Mark Engler

The great theorist of disruptive power explains the concept of “dissensus” and how social movements prod elected officials into action by taking controversial stands.

Smart organizing during whirlwind moments seeds the ground for new waves of action in the future.

A conversation with directors Cristina Ibarra and Alex Rivera about their new film, The Infiltrators.

Honoring Baker alongside Martin Luther King would highlight the long and patient work of building a social movement.

Richard Nixon told everyone he was indifferent to protests—in fact, he was obsessed with them.

Organizers in labor, immigrant rights, and climate movements seeking to spark far-reaching work stoppages in the United States can invoke a powerful fact: It has happened before.

Thirty-five years ago, Central American solidarity activists developed a model for building resistance before disaster strikes. Their efforts may have stopped a U.S. invasion of Nicaragua.

From fare strikes to sick outs, movements are deploying a variety of creative tactics to disrupt business as usual.

Lessons from the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Lessons from the George W. Bush years.