December 14, 1997 Periods of mass strike don’t last forever. If they don’t lead to fundamental social change, they are likely to be followed by a truce between workers and employers, by a gradual erosion of workers’ gains, or by cascading defeats. Gradually or rapidly, workers’ assertiveness, autonomy, and solidarity diminish. Some turn to… Read More »
WE ARE THE ROOTS
Although hundreds of people have contributed to making CHCA what it is, the visions and preoccupations of a handful of founders and senior staff can still be seen in every aspect of its operations today.
TALKING BACK TO THE RIGHT
March 12, 1996 The right’s enormous Success in framing the American public debate is based not just on isolated issues, but on in overall definition of what the debate is about. The purpose of this guide is to suggest ways that progressive community-based advocacy groups can reframe the right’s definition of the debate-ways that… Read More »
CAN’ST THOU DRAW OUT LEVIATHAN WITH A FISHOOK?
April 1, 1995 For over a decade the Naugatuck Valley Project has tried to hold on to jobs, to build community and to gain control over the Valley’s economy. What is most exciting about this pamphlet is that it shows how people in one locality can learn, change and assert themselves in the process… Read More »