The two main eras of progressive change in our country in the last century were accompanied by a broad and spirited upsurge of people     . . . Social progress without mass pressure is never easy in a capitalist system. Capitalism is structured to resist change of a progressive and radical nature. But it is especially tough going in circumstances where the right wing controls many levers of power, as it currently does . . . The political imperative of this moment, therefore, is clear: the quantitative and qualitative strengthening of the people’s movement for progressive change. Read more . . .