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When the deck is stacked against change, ambiguous actions can change the game:

“At its core, ambiguity is meant to serve as an overdue antidote to the restrictive expectations placed on us and our work. It is okay to not do what is expected and to pursue new strategies. With no shortage of issues to be overcome today, understanding and tapping back into the strategic power of ambiguity might be just what we need to make more of our work successful.”

A study of worker-owned cooperatives demonstrates how people see their civic engagement, whether in the workplace or out in the world, as one and the same activity.

Accusations that protest movements are receiving foreign support are effective at reducing their public appeal.

A conversation with Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor about building cohesion across differences and organizing transformative social movements.

This excerpt from Reclaiming Our Democracy charts a path for advocacy that empowers individuals to succeed at doing things they never thought they could do.

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