Stephanie Luce

Donald Trump and the GOP are wildly unpopular going into the midterms, but they have few scruples about interfering in election results. Leftists should be prepared to operate in a broad front with liberals and others to stop that from happening. Here are my insights into how to prepare and how to use this as an organizing moment.

Labor unions, as individual organizations and in coalitions, are mobilizing to defend democracy this fall. Read about the National Nurses United, National Education Association, Philadelphia’s Workers over Billionaires coalition, and May Day Strong efforts to defeat authoritarianism and promote a bold working class agenda for the world we deserve in this new article out from Convergence.

“It is critical we now revive this tradition of labor militancy in the face of growing authoritarianism, and make a clean break from the neoliberal model that has gutted so many worker protections and given room for growing class dealignment away from the Democratic Party and other organizations that could be key to our movement. We cannot double down on the status quo. Now is the time to take big risks, demand what we deserve, and fight with all we’ve got.”
– Alex Caputo-Pearl, Jackson Potter, Jesse Sharkey and Stephanie Luce, “Labor’s Strategy Must Lean Into Synergies,” Convergence, July 25, 2025.

We’ve launched a new podcast, Practical Radicals, based on our book Practical Radicals: Seven Strategies to Change the World. Deepak Bhargava and I will talk with progressive organizers and thinkers today and share insights crucial for the fight to build a better society. Find the podcast, along with the discussion guide and other information on our new book website.

The Narrative of Bidenomics isn’t Sticking because it Doesn’t Reflect Americans’ Lived Experiences, Forbes, January 8, 2024

Why We Need Bayard Rustin’s Practical Radicalism Today, Inequality.org, November 17, 2023 (also appears on Common Dreams and Counterpunch) 

Social Change Movements Are Winning Big, Thanks to Rigorous Strategy, Newsweek, November 16, 2023

How Today’s Underdogs Can Win Big With Strategy (Book Excerpt), The Forge, and Convergence, November 15, 2023

To Win Big, Progressives Need to Up Their Strategy Game, The Nation, November 6, 2023

Organizing In a Time of Anxiety: Taking Inspiration From the Gay Men’s Health Crisis, The Advocate, November 6, 2023

Deepak Bhargava and I have been honored to speak about Practical Radicals with several esteemed journalists and organizers.

How can activists change the world? Experts offer seven strategies – interview with Steven Greenhouse, The Guardian, December 17, 2023

Our Political Opponents Know How to Build Power. We Should, Too. – interview with Emma Tai, In These Times, December 14, 2023

New book paints 350.org as model for social change – Robin Bravender, Politico/ E&E News, November 28, 2023

Deepak Bhargava and I speak about Practical Radicals with Nathaniel Pearlman on his podcast the Great Battlefield. November 18, 2023

Join us for a conversation with Stephen Pimpare, on New Books Network. December 1, 2023

America Trends podcast with Larry Rifkin. Episode 720, December 28. 2023.

We’ve created a discussion guide for Practical Radicals: Seven Strategies to Change the World, now available online and ready for download. The guide includes questions to use in a group study as well as copies of all handouts in the book.

Join us November 10 to celebrate the launch of our new book, Practical Radicals: Seven Strategies to Change the World. If you are in New York, join us for a reception at 5 pm. We will start the program at 6 pm. The event will also be live-streamed. Get more information and RSVP here.

Deepak Bhargava and I have written a book, Practical Radicals: Seven Strategies to Change the World, based on the class we teach at CUNY on power and strategy. The book is out November 7 from the New Press. You can learn more about the book and pre-order your copy here: https://thenewpress.com/books/practical-radicals