The “Imagine a New California” Campaign for Governor June 3, 2021June 4, 2021 Journal by Luis Rodriguez “To be radical is to grasp the root of the matter. But, for man, the root is man himself.”Karl Marx In More
Political Independence and the Movement to End Slavery June 3, 2021June 4, 2021 Journal The following is a transcribed conversation between members of the University of the Poor’s History & Political Strategy Team, who facilitate studies More
Fusion Organizing and Independent Politics: An Interview with Reverend Tonny Algood June 3, 2021June 4, 2021 Journal by Rev. Tonny Algood In presenting this issue of the University of the Poor Journal, we consider the possibilities and challenges for political More
Becoming a New and Unsettling Force: The Role of Leadership Development in Building Political Independence June 3, 2021June 4, 2021 Journal Tim W. Shenk, for the University of the Poor Journal: In this inaugural issue of the University of the Poor Journal, we’re More
The Middle and Its Polarization June 3, 2021June 4, 2021 Journal by Kevin Kang Introduction In University of the Poor spaces, we often speak of the political strategy of “uniting the poor and dispossessed as More
Political Polarization Today June 3, 2021June 4, 2021 Journal by Chris Caruso and Sheilah Garland-Olaniran This political moment is overflowing with stories about the minute-to-minute fights within the two-party system and the More
Revolutionaries and Electoral Politics June 3, 2021June 4, 2021 Journal by Nijmie Zakkiyyah Dzurinko Electoral politics in the contemporary U.S. context are complicated for revolutionaries. As we are all well aware, because of More
Divisions, Disruptions and Polarizations June 3, 2021June 4, 2021 Journal by Lenny Brody Everywhere you look these days, serious divisions, disruptions, and polarizations are erupting across society. How we analyze these ruptures and More
Introduction – Political Independence for the Poor June 3, 2021June 4, 2021 Journal The horrors of the last year were, as always, felt most deeply by poor and dispossessed people. In this country, the virus More