Noam Chomsky, Marc Cooper, Marge Piercy, bell hooks, and Seymour Melman are just a few of the leading activists and progressive thinkers who examine this nation's current conservative political climate in a candid and provocative book that issues a call to action amid inertia and represents trenchant radical analyses of the key issues Americans currently face.

Open Fire brings together some of the sharpest radical journalism in America. First published as a series of pamphlets, this anthology includes essays by leading commentators on the Gulf War, the civil unrest in Los Angeles, women's rights over their bodies, global warming and other issues.