How Underdogs Build Power: Stephanie Luce
October 23rd, 2025
“Base building is really kind of the evergreen strategy.”
We discuss Practical Radicals: Seven Strategies to Change the World—a guide for a new generation of activists seeking not just to understand power, but to build it.
Stephanie Luce is Professor of Labor Studies at the School of Labor and Urban Studies and Professor of Sociology at the Graduate Center, City University of New York. She’s also the co-author of Practical Radicals: Seven Strategies to Change the World.
Your civic action toolkit recommendations from Stephanie are:
Learn a new skill, like non cooperation or mutual aid
Find organizations that align with your values and check if they offer trainings
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Credits:
Host: Mila Atmos
Guest: Stephanie Luce
Executive Producer: Mila Atmos
Producer: Zack Travis