A Magazine for Radical Insights

Brandon Johnson campaigning for mayor of Chicago

by: Emma Tai; and Jackson Potter
Article published:: September 6, 2017

More than a decade of labor-community organizing propelled a clear progressive into Chicago’s mayoral runoff. Now voters can choose: reaction or transformation?

Wisconsin Uprising, 2011. State Capitol full of protesters.

Abortion Rights

Fight the Right

A Convergence Series

People-Side Economics

Convergence editor Stephanie Luce interviews top economists about how progressive organizers can address the issue of inflation and rising prices.

A black and white image of Paul Volcker edited over an orange and yellow swiftly increasing line graph.

Federal Reserve

People-Side Economics: Who’s Afraid of the Federal Reserve?

By: Samir Sonti; and Stephanie Luce

People-Side Economics: Explaining the Rules of the Economy Game

By: Heather McGhee; and Stephanie Luce

Economics

Inflation

People-Side Economics: Fighting Inflation As If Workers’ Lives Matter

By: Heidi Shierholz; and Stephanie Luce

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Movement Voices

Sulma Arias

Alex Caputo-Pearl

Heather McGhee

Bill Fletcher Jr.

Podcasts

Bill Fletcher: Keep Fighting Till the Lights Go Out

Black Work Talk

Black Work Talk comes full circle: This is the last episode of this iteration of Black Work Talk, and host Steven Pitts talks with Bill Fletcher Jr, who was the show’s first guest in November 2020.

Hosted by: Steven Pitts

Danger from the Right

2022 Midterms

Organizing Strategy

Nothing Can Be Changed Until It Is Faced

By: Max Elbaum

Hard Truths and Good Signs for Labor’s Role in Defending Democracy

By: Bob Master

The MAGA Threat Is Greater Today Than in 2020

By: Max Elbaum

By: Sulma Arias

Debriefing the 2022 Midterms: Hard Wins and Historic Threats

By: DaMareo Cooper ,; Kendra Cotton ,; Matthew Hanson ,; Michael Podhorzer ,; and Nancy MacLean

The Path to Building Power Runs Through Rural America

By: Sarah Jaynes

By: Jacob Swenson-Leygel; and Nikil Saval

Interview with Bishop William J. Barber II: Learning from Reconstruction

By: Ezra Kaprov

Understanding Sunrise, Part 2: Organizing Methods

By: Dyanna Jaye; and William Lawrence

Building Resilient Organizations

Organizing Practice

Maurice Mitchell talks with Cyndi Suarez about the inspiration and consultations behind “Building Resilient Organizations: Toward Joy and Durable Power in a Time of Crisis.”