{"product_id":"practical-radicals-seven-strategies-to-change-the-world-paperback","title":"Practical Radicals: Seven Strategies to Change the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDeepak Bhargava\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephanie Luce\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A vital resource for progressives who want to win.\" -Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Progressive activists will want to dog-ear, underline, and pore over this well-conceived handbook.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do underdogs, facing far stronger opponents, sometimes win? In the tradition of Saul Alinsky's \u003ci\u003eRules for Radicals\u003c\/i\u003e and Sun Tzu's \u003ci\u003eThe Art of War\u003c\/i\u003e, Deepak Bhargava and Stephanie Luce's \u003ci\u003ePractical Radicals\u003c\/i\u003e offers winning strategies, history, and theory for a new generation of activists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on interviews with leading organizers, \u003ci\u003ePractical Radicals \u003c\/i\u003ecombines \"the hard-earned wisdom of our movement ancestors, the rigorous theory of serious practitioners and academics and the functional tools organizers need to spring into action\" \u003ci\u003e(In These Times\u003c\/i\u003e). Incorporating stories of organizations and movements that have won, including Make the Road NY, the St. Paul Federation of Educators, the welfare rights movement, the Working Families Party, New Georgia Project, Occupy Wall Street, 350.org, the Fight for 15, and Gay Men's Health Crisis, \u003ci\u003ePractical Radicals\u003c\/i\u003e \"takes inspiration from successful social movements to identify tactics that pay off.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a sweeping new afterword by the authors addressing the challenges of 2025 and beyond, the authors explore how the seven strategies the book highlights can provide a toolkit for underdogs looking both to resist authoritarianism and to win alternatives. At a time of immense uncertainty inside the United States, \"this crucial book is for everyone who cares about the future of racial, gender, and economic justice and the future of democracy.\" (Dorian Warren, president of Community Change).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeepak Bhargava \u003c\/b\u003ehas been an organizer and campaigner for over thirty years. A former distinguished lecturer at CUNY, president and executive director of Community Change, and senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, he is now president of the JPB Foundation. The co-editor (with Ruth Milkman and Penny Lewis) of \u003ci\u003eImmigration Matters\u003c\/i\u003e and co-author (with Stephanie Luce) of \u003ci\u003ePractical Radicals\u003c\/i\u003e (both published by The New Press), he lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephanie Luce\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor of labor studies and sociology at CUNY and the author of numerous books, including \u003cem\u003eLabor Movements: Global Perspectives\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as the coauthor (with Robert Pollin) of \u003cem\u003eThe Living Wage \u003c\/em\u003e(The New Press). She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.11 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52725711896883,"sku":"9781620979815","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/s8Wsn2dnVb9781620979815.webp?v=1763718939","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/practical-radicals-seven-strategies-to-change-the-world-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}