Ben Wikler on The Fight for Your Right to (a Strong) Party
If candidates are like cars and the party builds the roads on which candidates drive, then it’s long past time we paid more attention to party-building.
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Why We Need a Bigger Map
How the deep investment in year-round state-level organizing is paying dividends in one state, and why the old-fashioned "battleground" map isn't helping.
This Can't Wait: What it Will Take to Stop a 2026 Power Grab
An essential memo by a top progressive organizer is now public. Go read it. And get ready.
With Millions Disaffected from Politics, An Answer Beckons: Belonging.
New research on "the disaffected electorate" and how to engage people in the long process of revitalizing civic life. Plus a quick take on the good news coming out of Maine.
Why the 3.5% Rule is the Wrong Metric for The Defiance
Organizers in Minnesota pushed back ICE this winter with a fraction of that number, but with a much more serious approach to capacity-building.
What Do I Do in a Time Like This?
A recording from Micah L. Sifry and Rory Truex's live video
Think You Understand American Politics? Take This Quiz.
Come for the trivia. Stay for the existential dread. (And don't peek at the links first.)
New York's Hollow Party Wars
What last Tuesday's primaries tell us about weak Democratic institutions, organized challengers, and the limits of low-turnout victories.
Love Is Not Enough: Yotam Marom and the Politics of Powerlessness
A review of his terrific new book For Louder Days.
Why the Knicks Win Feels So Big
And what the World Cup also teaches us about organizing around joy rather than critique.