Arbeiter Ring Publishing


Arbeiter Ring Publishing, now known as ARP Books, is a worker-owned and operated independent book publisher and distributor that specializes in progressive, radical and anarchist literature. Founded by Todd Scarth and John K. Samson in Winnipeg in 1996, the publishing company was originally based in The Old Market Autonomous Zone, which also houses Mondragon Bookstore and Coffee House, and other radical and worker-run organizations. Named after Arbeiter Ring, a radical Jewish workers' organization, Arbeiter Ring also shares a commitment to workers' self-management. One aspect of this is the organization's promotion of participatory economics, an alternative economic model first articulated by Michael Albert and Robin Hahnel.

Notable books