As attendees of the 2008 Republican National Convention cheered their candidate in September, they witnessed former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and vice presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin ...

It is now a commonly held belief that funding organizing work is the most effective way to bring about real, effective social change. But what is the history behind that belief? How have full-time ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. The recent collapse of a Pittsburgh bridge is the latest in a ...

The allegations of corruption currently looming over the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), have some taking a second look at community-based organizations and the ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. When Amazon announced the 2017-18 search for its second ...

Americans don’t agree on much these days, but many feel that the U.S. is on the wrong track and the future is bleak. In a time of unprecedented division, rising inequality and intensifying climate ...

I am a community organizer. I make change. I am my brother’s and my sister’s keeper. This is one heck of a big responsibility; one I believe is no laughing matter. Thousands of others like me ...

This week, the JOURNAL profiled Massachusetts community organizer Steve Meacham, who recruits activists and works to stop evictions of people living in foreclosed homes. Meacham described the process ...

You have /3 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. When we think of democracy, we often picture elections, debates and the legislative process. But some ...