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Is This Really the Left’s Big Moment? We’ll Know in Two Months

Alex Shephard The New Republic
Progressives and socialists made historic gains in Democratic primaries. What happens in November is what really matters. A win in Michigan opens up a lane for progressives in other competitive races across the country — perhaps even....

Building Power, One Person at a Time

Whitney Curry Wimbish The American Prospect
Progressive political candidates in 2026 are doing more than just trying to win an election. Sometimes politicians only think of how volunteers can serve the campaign, but that’s an ineffective view to building power.

Tidbits-Sept. 3: Reader Comments: Oil Imperialism; Trump Lies on Medicare for All; Rev. James Lawson; Dolly Parton; NYC-DSA’s Socialist Sweep Volunteers; the Strait of “Horn-Moos”; What Goes On Inside Israel’s Prison System; Lots of Events;

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Reader Comments: Oil Imperialism; Trump Lies on Medicare for All; Rev. James Lawson; Dolly Parton; DHS Historic Legacy; NYC-DSA’s Socialist Sweep Volunteers; The Strait of "Horn-Moos"; What Goes On Inside Israel’s Prison System; Lots of Events;

How Mamdani Can Build Mass Engagement

Mark Engler and Matthew Miles Goodrich Dissent Magazine
The success of Organize NYC, a new initiative designed to bring a grassroots base into the guts of the governing process, will have implications for the left outside the five boroughs.

How Indivisible Is Organizing Rural America

Cara Letofsky Barn Raiser
With the May Day protests, the group shifts tactics ahead of the midterms. With 2,500 chapters nationwide in large cities and rural areas, Indivisible is one of the largest, most effective networks of grassroots resistance in the Trump era...

It’s Time for an All-Out Food Fight With Trump

Jeremy Brecher Common Dreams
How can ordinary grocery shoppers organize and become part of the movement that is endeavoring to protect society against Trump’s authoritarian juggernaut?
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