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LobbyingApril 10, 2023
We Need to Talk… About AIPAC—and Develop a Strategy to Defeat the Lobby Too
Summer Lee’s victory in PA is a road map for how progressive Democrats can unite to elect candidates whose values will be consistent at home and abroad.
Alexandra Rojas and Waleed Shahid
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Social JusticeJanuary 4, 2021
A Blueprint for Social Movements During the Biden Presidency
Insurgent tactics and demands may irritate party leaders, but that friction still serves to move politics toward greater freedom and justice.
Waleed Shahid
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Election 2020April 10, 2020
Joe Biden, Here’s How to Earn Our Support
The presumptive Democratic nominee says he understands “the urgency of this moment.” Young people need him to prove he means it.
Waleed Shahid
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PoliticsOctober 11, 2018
Congress Needs Radicals Like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Establishing a forceful left caucus in Congress might be even more important than picking the perfect Democratic nominee for president.
Waleed Shahid
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Racism and DiscriminationJune 28, 2017
This New Deal Agency Promoted Civil Rights. Trump Wants to Kill It.
After civil-rights leader A. Phillip Randolph threatened to lead a march on Washington, FDR created the Fair Employment Practices Committee.
Waleed Shahid
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Social JusticeFebruary 24, 2017
How to Topple a Dictator
An interview with Erica Chenoweth, a leading scholar of authoritarian regimes.
Waleed Shahid
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The LeftDecember 15, 2016
America in Populist Times: An Interview With Chantal Mouffe
One of the preeminent theorists on democracy, social movements, and populism, her work was an inspiration to Podemos in Spain and Syriza in Greece.
Waleed Shahid
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Campaigns and ElectionsMay 10, 2016
It’s Time For a Tea Party of the Left
Progressives should take a page from the inside-outside strategy embraced by the far-right movement.
Waleed Shahid