As social movements move beyond the default anarchist sensibility that prevailed through Occupy, they must still reckon with hard questions about bureaucracy and cooptation.
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In the past five years, abolitionists and advocates of criminal justice reform in Los Angeles County have amassed some impressive victories—laying out a vision for reducing incarceration and providing care that could have national significance.
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Understanding the warring factions within the Democratic and Republican Party coalitions is critical for progressives who want to build power.
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De jordlösa arbetarnas rörelse MST har varit en av de mest -inspirerande sociala rörelserna i världen ända sedan deras första djärva markockupationer i mitten av 1980-talet. Det var då grupper av fattiga bönder tog över oanvänd egendom i södra Brasilien och gjorde om dem till kooperativa jordbruk. I detta samtal diskuterar Mark Engler och Paul Engler med Rebecca Tarlau om denna strategi och om de lärdomar vi kan dra av den 40-åriga kampen.
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As the left increasingly focuses on electoral politics, a new framework is emerging for how candidates who win should partner with social movements.
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Forty years of struggle by Brazil's landless workers movement offers lessons on engaging the system without being co-opted.
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As the "co-governance" model gains traction, here's a look into the promises and pitfalls--and how organizers are reimagining electoral politics.
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Political scientists Frances Fox Piven and Daniel Schlozman have debated whether movements do better to put pressure on political parties from the outside, or to focus on gaining insider power themselves.
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Daniel Schlozman argues that, by becoming “anchor groups” within mainstream political parties, movements can secure lasting influence. But is entry into a party worth the price of admission?
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What is co-governance? And why is it relevant to progressive politics? This report, "A Guide To Co-Governance," provides answers, examining how movements and elected officials can strategize together.