"A republic, if you can keep it." Defeat MAGA
"A republic, if you can keep it." Defeat MAGA
(Part 4 of a 5-part series this week about Alinsky) Alinsky started organizing Back of the Yards in Chicago in the 30’s, and invented community organizing in the process. From the Playboy interview in 1972. ALINSKY: It was the area…
(Part 3 of a 5-part series this week about Alinsky) From Rules for Radicals, Alinsky’s now-famous rules for organizing. Rule 1: Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have. Power has always derived from…
(Part 2 of a 5-part series this week about Alinsky) From the Playboy interview with Saul Alinsky in 1972. First, two quotes that maybe show who he was. When “Rules for Radicals” was first published and received glowing reviews, Alinsy…
(This is the first of five posts about Saul Alinsky appearing this week) Saul Alinsky invented community organizing in Chicago in the 1930’s in an area known as Back Of The Yards. It was the first time organizing had been…
Alinksy is considered the founder of community organizing and his book, Rules for Radicals, has been widely read by organizers from all over the political spectrum. He started organizing in Chicago in the 1930’s in Back of the Yards, which…