Mark Engler and Paul Engler

In claiming the goal of “realignment,” groups such as Sunrise and Justice Democrats are reviving an old idea, with hopes of provoking new political transformations.

Politicians fear the disruptive power of a mobilized base, even when it helps them succeed.

How creating a “healthy ecology of change” can help propel social movements.

Three Times When the World Broke Open– and Two When it Might Again

Popular uprising have ramifications that go beyond immediate legislative results, and they can alter the climate of political debate.

Like those of Black Lives Matter activists today, King’s methods were widely criticized— even when they were effective.

Like Bernie Sanders today, Martin Luther King, Jr. considered launching a presidential campaign to oppose military interventionism and promote democratic socialism. Here’s why he decided against it.

Lessons from the Salt March for today’s social movements.

Reconsidering Poor People’s Movements in the wake of mass uprising.

After Occupy and other mass uprisings, some community organizers are interested in questioning the old divide between “movements” and “organizations”—and in harnessing the power of both.