Countervailing Power

Meena Jagannath of the Movement Law Lab argues for global strategies that trade U.S. exceptionalism for an international analysis that takes seriously the ever-reaching power of the wealthy elite.

People’s movements are challenging oligarchic power and holding out a powerful vision of robust political and economic democracy to replace it, but our power so far remains marginal, and we are nowhere near ready to govern.

Is Involvement in Elections a Source of Synergy—or Distraction?

The rise of a renters’ movement and its electoral victories last November have reshaped some fundamental city policies.

The Homes Guarantee Campaign got the attention of policymakers at the highest levels. Now these tenant organizers want to get the policy.

Small businesses are organizing around increased swipe fees. Their efforts could further an anti-monopoly revolution.

Organizing for paid leave, which is on the verge of passing in Minnesota, is part of a larger challenge to reverse an abusive workplace status quo.

Even the best structural reforms will not succeed without aggressive organizing.

David is very nimble, but Goliath is more powerful than ever.

A roundtable discussion with Benjamin Sachs, Kate Andrias, and Steve Kest