Max Elbaum

Max Elbaum is a member of the Convergence Magazine editorial board, and the author of "Revolution in the Air," reissued by Verso Books. He is also a co-editor, with Linda Burnham and María Poblet, of "Power Concedes Nothing: How Grassroots Organizing Wins Elections" (OR Books, 2022).

LATEST ARTICLES BY Max Elbaum

Environment

Keys to 2020: Antarctica 69.3°, Bernie in Nevada 46%, Union density 10.3%
March 2, 2020 By Max Elbaum
No matter who wins the White House, the impact of progressives' weaknesses will come crashing in on us within hours of the inauguration.
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Politics

Leon Wofsy: The Organizer (1921-2019)
September 5, 2019 By Conn Hallinan And Max Elbaum
Leon Wofsy understood that serious politics are mass politics.
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Opinion

Progressive strategy for 2018, 2020, and beyond: Five guidelines
October 5, 2018 By Calvin Cheung-Miaw And Max Elbaum
We have significant numbers, but we have to increase those numbers substantially. Otherwise we will always be “speaking truth to power” rather than wielding power ourselves.
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Opinion

Left Strategy 2016: A narrow defeat of Trump’s racism is not enough
May 11, 2016 By Max Elbaum
The perilous consequences of a Trump presidency should be a wake-up call for the left. The possibility of dealing the racist right a major blow should energize and excite us.
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