Building Consensus and Overcoming Challenges in Grassroots Political Movements

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The chapter emphasizes the importance of unifying a message in grassroots political movements by connecting on shared principles and maintaining a core set of values. It discusses the challenges of taking on big projects and staying motivated through small milestones of success. The chapter also addresses the need for a nonpartisan approach in the US political landscape and explores innovations to improve democracy and combat polarization.

What can you do when a problem feels too daunting to take on? Enlist some help. Political issues can often feel too difficult to solve, but Katie Fahey–the founder of the grassroots organization Voters Not Politicians and executive director of the democratic reform organization The People–says we have more power than we think. This week, she talks with Chris about how a community of regular citizens can organize together for change… and have a real, lasting impact on the way their government works.

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