How direct mail undid the civic imagination of everyday donors
The point wasn’t to organize people—it was to acquire them.
14May2025
organizing
A conversation with David Hines about activism and organizing (Part 2 of 2)
The analyst and commentator talks to Michael E. Hartmann about infrastructure, incrementalism, involvement, and new institutions, as well as good giving tactics.
4Jan2022
A conversation with David Hines about activism and organizing (Part 1 of 2)
The analyst and commentator talks to Michael E. Hartmann about professional leftist activism and the right’s lackluster equivalent, accomplishing technical tasks in hostile environments, and successfully organizing by building community and new institutions.
3Jan2022