Category Social movements
Where Power Holders Get Power and How Movements Take It Away
The research of social movements over the past one hundred years shows that nonviolent movements are twice as likely to succeed as violent movements, and they result in changes that are more sustainable over time. The research also shows that nonviolent movements succeed in spite of the violence, not because of it. And it shows that a […]
Popular Resistance: The time to prepare is now
Remember, we are the many and they are the few. People have power. The time to prepare to achieve the tremendous potential of the coming decade is now.
15 Actions that can shut down Trump’s assault on immigrant families
Simply put, Trump’s plan is ethnic cleansing. His actions go far beyond snatching 2,342 children from parents fleeing violence-ravaged countries.
Trotskyist Delusions: Obsessed with Stalin, They See Betrayed Revolutions Everywhere by Diana Johnstone
The trouble with some Trotskyists is they’re always “supporting” other peoples’ revolutions, says Diana Johnstone. Their obsession with permanent revolution in the end provides an alibi for permanent war.
The Fall of the “Alt-Right” Came From Anti-Fascism
While the white nationalist ability for self-sabotage can be impressive, it misses the most critical factor in the story of every white supremacist loss: They failed because of effective anti-fascist organizing.
STUDENTS’ RIGHTS: SPEECH, WALKOUTS, AND OTHER PROTESTS | ACLU
A list of resources for students from the ACLU
Gun Control has always been racist — that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t support the Parkland Students Movement
Gun control has long been a shaky dividing line between liberals and the far left.
Noam Chomsky | Optimism Over Despair (Book Review)
“In this series of highly informative conversations deftly organized by CJ Polychroniou, Noam Chomsky teaches us – yet again – so much on a huge range of issues – from economic globalisation through international politics to the linguistic foundations of humanity.”
For the Love of Liberation: Let’s Stop Belittling Others and Start Organizing
While the criticisms of what liberalism has tolerated that led us up to now certainly ring true, the way these criticisms are levied is often counterproductive.
Our Relationships Keep Us Alive: Let’s Prioritize Them in 2018
We can win campaigns without healing trauma, but we will lose each other in the process.
The Fempire Strikes Back | #MeToo by Ann Jones
Time magazine passed over the president as its “person of the year” to name instead the “Silence Breakers” — the brave, outspoken women who inspired the #MeToo campaign.
This is how democracies die | The Guardian
there is no single moment – no coup, declaration of martial law, or suspension of the constitution – in which the regime obviously “crosses the line” into dictatorship, nothing may set off society’s alarm bells.
Recommitting Ourselves to Nonviolent Tactics in a Time of War
A variety of creative and nonviolent tactics are available to counter “hate speech” and racism.
Anti-Progressive Trump Agenda Could Backfire
US Acts Against People and Planet Make the Era of Transformation More Likely
Chris Hedges Q and A “Fascism in the Age of Trump” (Video)
I am obviously for nonviolence but I am for noncooperation and obstruction of those forces that are trying without exaggeration trying to kill us.
Paul Street | Against Identitarian and Generational Divide and Rule
We need to be historically and social-structurally specific about where real power lies if we want to get to the root of contemporary evils.
Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin: Breaking Through the Political Barriers to Free Education
There is no economic reason why free education cannot flourish from schools through colleges and university.
In Conversation with Henry Giroux (Video)
critical issues within Education, Culture and Society as applied to culture, politics, and resistance today.
Why Arendt Matters: Revisiting “The Origins of Totalitarianism”
Totalitarian movements, Arendt writes, go beyond propaganda and embrace violence.
Ezekiel E. Rhymes | A Perspective on Antifa
What we do know for sure, is the majority of violence initiated at Fascist rallies, has been due to Neo-Nazis and White Supremacists.
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