Describing the slowness of change is often confused with acceptance of the status quo. It’s really the opposite.
The role of strategy in making social movements and organizations more effective, and who creates it, are the urgent questions four authors explore in three new books. Their answers will surprise you, as they surprised me.
The new book Practical Radicals takes inspiration from successful social movements to identify tactics that pay off
It takes effort to track the impacts of mass mobilizations like #MeToo, Occupy or Black Lives Matter, but understanding social change is impossible without such work.
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The writer and activist shares her thoughts on the climate movement’s wins, the key difference between optimism and hope, and the “clarifying” violence climate activists face.
Some of the greatest pop music ever made gets the respectful, rigorous sociological treatment it deserves – thanks to this documentary series from the Public Enemy star
Resolving the conflict between being visionary and being pragmatic is critical for those who want to transform society. Can we be both visionary and strategic?
After three years in the halls of power, she’s seen the “shit show” up close—and hasn’t given up on her vision for how to change it.
Occasionally, in politics and social-economic struggles, there occur "moments of rupture," periods of dizzying and dramatic change when hosts of opportunities present themselves and existing arrangements of power are radically altered.
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