Category Archives: Movement Culture

Bernie or Bust: Strategy, Sheepdogs and Synergy

Posted on July 26, 2018 by

Bernie Or Bust: Pioneers of Electoral Revolt   This article also appeared in CounterPunch.   Both Intervention And Exit A new book, Bernie or Bust, tells the story of a small group of electoral activists that made a big difference. They … Continue reading →

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The People Made the First New Deal. Can the People Make Another?

Posted on May 11, 2018 by

Massive Protest and Organizing Created the New Deal The kind of electoral victories we need will take far more than standard electioneering and Facebook debates.  Let’s look at what it took to create the New Deal so we can see just … Continue reading →

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The Betrayal of the American Man

Posted on April 5, 2018 by

Susan Faludi’s book “Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Man” takes a remarkably compassionate and revealing look at the crisis of modern masculinity from a feminist prospective. Faludi is an award-winning writer with the skills required to make a challenging … Continue reading →

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What is Organizing?

Posted on March 16, 2018 by

Organizing is a practice aimed at helping people create the social movements and political organizations necessary to wage campaigns and win power.  How do we make real the promises of democracy? Organizing is a time-tested strategy for empowering the people. … Continue reading →

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What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia

Posted on March 7, 2018 by

  If you are wondering how one of the greatest strikes in recent history came out of a place we were told was a “Trump County” backwater then read this. This slender book packs quite a punch. Elizabeth Catte takes … Continue reading →

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Jackson Rising

Posted on January 25, 2018 by

Also in Counterpunch “Revolution is based on land. Land is the basis of all independence. Land is the basis of freedom, justice, and equality….” Malcom X Jackson Rising is the most important book I have read in a long time. … Continue reading →

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How Progressives Can Compete for Major Office: A Class Analysis of Political Paralysis

Posted on January 4, 2018 by

  Also at Counterpunch Learning from the Green Party Defeat in New Jersey.   Local electoral gains are beginning to add up. The Green Party won 45 local seats nationwide in 2017 for a total of 141 in 18 states. Democratic … Continue reading →

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