social change

Can Literature Really Be an Agent of Political Resistance?

Keegan Cook Finberg / Los Angeles Review of Books Sep 27, 2019 In her latest book, Juliana Spahr explores what radical literature has done to challenge forms of nationalism in the U.S. and reaches a disappointing conclusion. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Politics

Nothing to Lose but Our Chains

By Mark Karlin / Truthout Dec 15, 2017 Henry A. Giroux explains how to resist Donald Trump's neofascism and develop a road map for radical transformation. Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )

Is Revolution Brewing in the U.S.?

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Dec 14, 2017 According to a new study on inequality and revolutions throughout history, America soon may experience a profound paradigm shift. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Welcome to 1984

Chris Hedges / Truthdig May 14, 2016 The façade of democracy and the disempowerment of the citizenry by corporations has sparked a nationwide revolt. Elites, fearing unrest, will soon become ruthless. We must engage now in acts of sustained civic mobilization and civil disobedience or be crushed. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

In Praise of Impractical Movements

By Mark Engler and Paul Engler / TomDispatch Mar 10, 2016 Social movements turn issues and demands considered both unrealistic and politically inconvenient into matters that can no longer be ignored. They succeed, that is, by championing the impractical. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

The Wheel Turns, the Boat Rocks, the Sea Rises

By Rebecca Solnit, TomDispatch Sep 19, 2014 When we argue for change in response to climate change, we’re arguing against people who claim we’re disrupting a stable system. They insist we’re rocking the boat unnecessarily. I insist it's a lifeboat, and that if we rock hard enough, maybe the people in it will wake up and start rowing instead of clinging to the wreckage of an old order. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )