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Lessons from the fight against HIV/AIDS.

How feminists defeated sexist job ads at the New York Times.

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

A wave of disruptive protest fifty years ago helped put women’s liberation on the map–and showcased a radical feminist vision of that remains relevant in the age of Trump. By…

Lessons from the George W. Bush years.

Despite the cynics, social movement uprisings are producing some remarkable wins.

Whether it’s progress on civil rights, ending child labor, or securing women the vote, history tells us that major advances in American life have come from citizens’ movements organizing from below rather than from timid politicians cutting deals on high.

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.