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Five key factors determine whether controversial protests are more likely to spark backlash or create positive outcomes.

Organizers must learn to embrace the polarizing nature of protest in order to use it effectively.

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.

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.

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.

Scholar and long-time organizer Janice Fine argues that the state must reject “neutrality” and embrace social movements as partners in promoting justice.

Political educator Harmony Goldberg discusses whether the ideological traditions of the left are helpful for practical organizing.

Why we should care about the battle for “hegemony.”

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.

By understanding how mainstream political culture co-opts elected officials, grassroots groups can help them resist.