By understanding how mainstream political culture co-opts elected officials, grassroots groups can help them resist.
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While Republicans have used legislative majorities at the state level to undermine their opposition, the Democratic Party has too often failed to fight back.
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Resolving the conflict between being visionary and being pragmatic is critical for those who want to transform society.
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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.