Contributions from Ben Case
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Magic Numbers Are No Shortcut to Strategy
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Ben Case
We can no longer afford the convenient untruth that real-world resistance to tyranny can escalate solely through peaceable demonstrations.
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‘Not on Our Dime’: Divesting from Genocide through Direct Democracy
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Ben Case
With both political parties ignoring popular support for an arms embargo on the state of Israel, ballot initiatives offer a tool for voters to reject genocidal policies. This campaign is working to make Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania the first city to put divestment directly on the ballot.
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Initiative Campaigns Bridge Partisan Divides
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Ben Case
Voters on opposite sides of the partisan divide agree on policy far more than we realize. Initiative campaigns can inform a strategy to win changes we need and build a base for people-centered power.