Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus

Our movements must seek and win governing power to achieve our visions for a more just society. This book is a vital resource for progressives who want to win.

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Varshini Prakash, co-founder and executive director, the Sunrise Movement

People power on a massive scale is the only solution to the crises facing our planet. This important book helps us learn from the lineage of struggle we are part of and shows how we must innovate to meet today’s challenges.

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Frances Fox Piven, Author, Activist and CUNY Professor Emeritus

Bhargava and Luce bring us a deeply informed and comprehensive analysis of contemporary American social movements. Activists and organizers especially need to read this book, but so do the rest of us.

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Kirkus Reviews

Progressive activists will want to dog-ear, underline, and pore over this well-conceived handbook.

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Cristina Jiménez, co-founder of United We Dream

Being right isn’t enough. This crucial resource provides a map of the strategies we need to achieve our freedom dreams.

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Dorian Warren, President of Community Change

We now face an authoritarian coalition that is ruthless and strategic. Organizers must bring more rigor, depth, and a spirit of experimentation to our strategies if we are to prevail. This crucial book is for everyone who cares about the future of racial, gender, and economic justice and the future of democracy.

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Paul G. Getsos, Adjunct Faculty NYU Wagner School of Public Service and author of Tools for Radical Democracy

I used Practical Radicals as one of my core textbooks. It was a great tool to help students prepare effective class presentations and contributed to their success in writing strong and persuasive research papers focused on current organizing campaigns.  Students consistently cited how the book helped them to deepen their understanding of how strategy is key to organizing winning campaigns.

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Emma Tai, organizer and former executive director of United Working Families

Combining the hard-earned wisdom of our movement ancestors, the rigorous theory of serious practitioners and academics and the functional tools organizers need to spring into action (including guided exercises for group facilitation), Practical Radicals is the book I wish I’d had 10 years ago.

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James Mumm, organizer and writer 

Bhargava and Luce deftly weave theory with practice through the stories of modern day organizers and insights from our various traditions. 

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