In spite of the rising popularity of concepts such as the "Overton Window," the importance of grassroots organizing is still being underestimated.
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Social Movements
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The great theorist of disruptive power explains the concept of "dissensus" and how social movements prod elected officials into action by taking controversial stands.
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In claiming the goal of "realignment," groups such as Sunrise and Justice Democrats are reviving an old idea, with hopes of provoking new political transformations.
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Politicians fear the disruptive power of a mobilized base, even when it helps them succeed.
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Smart organizing during whirlwind moments seeds the ground for new waves of action in the future.
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Three Times When the World Broke Open—and Two When it Might Again
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Now available from Nation Books.
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Honoring Baker alongside Martin Luther King would highlight the long and patient work of building a social movement.
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Fifty years ago, a protest against the Miss America pageant kicked off a new phase of the women’s liberation movement. We present a narrative history of that landmark protest, as told by the participants themselves.
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A conversation with directors Cristina Ibarra and Alex Rivera about their new film, The Infiltrators.