Our job is to translate outrage over his agenda into action toward a truly transformational vision.
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2023-2025
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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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It takes effort to track the impacts of mass mobilizations like #MeToo, Occupy or Black Lives Matter, but understanding social change is impossible without such work.
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Scholar and long-time organizer Janice Fine argues that the state must reject “neutrality” and embrace social movements as partners in promoting justice.
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Political educator Harmony Goldberg discusses whether the ideological traditions of the left are helpful for practical organizing.
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Why we should care about the battle for “hegemony.”
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The activists who took over the city hall of Catalonia’s capital have changed one of Europe’s preeminent cities for good, while also confronting the limits of being in power.
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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.