Arbeiter Ring ("Worker's Circle") borrows its name from the radical Jewish fraternal organization. A century ago, socialist and anarchist locals of the Arbeiter Ring were active on the political and cultural level in Winnipeg, including participating in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike and organizing Emma Goldman's visits to the city. ARP is not-for-profit (likely a redundancy in Canadian book publishing these days), and organized as a workers' collective. Our understanding of workplace democracy is heavily informed by "participatory economics" (parecon), a model developed by Arbeiter Ring author Michael Albert and Robin Hahnel. Parecon is a type of economy proposed as an alternative to contemporary capitalism; its underlying values are equity, solidarity, diversity, and participatory self management. To learn more about Parecon, visit www.parecon.org.

Arbeiter Ring Publishing was founded in 1996. We publish books on contemporary politics, culture, and social issues. We are especially interested in works that contribute to the debates that you won't hear much about from mainstream media or publishers.