Writer based in Philly, author of This Is An Uprising, co-director of Whirlwind Institute, ed board at Dissent. He/him. On FB here: https://xitter.cf/t.co/ZZAcLxrWHp.
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ICYMI--Here's my interview with Jeremy Varon on what anti-war movements can and have accomplished: "Even endless wars can end, when they lose legitimacy in the eyes of the nation waging them. That process begins at the grassroots."
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Excited that Progressive International is distributing our Whirlwind Institute dispatch on Belgium's "Medics for the People"--a case study in how to provide services in a way that also advances organizing. Check it out!
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“Even endless wars can end, when they lose legitimacy in the eyes of the nation waging them.”
In conversation with Mark Engler, Historian Jeremy Varon considers what sustained dissent can accomplish, even when its effects take years to become clear.
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“Even endless wars can end, when they lose legitimacy in the eyes of the nation waging them.”
Historian Jeremy Varon talks with @markjengler about the antiwar organizing that helped turn public opinion against the Iraq War.
#september11
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Our latest: For the 25th anniversary of 9/11, I talk with historian Jeremy Varon, author of “Our Grief Is Not a Cry for War,” about the lessons we can learn from the anti-war activism that emerged after 9/11, esp. the movement against the War in Iraq.
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Wendell Berry, the great agrarian, writer, and voice of conscience, has died at age 92. In a world of AI and data centers and phones in our pockets that demand continual attention, Berry’s voice remains as important as ever.
Read more at:
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Our latest from the Whirlwind Institute: @josephalextodd writes on how “Medics for the People” Turns Health Care Into Organizing.
A key question for social movements is how to convert services into organizing. Joe’s profile provides a great case study:
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Some universities will doubtless follow the New School’s slash-and-burn lead, abetted and accompanied by unprecedented assaults on free speech and independence. Like so much else these days, the stakes are democracy itself.
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In our latest from the Whirlwind Institute, senior research associate Raina Lipsitz writes on how "Mamdani Can Empower Workers Themselves to Enforce Labor Law."
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"Not only does an activated base make it possible to win more, it makes it more likely that those gains can be defended against future rollback."
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The Mamdani administration is learning from past failures of progressive politicians. You can’t just deliver — you have to give the people a sense of their power in delivering. The Office of Mass Engagement seeks to do just that.
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Now up at Dissent! My latest, written with Whirlwind Institute senior research analyst @mmilesgoodrich, looks at Mamdani's Office of Mass Engagement and its plans to organize New Yorkers. Check it out...
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We formed the Whirlwind Institute to help seed new movements, grow existing ones, and create conditions in which different campaigns and organizations can work together. Excited that our new website is now up and running... Check it out!!!
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The website for the Whirlwind Institute is now live!!
It’s been a long process but our new think tank is now up and running. We hope you'll check out the work we are doing and the resources we have available. I’ll look forward to hearing your feedback!
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Minneapolis Has Shown Us the Power of Mass Non-Cooperation
Our latest, now up at the Guardian, draws from the new preface to our just-released 10th anniversary edition of This Is an Uprising. Check out the article below and the book here!
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Book here:
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