Archive - The Connector

"If it’s not helping, then shut the f--- up."

Palestinian and Israeli leaders of the Jewish-Arab social movement Standing Together are building the basis for a shared future, and they have a message…

Nov 8, 2023 •

3 Things Democrats Could Do That They Aren't (Yet)

Learned helplessness can be unlearned. Especially when you think about ways of organizing an actual opposition.

Feb 18 •

Cory Booker's Two Faces

From an unearthly transformational performance to old-fashioned transactional panhandling, all in a day. Is this how to build a movement?

Apr 8 •

Organizing How-Tos (and How Not-Tos) in this Whirlwind Moment

While federal workers and Latino community groups are organizing frontline opposition, hashtag phenoms like #50501 and #TeslaTakedown are filling the…

Feb 25 •

Six Notes on the Zohran Mamdani Miracle

How he expanded the electorate, defeated Cuomo's money machine, and made the election about affordability rather than identity politics.

Jul 1 •

The Defiance is Spreading

Anti-Trump/Musk protests are expanding, with the next two weeks heading towards a crescendo.

Mar 26 •

And We Are Not Saved

Everytown, Moms Demand Action, and the Bigfooting of March For Our Lives: How the Gun Safety Movement Became a Monoculture

May 31, 2022 •

The Defiance This Time

Trump/Musk are galvanizing an opposition that could be different and stronger than the one that rose in 2017.

Mar 12 •

Welcome to Movement Time

The big question: Are we still on Earth One, where American representative democracy can still function? Or are we on Earth Two, where the Constitution…

Mar 18 •

Bonus Post: This is Not a Joke

How we start to turn the page on this awful regime.

Apr 5 •

What Israel/Palestine 'Hot Takes' Have Revealed

From the center, to liberals and the left, blind spots and callous calls. And a deep schism inside the progressive movement.

Oct 11, 2023 •

News: The Post-'24 Democratic Tech Reckoning Has Begun

MoveOn is leaving private equity giant Bonterra for non-profit tech platform Action Network. Plus, what the "too woke" vs "too corporate" debate is…

Dec 5, 2024 •

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