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Posted by | September 1, 2021
Winning the Big Fights when Everything is on the Line

In 2021, the progressive movement faces an extraordinary governing challenge. Overlapping crises -- COVID-19, climate change, systemic racism, rampant inequality -- cut across individual organizations’ priorities and challenge us to...

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Posted by | September 1, 2021
Communicating during COVID

The COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing, and the recurring cancellation of in-person events scrambled communications strategies for candidates, advocacy organizations and government agencies. More than one year into the pandemic, how...

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Posted by | September 1, 2021
Relational Organizing Works—for Elections AND Governing

The People You Know Challenge was an experiment in relational organizing, led in the fall of 2020 by Community Change Action, together with Impactive, the Analyst Institute and 8 CCA...

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Posted by | September 1, 2021
The Amazon Crisis in our Communities

Over the next few years, Amazon is set to massively expand its already sprawling network of warehouses, and ultimately become the nation’s largest employer. The company’s quest for consumer market...

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Posted by | September 1, 2021
#UnionsforAll: Respect Us, Protect Us, Pay Us

Workers of all races, led by Black and Brown women, are coming together across industry and geography to write new rules for workers. We’re taking on the outdated, racist labor...

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Posted by | September 1, 2021
Deep Canvassing to Transform American Politics

Spiraling polarization and unfettered misinformation threaten the fabric of our democracy. But we can counter these threats by adapting the oldest tools in our movement: deep canvassing and conversation. Learn...

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Survival of the Squad: Violence against Women of Color in Politics

Women of color have made significant electoral gains across the United States in the last decade, but what do we know about their experience on the campaign trail -- from...

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Posted by | September 1, 2021
Organizing the Jewish Vote: Building a Left Jewish Electoral Flank

In recent years, Jewish grassroots organizations (Bend the Arc, Jews for Racial & Economic Justice, Jews United for Justice, Jewish Voice for Peace, IfNotNow) have created c4s and PACs to...

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Posted by | September 1, 2021
Want to Win in Battleground States? Focus on Immigrant Uber Drivers Not Just Soccer Moms

On average, 860,000 new citizens are sworn in every year and many of them live in battleground states. In 2020, immigrant voters made up 10% of the electorate and voted...

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Posted by | September 1, 2021
From Standing Rock to Vieques, Puerto Rico: The Cost of U.S. Colonialism

Colonized peoples within the United States are standing up for environmental justice and self-determination. The nation of Puerto Rico, has been occupied by U.S. settlers for 123 years since the...

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