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Making change from the dirt up

An Arizona community’s plan to reuse an invasive weed to construct low-income housing shows that when we can’t pressure the top, we can rebuild from the bottom.

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  • Analysis

What we learned from a US bus tour of judges

and Steve Silverman
August 18, 2026

A recent bus tour of US judges proves the power of meeting people in their communities to talk about why the rule of law matters in their everyday lives.

  • Review

Why bravery and heartbreak are essential to organizing

August 11, 2026

Reflecting on decades of organizing — from Occupy to Mamdani’s campaign — Yotam Marom’s book “For Louder Days” offers a powerful guide to making hard choices.

  • Q&A

The inside-outside strategy behind New York’s rent freeze

August 7, 2026

Julie Xu, a tenant organizer in Chinatown, explains why a 20-year movement for a rent freeze pivoted — and built a coalition to elect Mayor Zohran Mamdani.