critic of modern art and photographer.
Max Kozloff (b. 1933 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American Art Historian, art critic of modern art and photographer.
Merle Miller
Merle Miller was an American writer, novelist, and best-selling author who came out of the closet in an article in the New York Times Magazine on January 17, 1971, titled "What It Means To Be a ...
Merle Miller was an American writer, novelist, and best-selling author who came out of the closet in an article in the New York Times Magazine on January 17, 1971, titled "What It Means To Be a ...
Michael Novak
Michael Novak (born 9 September 1933) is an American Catholic philosopher, journalist, novelist, and diplomat.
Michael Novak (born 9 September 1933) is an American Catholic philosopher, journalist, novelist, and diplomat.
Milton Mayer
Milton Sanford Mayer (August 24, 1908 - April 20, 1986), a journalist and educator, was best known for his long-running column in The Progressive magazine, founded by Robert Marion LaFollette, S...
Milton Sanford Mayer (August 24, 1908 - April 20, 1986), a journalist and educator, was best known for his long-running column in The Progressive magazine, founded by Robert Marion LaFollette, S...
Mitchell Goodman
Mitchell Goodman (d. 1997/02/06) was an author who organized the protest that helped bring The Dr. Spock Trial into court.
Mitchell Goodman (d. 1997/02/06) was an author who organized the protest that helped bring The Dr. Spock Trial into court.
Moses Brown
Moses Brown was a co-founder of Brown University and a New England abolitionist and industrialist, who funded the design and construction of some of the first factory houses for spinning machin...
Moses Brown was a co-founder of Brown University and a New England abolitionist and industrialist, who funded the design and construction of some of the first factory houses for spinning machin...
Muriel Rukeyser
Muriel Rukeyser (15 December 1913 – 12 February 1980) was an American poet and political activist, best known for her poems about equality, feminism, social justice, and Judaism.
Muriel Rukeyser (15 December 1913 – 12 February 1980) was an American poet and political activist, best known for her poems about equality, feminism, social justice, and Judaism.
Ned O'Gorman
Ned O'Gorman is an American poet and educator.
Ned O'Gorman is an American poet and educator.
Ned Polsky
Ned Polsky –. is author of the 1969 book, Hustlers, Beats, and Others.
Ned Polsky –. is author of the 1969 book, Hustlers, Beats, and Others.
Noam Chomsky
Avram Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, and activist.
Avram Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, and activist.
Norman Mailer
Norman Kingsley Mailer was an American novelist, journalist, essayist, poet, playwright, screenwriter, and film director.
Norman Kingsley Mailer was an American novelist, journalist, essayist, poet, playwright, screenwriter, and film director.
Norman Thomas
Norman Mattoon Thomas was an American Presbyterian minister who achieved fame as a socialist, pacifist, and six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America.
Norman Mattoon Thomas was an American Presbyterian minister who achieved fame as a socialist, pacifist, and six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America.
Orville Schell
Orville Hickock Schell III is an activist and writer working on China, and is the Arthus Ross Director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society in New York.
Orville Hickock Schell III is an activist and writer working on China, and is the Arthus Ross Director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society in New York.
Paul Cuffee
Paul Cuffee (January 17, 1759 – September 9, 1817) was a Quaker businessman, Sea Captain, patriot, and abolitionist of Aquinnah Wampanoag, African Ashanti descent and a colonizer of Sierra Leone.
Paul Cuffee (January 17, 1759 – September 9, 1817) was a Quaker businessman, Sea Captain, patriot, and abolitionist of Aquinnah Wampanoag, African Ashanti descent and a colonizer of Sierra Leone.
Paul Goodman (writer)
Paul Goodman was a novelist, playwright, poet and psychotherapist, although now best known as a social critic, anarchist philosopher, and public intellectual.
Paul Goodman was a novelist, playwright, poet and psychotherapist, although now best known as a social critic, anarchist philosopher, and public intellectual.
Paul Jacobs (activist)
Paul Jacobs (1918–1978) was a pioneering activist, journalist, and co-founder of Mother Jones magazine.
Paul Jacobs (1918–1978) was a pioneering activist, journalist, and co-founder of Mother Jones magazine.
Paul Krassner
Paul Krassner is an author, journalist, stand-up comedian, and the founder, editor and a frequent contributor to the freethought magazine The Realist, first published in 1958.
Paul Krassner is an author, journalist, stand-up comedian, and the founder, editor and a frequent contributor to the freethought magazine The Realist, first published in 1958.
Paul Monsky
Paul Monsky (born June 17, 1936) is an American mathematician and professor at Brandeis University.
Paul Monsky (born June 17, 1936) is an American mathematician and professor at Brandeis University.
Pete Seeger
Peter "Pete" Seeger is an American folk singer and an iconic figure in the mid-20th-century American folk music revival.
Peter "Pete" Seeger is an American folk singer and an iconic figure in the mid-20th-century American folk music revival.
Peter Collier (political author)
Peter Collier is a writer, and publisher.
Peter Collier is a writer, and publisher.
Peter Dale Scott
Peter Dale Scott (born 11 January 1929) is a Canadian born, former English professor at the University of California, Berkeley, a former diplomat and a poet.
Peter Dale Scott (born 11 January 1929) is a Canadian born, former English professor at the University of California, Berkeley, a former diplomat and a poet.
Peter Davis (director)
Peter Frank Davis, born January 2, 1937 to screenwriters Frank Davis and Tess Slesinger, is an American television and film director, writer and producer.
Peter Frank Davis, born January 2, 1937 to screenwriters Frank Davis and Tess Slesinger, is an American television and film director, writer and producer.
Peter Matthiessen
Peter Matthiessen is a three-time National Book Award-winning American novelist and non-fiction writer, as well as an environmental activist.
Peter Matthiessen is a three-time National Book Award-winning American novelist and non-fiction writer, as well as an environmental activist.
Philip Berrigan
Philip Francis Berrigan was an internationally renowned American peace activist, Christian anarchist and former Roman Catholic priest.
Philip Francis Berrigan was an internationally renowned American peace activist, Christian anarchist and former Roman Catholic priest.
Philip Corner
Philip (Lionel) Corner (born April 10, 1933; name sometimes given as Phil Corner) is an American composer, action musician, trombone/alphornist, sometime vocalist, pianist-improvisor, theo...
Philip (Lionel) Corner (born April 10, 1933; name sometimes given as Phil Corner) is an American composer, action musician, trombone/alphornist, sometime vocalist, pianist-improvisor, theo...
Philip K. Dick
Philip Kindred Dick was an American novelist, short story writer and essayist whose published work is almost entirely in the science fiction genre.
Philip Kindred Dick was an American novelist, short story writer and essayist whose published work is almost entirely in the science fiction genre.
Philip Levine (poet)
Philip Levine is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet best known for his poems about working-class Detroit.
Philip Levine is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet best known for his poems about working-class Detroit.
Ralph Ginzburg
Ralph Ginzburg (October 28, 1929 – July 6, 2006) was an American author, editor, publisher and photo-journalist.
Ralph Ginzburg (October 28, 1929 – July 6, 2006) was an American author, editor, publisher and photo-journalist.
Randy Kehler
Randy Kehler (born 1944 in Bronxville, New York) is an American pacifist activist and advocate for social justice.
Randy Kehler (born 1944 in Bronxville, New York) is an American pacifist activist and advocate for social justice.
Raymond Hunthausen
Raymond Gerhardt Hunthausen (born August 21, 1921) is a retired American prelate of the Catholic Church.
Raymond Gerhardt Hunthausen (born August 21, 1921) is a retired American prelate of the Catholic Church.
Redemption movement
The redemption movement consists of supporters of a American conspiracy theory.
The redemption movement consists of supporters of a American conspiracy theory.
Richard Elman
Richard Elman (April 23, 1934-December 31, 1997) was a novelist, poet, journalist, and teacher.
Richard Elman (April 23, 1934-December 31, 1997) was a novelist, poet, journalist, and teacher.
Richard Grossman
Richard Lee Grossman (born August 10, 1943) is the former co-director of the Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy (POCLAD).
Richard Lee Grossman (born August 10, 1943) is the former co-director of the Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy (POCLAD).
Richard Kluger
Richard Kluger worked as a journalist before becoming an accomplished Pulitzer Prize-winning author and book publisher.
Richard Kluger worked as a journalist before becoming an accomplished Pulitzer Prize-winning author and book publisher.
Richard Kostelanetz
Richard (Cory) Kostelanetz (14 May 1940, New York City) is an American artist, author and critic.
Richard (Cory) Kostelanetz (14 May 1940, New York City) is an American artist, author and critic.
Richard Marek
Richard Marek is an American writer, editor, and publisher who is most famous for his novel Works of Genius that explores the odd relationships between authors and publishers in the publishi...
Richard Marek is an American writer, editor, and publisher who is most famous for his novel Works of Genius that explores the odd relationships between authors and publishers in the publishi...
Richard O. Boyer
Richard O. Boyer (January 10, 1903 – August 7, 1973) was an American freelance journalist who, before appearing at a Senate hearing, had contributed profiles to The New Yorker and writ...
Richard O. Boyer (January 10, 1903 – August 7, 1973) was an American freelance journalist who, before appearing at a Senate hearing, had contributed profiles to The New Yorker and writ...
Richard Poirier
Richard Poirier (born Gloucester, Massachusetts, September 9, 1925, died New York City, August 15, 2009) was an American literary critic.
Richard Poirier (born Gloucester, Massachusetts, September 9, 1925, died New York City, August 15, 2009) was an American literary critic.
Richard Schechner
Richard Schechner (born August 23, 1934) is University Professor and Professor of Performance Studies at the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, editor of TDR: The Drama Review.
Richard Schechner (born August 23, 1934) is University Professor and Professor of Performance Studies at the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, editor of TDR: The Drama Review.
Richard Seaver
Richard Woodward Seaver (December 31, 1926 – January 6, 2009) was an American translator, editor and publisher.
Richard Woodward Seaver (December 31, 1926 – January 6, 2009) was an American translator, editor and publisher.
Rick Ufford-Chase
Rick Ufford-Chase, born in York, Pennsylvania, is a peace activist and long-time member of the Southside Presbyterian Church in Tucson, Arizona.
Rick Ufford-Chase, born in York, Pennsylvania, is a peace activist and long-time member of the Southside Presbyterian Church in Tucson, Arizona.
Robert Beale (entrepreneur)
Robert Beale is a Minnesota entrepreneur, founder and former CEO of Comtrol, fugitive, tax protestor and convicted felon who was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for tax evasion.
Robert Beale is a Minnesota entrepreneur, founder and former CEO of Comtrol, fugitive, tax protestor and convicted felon who was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for tax evasion.
Robert Claiborne
Robert Watson Claiborne, Jr. American folk singer, labor organizer and writer.
Robert Watson Claiborne, Jr. American folk singer, labor organizer and writer.
Robert Coover
Robert Lowell Coover (born February 4, 1932) is an American author and professor in the Literary Arts program at Brown University.
Robert Lowell Coover (born February 4, 1932) is an American author and professor in the Literary Arts program at Brown University.
Robert Duncan (poet)
Robert Duncan (January 7, 1919 – February 3, 1988) was an American poet and a student of H.D. and the Western esoteric tradition who spent most of his career in and around San Francisco.
Robert Duncan (January 7, 1919 – February 3, 1988) was an American poet and a student of H.D. and the Western esoteric tradition who spent most of his career in and around San Francisco.
Robert H. Abel
Robert Halsall Abel (born May 27, 1941 Painesville, Ohio) is an American short story writer, and novelist.
Robert Halsall Abel (born May 27, 1941 Painesville, Ohio) is an American short story writer, and novelist.
Robert L. Schulz
Robert Louis Schulz, the Founder and Chairman of We the People Foundation for Constitutional Education and We the People Congress, is a "prominent constitutional activist" with a decades-long fo...
Robert Louis Schulz, the Founder and Chairman of We the People Foundation for Constitutional Education and We the People Congress, is a "prominent constitutional activist" with a decades-long fo...
Robert Scheer
Robert Scheer is an American journalist who writes a column for Truthdig which is nationally syndicated in publications such as the San Francisco Chronicle and The Nation.
Robert Scheer is an American journalist who writes a column for Truthdig which is nationally syndicated in publications such as the San Francisco Chronicle and The Nation.
Robert Sklar
Robert Sklar was an American historian specializing in the history of cinema.
Robert Sklar was an American historian specializing in the history of cinema.
Robert Sward
Robert Sward is an American and Canadian poet and novelist.
Robert Sward is an American and Canadian poet and novelist.
Ronald Verlin Cassill
Ronald Verlin Cassill, usually called R. V. Cassill, (May 17, 1919 – March 25, 2002) was a prolific American novelist, short story writer, reviewer, editor, painter, and lithographer.
Ronald Verlin Cassill, usually called R. V. Cassill, (May 17, 1919 – March 25, 2002) was a prolific American novelist, short story writer, reviewer, editor, painter, and lithographer.
Rosalyn Drexler
Rosalyn Drexler (born 1926) is a Jewish American Pop artist, novelist, Obie Award-winning playwright, and Emmy Award-winning screenwriter.
Rosalyn Drexler (born 1926) is a Jewish American Pop artist, novelist, Obie Award-winning playwright, and Emmy Award-winning screenwriter.
Rose Wilder Lane
Rose Wilder Lane was an American journalist, travel writer, novelist, and political theorist.
Rose Wilder Lane was an American journalist, travel writer, novelist, and political theorist.
Sally Belfrage
Sally Belfrage (October 4, 1936—March 14, 1994) was an United States-born British-based 20th century non-fiction writer and international journalist.
Sally Belfrage (October 4, 1936—March 14, 1994) was an United States-born British-based 20th century non-fiction writer and international journalist.
Salvador Luria
Salvador Edward Luria was an Italian microbiologist and a Nobel laureate for his pioneering work with Max Delbrück and Alfred Hershey on phages in molecular biology.
Salvador Edward Luria was an Italian microbiologist and a Nobel laureate for his pioneering work with Max Delbrück and Alfred Hershey on phages in molecular biology.
Samuel Rowland Fisher
Samuel Rowland Fisher was a prominent Philadelphia merchant involved in transatlantic trade.
Samuel Rowland Fisher was a prominent Philadelphia merchant involved in transatlantic trade.
Sanford Friedman
Sanford Friedman (June 11, 1928 – April 20, 2010) was an American novelist.
Sanford Friedman (June 11, 1928 – April 20, 2010) was an American novelist.
Scott Nearing
Scott Nearing was an American radical economist, educator, writer, political activist, and advocate of simple living.
Scott Nearing was an American radical economist, educator, writer, political activist, and advocate of simple living.
Sidney Lens
Sidney Lens (1912–1986), also known by his party name Sid Okun, was an American labor leader, political activist, and author, best known for his book, The Day Before Doomsday, which wa...
Sidney Lens (1912–1986), also known by his party name Sid Okun, was an American labor leader, political activist, and author, best known for his book, The Day Before Doomsday, which wa...
Sol Stern
Sol Stern is a senior fellow with the conservative Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor to its quarterly magazine City Journal.
Sol Stern is a senior fellow with the conservative Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor to its quarterly magazine City Journal.
Sol Yurick
Sol Yurick is an American novelist.
Sol Yurick is an American novelist.
Stanley Diamond
Stanley Diamond (January 4, 1922 – March 31, 1991) was an American poet and anthropologist.
Stanley Diamond (January 4, 1922 – March 31, 1991) was an American poet and anthropologist.
Stanley Elkin
Stanley Lawrence Elkin was a Jewish American novelist, short story writer, and essayist.
Stanley Lawrence Elkin was a Jewish American novelist, short story writer, and essayist.
Stanton Coit
Stanton George Coit (11 August 1857 – 15 February 1944) was an American-born leader of the Ethical movement in England.
Stanton George Coit (11 August 1857 – 15 February 1944) was an American-born leader of the Ethical movement in England.
Staughton Lynd
Staughton Craig Lynd is an American conscientious objector, Quaker, peace activist and civil rights activist, tax resister, historian, professor, author and lawyer.
Staughton Craig Lynd is an American conscientious objector, Quaker, peace activist and civil rights activist, tax resister, historian, professor, author and lawyer.
Stephen Symonds Foster
Stephen Symonds Foster (1809–1881) was a radical American abolitionist known for his dramatic and aggressive style of public speaking, and for his stance against those in the church who failed t...
Stephen Symonds Foster (1809–1881) was a radical American abolitionist known for his dramatic and aggressive style of public speaking, and for his stance against those in the church who failed t...
Susan Brownmiller
Susan Brownmiller is an American feminist, journalist, author, and activist.
Susan Brownmiller is an American feminist, journalist, author, and activist.
Susan Sontag
Susan Sontag was an American essayist, literary icon, and political activist whose works include On Photography, Against Interpretation, The Way We Live Now, and Regarding the Pain...
Susan Sontag was an American essayist, literary icon, and political activist whose works include On Photography, Against Interpretation, The Way We Live Now, and Regarding the Pain...
Tax protester (United States)
A tax protester is someone who refuses to pay a tax on constitutional or legal grounds, typically because he or she believes that the tax laws are unconstitutional or otherwise invalid.
A tax protester is someone who refuses to pay a tax on constitutional or legal grounds, typically because he or she believes that the tax laws are unconstitutional or otherwise invalid.
Terry Southern
Terry Southern (1 May 1924 – 29 October 1995) was an American author, essayist, screenwriter and university lecturer, noted for his distinctive satirical style.
Terry Southern (1 May 1924 – 29 October 1995) was an American author, essayist, screenwriter and university lecturer, noted for his distinctive satirical style.
The Saint Patrick's Day Four
The Saint Patrick's Day Four (also, The Saint Patrick's Four, or SP4) are four American peace activists of Irish Catholic heritage who poured their own blood on the walls, posters, w...
The Saint Patrick's Day Four (also, The Saint Patrick's Four, or SP4) are four American peace activists of Irish Catholic heritage who poured their own blood on the walls, posters, w...
Thomas (activist)
William Thomas Hallenback Jr. (known as "Doubting" Thomas, or simply Thomas, March 20, 1947 – January 23, 2009) was an American anti-nuclear activist and simple living adherent who u...
William Thomas Hallenback Jr. (known as "Doubting" Thomas, or simply Thomas, March 20, 1947 – January 23, 2009) was an American anti-nuclear activist and simple living adherent who u...
Thomas Cogswell Upham
Thomas Upham (30 January 1799 – 2 April 1872) was an American philosopher, psychologist, pacifist, poet, author, and educator.
Thomas Upham (30 January 1799 – 2 April 1872) was an American philosopher, psychologist, pacifist, poet, author, and educator.
Thomas Young (American revolutionary)
Dr. Thomas Young (1731–1777) was an American patriot during the American Revolutionary War who advocated for independence from Britain.
Dr. Thomas Young (1731–1777) was an American patriot during the American Revolutionary War who advocated for independence from Britain.
Tillie Olsen
Tillie Lerner Olsen (January 14, 1912 – January 1, 2007) was an American writer associated with the political turmoil of the 1930s and the first generation of American feminists.
Tillie Lerner Olsen (January 14, 1912 – January 1, 2007) was an American writer associated with the political turmoil of the 1930s and the first generation of American feminists.
Todd Gitlin
Todd Gitlin is an American sociologist, political writer, novelist, and cultural commentator.
Todd Gitlin is an American sociologist, political writer, novelist, and cultural commentator.
Tony Serra
J. Tony Serra is an American civil rights lawyer, activist and tax resister from San Francisco.
J. Tony Serra is an American civil rights lawyer, activist and tax resister from San Francisco.
Tupper Saussy
Frederick Tupper Saussy III (July 3, 1936 – March 16, 2007) was an American composer, musician, author, and artist.
Frederick Tupper Saussy III (July 3, 1936 – March 16, 2007) was an American composer, musician, author, and artist.
Utah Phillips
Bruce Duncan "Utah" Phillips (May 15, 1935 – May 23, 2008) was a labor organizer, folk singer, storyteller, poet and the "Golden Voice of the Great Southwest".
Bruce Duncan "Utah" Phillips (May 15, 1935 – May 23, 2008) was a labor organizer, folk singer, storyteller, poet and the "Golden Voice of the Great Southwest".
Victor Hermann Balke
Victor Hermann Balke (29 September 1931) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Crookston from 1976-2007.
Victor Hermann Balke (29 September 1931) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Crookston from 1976-2007.
Victor Perlo
Victor Perlo (1912–1999) was a Marxist economist, government functionary, and a longtime member of the governing National Committee of the Communist Party USA. From 1935 through the middle 1940s...
Victor Perlo (1912–1999) was a Marxist economist, government functionary, and a longtime member of the governing National Committee of the Communist Party USA. From 1935 through the middle 1940s...
Vivien Kellems
Vivien Kellems, (born June 7, 1896 in Des Moines, Iowa; died 1975) was a Connecticut industrialist and tax resister who fought the U.S. federal government for over 25 years over withholding unde...
Vivien Kellems, (born June 7, 1896 in Des Moines, Iowa; died 1975) was a Connecticut industrialist and tax resister who fought the U.S. federal government for over 25 years over withholding unde...
Wally Nelson
Wallace Floyd Nelson (27 March 1909 – 23 May 2002) was an American civil rights activist and war tax resister.
Wallace Floyd Nelson (27 March 1909 – 23 May 2002) was an American civil rights activist and war tax resister.
Walter E. Fauntroy
Walter Edward Fauntroy is the former pastor of the New Bethel Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., and a civil rights activist.
Walter Edward Fauntroy is the former pastor of the New Bethel Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., and a civil rights activist.
Walter Gormly
Walter Gormly (15 February 1915 – 26 February 2000) was an American conscientious objector, tax resister and advocate of small-scale industry.
Walter Gormly (15 February 1915 – 26 February 2000) was an American conscientious objector, tax resister and advocate of small-scale industry.
Walter Lowenfels
Walter Lowenfels (May 10, 1897 – July 7, 1976) was an American poet, journalist, and member of the Communist Party USA. He also edited the communist newspaper the Daily Worker.
Walter Lowenfels (May 10, 1897 – July 7, 1976) was an American poet, journalist, and member of the Communist Party USA. He also edited the communist newspaper the Daily Worker.
Warren Hinckle
Warren Hinckle (born 1938) is an American political journalist based in San Francisco.
Warren Hinckle (born 1938) is an American political journalist based in San Francisco.
Wesley Snipes
Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist, who has starred in numerous films, thrillers, and dramatic feature films.
Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist, who has starred in numerous films, thrillers, and dramatic feature films.
Wilbur H. Ferry
Wilbur H. Ferry (December 17, 1910—September 30, 1995) was an American activist and philanthropist.
Wilbur H. Ferry (December 17, 1910—September 30, 1995) was an American activist and philanthropist.
William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison was a prominent American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer.
William Lloyd Garrison was a prominent American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer.
William Mandel
William Marx "Bill" Mandel (born June 4, 1917 in New York City) is an American broadcast journalist, left-wing political activist and author, best known as a Soviet affairs analyst.
William Marx "Bill" Mandel (born June 4, 1917 in New York City) is an American broadcast journalist, left-wing political activist and author, best known as a Soviet affairs analyst.
William Matthews (poet)
William Matthews (born November 11, 1942 Cincinnati, Ohio – November 12, 1997) was an American poet and essayist.
William Matthews (born November 11, 1942 Cincinnati, Ohio – November 12, 1997) was an American poet and essayist.
William S. Rukeyser
William S. Rukeyser is an American journalist who was the founding managing editor of Money magazine and managing editor of Fortune.
William S. Rukeyser is an American journalist who was the founding managing editor of Money magazine and managing editor of Fortune.
William Styron
William Clark Styron, Jr. was an American novelist and essayist who won major literary awards for his work.
William Clark Styron, Jr. was an American novelist and essayist who won major literary awards for his work.
William W. Tait
William Walker Tait (born 1929) is an emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago, where he served as a faculty member from 1972 to 1996, and as department chair from 1981 to 1987.
William Walker Tait (born 1929) is an emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago, where he served as a faculty member from 1972 to 1996, and as department chair from 1981 to 1987.