A bomb in every issue

The book details Ramparts magazine's explosive impact during the 1960s as a radical San Francisco-based publication that combined investigative journalism with avant-garde design.

Through interviews with key figures like David Horowitz, Angela Davis, and Noam Chomsky, Richardson explores how Ramparts exposed CIA operations, supported civil rights movements, and influenced national media before its eventual decline.

The narrative situates the magazine within Berkeley's student activism, Oakland's Black Panther movement, and San Francisco's counterculture scene.