Recommended Listening: Why Ta-Nehisi Coates is Hopeful
It is simply not the case that in the course of American history, non-violent protest has been met with open arms and been applauded by the powers that be.
Building Local Leaders
Too often in political campaigns, we buy into the idea that there is a red America and blue America and start to think of these districts as monolithic, and write off whole areas for our campaigns. But this ignores two important points: 1) while partisan news and cultural factors may make progressive (Democratic) candidates unpopular, progressive ideas are often very popular. And 2) even where partisan issues seem most entrenched, people can change.
