Studying the field of civil resistance gives insight into the level of popular organizing needed to repel assaults on democracy.
Mark Engler and Paul Engler
Mark Engler and Paul Engler
Mark Engler and Paul Engler are co-directors of the Whirlwind Institute, a social change strategy center, and authors of This Is an Uprising: How Nonviolent Revolt Is Shaping the Twenty-First Century (Nation Books).
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Politicians regularly partner with business, when they should collaborate with grassroots movements.
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How to recognize the characteristics that make for powerful whirlwinds of protest against injustice and tyranny.
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To compel Trump to reverse course, our job is to highlight political missteps, heighten public outrage and raise the political cost of implementing his radical agenda.
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Social movement ecology can help groups with different organizing traditions work together to pursue change in a time of hostile government.
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Our job is to translate outrage over his agenda into action toward a truly transformational vision.
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Five key factors determine whether controversial protests are more likely to spark backlash or create positive outcomes.
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Organizers must learn to embrace the polarizing nature of protest in order to use it effectively.
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A new documentary explains how, 40 years ago, Chicago’s first black mayor shattered status-quo politics in his city, offering insights that remain relevant for grassroots movements today.
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A conversation with Deepak Bhargava and Stephanie Luce about their new book, Practical Radicals, and the need for the left to embrace a rigorous, multi-pronged strategy for change.