Category Archives: Electoral Strategy for 2016

Grassroots Rap for Jill Stein

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Richard Moser

We grow from the grassroots! Let’s help each other send Jill Stein to the White House. It’s in our hands! The following is a one minute script for face-to face organizing. I am a local activist and this is … Continue reading →

Clinton and Trump. Fear and Fascism. Part two

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Richard Moser

Clinton and Trump. Fear and Fascism. Part Two. Read Part One Full Frontal Fascism Trump has returned a deep and frightening bigotry to the public discourse of the so-called center. Hatred has a long history in the US and, while … Continue reading →

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Universal Values are Revolutionary Values

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Richard Moser

Third in the Series: How Do We Organize a Hundred Million? Also find this at PopularResistance and CounterPunch. Universal Values Are Revolutionary Values If we want to organize a hundred million, we must not only go where people live and … Continue reading →

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Learn From the Bern

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Richard Moser

Second post in the series: How Do We Organize A Hundred Million? Learn from the Bern: Learn the Inside/Outside Strategy The inside/outside strategy is a way to learn as events unfold. It is important that we learn from, work with, … Continue reading →

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Social Movement Unionism: Right Here! Right Now!

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Richard Moser

Dedicated to the Chicago Teachers Union and teacher activists everywhere. Seventh in the Series: On Organizing. See What is Social Movement Unionism? for the first part of this post including the Battle for Seattle, Occupy and the Great American Boycott. Right … Continue reading →

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Planning and Opportunity

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Richard Moser

Forth in the series: On Organizing Planning and Opportunity The vast majority of movement work today is reactive. In part that is a result of the defensive posture of the labor and social movements but it is also a … Continue reading →

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Reframing: From “Electability” to Organizing Encounter

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Richard Moser

First post in a series on Election Talk Making history is far better than predicting it. Let’s practice turning speculation into an organizing opportunity. Perhaps the most common remark I hear when taking to people about the Sanders campaign … Continue reading →

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Wake Up Zombie, Kick Up a Big Stink!

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Richard Moser

I have invited Patrick Walker of Revolt Against Plutocracy (RAP) to be a guest blogger. Walker and his fellow political revolutionaries at RAP are a leading force in the grassroots Sanders surge. Best of all they have a strategy. Check … Continue reading →