Progressive Book Club

I stumbled on the Progressive Book Club website a couple of weeks ago. I decided to share it here. Though I generally don’t get into politics in this blog (and I won’t really in this post except for the obvious), I really think this website deserves some attention. PBC offers cheap book purchases with your membership and has a good size community section where there are groups for discussion, individuals to connect with, events, and blogs. The site features Editor’s Picks and Staff Picks and progressive news, which appears to highlight the progressive authors on the website. The site is really worth a look around, even if you decide not to become a member. However, if you’re looking for a book club and all the extras that come with being a book club, then this might be the site for you.
One thing I found incredibly interesting is PBC’s causes. When you become a member, you can choose from a very extensive list of groups and organizations to donate money to. Whenever you make a book purchase, $2.00 will be donated to the group you chose. The list of organizations is incredible. You can choose to support NARAL of NY, which is a pro-choice organization or you could choose to support Sojourners, the biggest progressive Christian organization in the country.

Here is the complete list of organizations:

•  Sojourners
•  The Carpetbagger Report
•  Iowa Independent
•  Democratic Leadership Council
•  Colorado Independent
•  Mother Jones
•  The Nation
•  Progressive Future
•  New Mexico Independent
•  World Policy Institute
•  Environment America
•  Media Matters
•  North Star Fund
•  Code Pink
•  Afro-Netizen
•  AlterNet
•  NARAL Pro-Choice New York
•  Democratic Underground
•  Campaign for America’s Future
•  The Progressive
•  Stonewall Democrats
•  Air America
•  Public Citizen
•  SEIU
•  Demos
•  Vote Vets
•  Hightower Lowdown
•  Center for American Progress
•  World Hunger Year
•  The American Prospect
•  Eschaton/Atrios
•  Daily Kos
•  Minnesota Independent
•  Brennan Center
•  Wellstone Action Fund
•  Living Liberally
•  Truthdig
•  Young People For
•  ProgressNow
•  Washington Independent
•  Third Way
•  Michigan Messenger