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About Richard Moser

Richard Moser has over 40 years experience as an organizer and activist in the labor, student, peace, and community movements. Moser is the author of "New Winter Soldiers: GI and Veteran Dissent During the Vietnam Era," and co-editor with Van Gosse of "The World the Sixties Made: Politics and Culture in Recent America." Moser lives in Colorado.

Every Four Years: Toward a Transformative Electoral Strategy

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Richard Moser

This is the first post in a seven part series on Elections.  Every Four Years It’s not what they do that matters, it’s what we do that’s so important.  The people are the single most important part of the electoral … Continue reading →

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Non-Violence as Strategy: Love as Politics

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Richard Moser

Second in a series of ten posts on the strategies of MLK. Nonviolent Strategy Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and establish such creative tension that a community that has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to … Continue reading →

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The Political and Rhetorical Strategies of Martin Luther King

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Richard Moser

First in a series of ten posts on MLK. Introduction Martin Luther King was one of the few political leaders, then or now, that was able to articulate a coherent political strategy that emerged from and connected with on-the-ground social … Continue reading →

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Transformative Movement Culture and The Inside/Outside Strategy

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Richard Moser

The last of three posts on the Inside/Outside Strategy.  Transformative Movement Culture and the Inside/Outside Strategy  Do we want to win the argument or build the movement? The search for the “right line” or debates about the “agent of history” continues … Continue reading →

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Strategic Choreography and the Inside/Outside Organizer

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Richard Moser

The second of  three posts on the Inside/Outside Strategy.  Strategic Choreography and Inside/Outside Organizers The inside/outside strategy is an approach to movement building that emphasizes learning from and coordination with resistance movements and political positions you do not completely agree … Continue reading →

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What is the Inside/Outside Strategy?

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Richard Moser

The first of three posts on the IOS. Find the complete essay on the Inside/Outside Strategy here.  What is the Inside/Outside Strategy (IOS)? The inside/outside strategy (IOS) is an approach to organizing and movement building that emphasizes learning from and coordination … Continue reading →

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