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Social Movements
Radical Democracy Is Resurgent in Latin America. How Will the US Respond?
Chile’s Boric administration will be tested with contending visions of left politics in the current historical moment.
To Push Biden Left, We Must Build Movements to Challenge His Corporate Backers
Social movements are most powerful when they threaten profits, as the victories of the 1930s and 1960s demonstrate.
Social Movements Can Win Even With a Hostile Supreme Court
From reproductive and civil rights to worker protections, Supreme Court victories followed mass actions by the people.
Mutual Aid Is Essential to Our Survival Regardless of Who Is in the White House
Mutual aid is inherently anti-authoritarian, demonstrating how we can organize human activity without coercion.
The Fate of Our Rights Won’t Be Determined by Barrett, But by Popular Struggle
History shows that mass upheaval has had a profound impact on how the Supreme Court rules.
Reforms Are Won When Social Movements Inflict Real Costs on the Economic Elite
Victory requires disrupting the interests of capital, says Kevin A. Young, co-author of “Levers of Power.”
This State in India Shows Us Why Fighting COVID-19 Requires Working-Class Power
The communist-controlled state of Kerala in India has outshined the wealthiest nations in fighting the pandemic.
Appalachia Has a Rich History of Women-Led Social Movements
Historian Jessie Wilkerson is changing perceptions of Appalachia with stories of its women-led movements.
Why Extinction Rebellion Might Succeed — and in Many Ways, Already Has
The U.K.-based social movement for climate action could be on the way toward winning its ultimate goal — system change.
When We See the Sacred in Each Other, Social Movements Flourish
We must reclaim our impulse for an authentic collective sensibility that's been co-opted by the market system.