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Why Big Organizing Works

Jan 5, 2017
What we learned from Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign and many other movements is that far more people are willing to step up if you ask them to do something big to win something big.

McChrystal Discusses Afghanistan Plan

Jan 26, 2010
America's top brass in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, sat down for a talk with the Financial Times last week about his strategy in the South Asian nation, how long he thinks U.S. troops will remain there and the possibility of the Taliban's participation in the Afghan government.

McChrystal Draws Support, Scorn on Capitol Hill

Oct 6, 2009
What's the right way for a top general to advise the president about wartime strategy? What if his recommended strategy is potentially at odds with the president's preferred course of action? Gen. Stanley McChrystal ran up against these questions in recent days, and not everyone in Washington thinks he handled his part in the matter appropriately.

McChrystal to Send Troop Request by Week’s End

Sep 23, 2009
The Obama administration is reconsidering its Afghanistan strategy in light of Gen. Stanley McChrystal's startling "mission failure" warning. It's unclear whether the White House will go along with McChrystal's call for up to 40,000 more troops -- but the general is apparently going to go ahead with his request over the next few days.