Welcome to the revolution : universalizing resistance for social justice and democracy in perilous times - a revolutionary progressive strategy for the Trump era and beyond

When The Women’s March Gathered Millions Just One Day After Trump’s Inauguration, A New Era Of Progressive Action Was Born. Organizing On The Far Right Led To Trump’s Election, Bringing Authoritarianism And The Specter Of Neo-fascism, And Intensifying Corporate Capitalism’s Growing Crises Of Inequality And Injustices. Yet Now We See A New Universalizing Resistance Among Progressive And Left Movements For Truth, Dignity, And A World Based On Democracy, Equality, And Sustainability. Derber ​offers The First Comprehensive Guide To This New Era And An Original Vision And Strategy For Movement Success. He Convincingly Shows How Only A New ​universalizing​ Wave, A ​progressive​ And Revolutionary Movement Of Movements, Can Counter The World-universalizing Economic And Cultural Forces Of Intensifying Corporate And Far-right Power.^ ^derber Explores The Crises And Eroding Legitimacy Of The Globalized​ Capitalist System ​and The Right Wing Movements​ That Helped Create The Trump Era​​. He Shows​ How​ Left Universalizing Movements Can--and Must―converge ​ To Propel A​ Mass Base That Can Prevent Societal, Economic, Or Ecological Collapse, Stop A Resurgent Right, And Build A Democratic Social Alternative. He Describes Tactics And Strategies For ​this​new Progressive Movement. Brief Guest Interludes By Medea Benjamin, Noam Chomsky, Ralph Nader, Bill Fletcher, Juliet Schor, Gar Alperovitz, Chuck Collins, Matt Nelson, Janet Wallace, And Other Prominent Figures Tell How To Coalesce And Universalize Activism Into A More Powerful Movement Wave―at Local, Community, National, And International Levels.^ ^vivid And Highly Accessible, This​ Book Is For Activists, Students, And All ​citizens Concerned About The Erosion Of Justice And Democracy. It Thoroughly Illuminates The Rationale, Theory, Practice, ​humanism, Love, ​and Joy Of ​the​ ​social Transformation That We Urgently Need. Introduction: A Call Of Action -- Part I The Universalizing System: Militarized Corporate Capitalism And The Apoclaypse -- The System And Its Discontents: The Militarized -- The Pac-man System: Universalizing And Extinction -- Part Ii Univeralizing Resistance: The New Rules And Strategy Of Social Change -- Irrestible Resistance: The Big Waves Of Social Change -- Movement Gps: Ten Rules Of The Road To Justice And Democracy -- Fight The Power, A.k.a. The System: Choose Democracy Over Authoritarianism -- Win The Majority: It's Easier Than You Think -- Converge! Get Out Of Your Silo -- Democratize The World: Globalize And Localize -- Panchamama: Protect Mother Earth -- Don't Just Say No: Say Yes To Alternatives -- Create Media Of, By, And For The People: Moving Beyond Propaganda -- Let's Get Political: Movements And Electrons -- Think, Learn, And Teach: Education As Activism -- Choose Life And Love: The Culture Of Activism -- Part Iii From Vison To Practice -- Grand Strategy: Ansering The Big Questions -- Walking The Talk: Nuts And Bolts. Charles Derber. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover 1 Title 6 Copyright 7 Dedication 8 Acknowledgments 10 Contents 12 List of Interludes 14 A Personal Prelude 18 Introduction: A Call to Action 26 PART I The Universalizing System: Militarized Corporate Capitalism and the Apocalypse 34 1 The System and Its Discontents: The Militarized Matrix versus Us 36 2 The PAC-MAN System: Universalizing and Extinction 54 PART II Universalizing Resistance: The New Rules and Strategy of Social Change 76 3 Irresistible Resistance: The Big Waves of Social Change 78 4 Movement GPS: Ten Rules of the Road to Justice and Democracy 102 5 Fight the Power, A.K.A. the System: Choose Democracy Over Authoritarianism 110 6 Win the Majority: It's Easier than You Think 126 7 Converge! Get Out of Your Silo 146 8 Democratize the World: Globalize and Localize 180 9 Pachamama: Protect Mother Earth 194 10 Don't Just Say No: Say Yes to Alternatives 210 11 Create Media of, by, and for the People: Moving Beyond Propaganda 226 12 Let's Get Political: Movements and Elections 236 13 Think, Learn, and Teach: Education as Activism 260 14 Choose Life and Love: The Culture of Activism 276 PART III From Vision to Practice 294 15 Grand Strategy: Answering the Big Questions 296 16 Walking the Talk: Nuts and Bolts 306 Notes 316 Index 324