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Inside/Outside Strategy Revisited

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Richard Moser

What is Strategy? Strategy is a plan — a proposed course of action. Strategy demands the analysis of current conditions and statements of desired goals. But, the primary focus of strategy is “how.”  How do we work the transition between … Continue reading →

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One Winning Way to Build the Peace Movement And One Losing Way

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Richard Moser

Q. What cloaks the empire and turns a mighty movement into a mirage?  A. Narrow partisan politics. When anti-war activism plays second-fiddle to “follow the leader,” the chosen champion and the opposing villain loom so large that they become the … Continue reading →

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Bossing Grown Folks Around: The Open Letter to the Greens

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Richard Moser

Also in Counterpunch Before a single primary vote has been tallied a number of big-shot progressive Democrats are already calling for the Green Party to stand down in an “open letter.” Of all the issues we face, why focus so … Continue reading →

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Beyond Corporate Power

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Richard Moser

Also in Counterpunch The problem is not that the corporations are “out of control,” the problem is that the corporations are so much “in control.” By seeing neoliberalism as Free Market Fundamentalism (FMF) rather than Corporate Power we underestimate the challenges … Continue reading →

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Bernie or Bust: Strategy, Sheepdogs and Synergy

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Richard Moser

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 Richard Moser

Also find this article at Counterpunch. 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 … 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 Richard Moser

  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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