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Ever so often we see an explosion of protest that propels an urgent issue to the fore of public debate
Mark Engler
Mark Engler is a writer based in Philadelphia, an editorial board member at Dissent, and co-author of "This Is An Uprising: How Nonviolent Revolt Is Shaping the Twenty-first Century" (Nation Books). He can be reached via the website www.DemocracyUprising.com.
Movements produce important victories
Bernie Sanders’s insurgent presidential campaign has opened up a debate about how social change happens in our society. The official version of…
As it redefines the limits of acceptable corporate behaviour, Amazon is conducting an experiment in how far it can push us all. We should take this as an opportunity to push back
The strange alchemy of disruption and sacrifice
Lessons for harnessing the moment of the whirlwind
Gandhi accepted a settlement that had limited instrumental value but that allowed the movement to claim a symbolic win
How social movements can win more victories like same-sex marriage
Reconsidering Poor People’s Movements in the wake of mass uprising
In the wake of Occupy, some community organizers are interested in questioning the old divide between “movements” and “organizations”—and in harnessing the power of both