Publications and Features
Recent works by Center staff
Center Publications
Majority Rules: The Battle for Ballot Initiatives
Majority Rules is the Center's first publicly released report. Written by Benjamin Case and Michael McQuarrie, the ballot initiatives project and report explore the current fight over voters’ access to the ballot initiative process.
The Free State of George Floyd
Created in collaboration with the documentary team at FLOWSTATE films and the community at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, our Center has created a short film about the events of Floyd's murder and the subsequent uprising and memorialization effort led by the Minneapolis community. It documents the rise and life of the autonomous protest zone, redefining what community safety looks like.
Street Rebellion: Resistance Beyond Violence and Nonviolence
Ben Case's 2022 book Street Rebellion: Resistance Beyond Violence and Nonviolence works to bridge the divide between academia and activism, articulating the variety of ways in which people struggle for liberation.
The Green New Deal and the Future of Work
This 2022 release by Craig Calhoun and Benjamin Fong brings together leading experts to explore the possibilities of the Green New Deal, emphasizing the future of work. Together, they examine transformations that are already underway and put forth bold new proposals that can provide jobs while reducing carbon consumption—building a world that is sustainable both economically and ecologically.
Majority Rules: the Battle for Ballot Initiatives
Majority Rules: the Battle for Ballot Initiatives is the Center's first publicly released report. Written by Benjamin Case and Michael McQuarrie, the Ballot Initiatives Project explores the current fight over voters’ access to the ballot initiative process.
Books and Book Chapters
Scholarly Articles
da Cruz, N. F., Rode, P., & McQuarrie, M. (2019). New urban governance: A review of current themes and future priorities. Journal of Urban Affairs, 41(1), 1–19.
Fong, B. Y., & Naschek, M. (2021). NGOism: The Politics of the Third Sector. Catalyst, 5(1).
Offenbacher, C., & Fong, B. Y. (2022). Occupy in Retrospect. Catalyst, 5(4).
"Democratization is a process, and because they are democratizing political decision-making, the fight over ballot initiatives is more important than ever."
– Ben Case, Majority Rules
Public-Facing Articles
Case, B. (2020.) "The Thailand Uprising: Rubber Ducks Against Royalty." ROAR.
Case, B. (2022). The coming era of direct action. Waging Nonviolence.
Case, B. (2022). Initiative Campaigns Bridge Partisan Divides. Convergence.
Case, B., & McQuarrie, M. (2022). The Left Won Big on Ballot Initiatives. That’s Why They’re Under Attack. Jacobin. https://jacobin.com/2022/11/state-ballot-measures-abortion-marijuana-medicaid
Esch, M. (2023). 5 Lessons from the North Hollywood Stripper Strike. Waging Nonviolence.
Fong, B.Y. (2020). Opinion | Teaching Racial Justice Isn’t Racial Justice. The New York Times.
Fong, B.Y. (2021). Knowledge Is Not Power: Why Cigarettes Still Appeal. Current Affairs.
Fong, B.Y. (2022). The Psychedelic Renaissance Is on the Verge of an Uneasy Enlightenment. Jacobin.
Fong, B.Y. (2023). How Can Workers Organize Against Capital Today? Catalyst.
Fong, B.Y. (2023). The Jobs and Freedom Strategy. Catalyst.
Fong, B.Y. (2023). You Should Know About Labor Leader John Brophy. Jacobin.
Fong, B. Y., and Case, B. (2022). “Taxing the Rich Requires More Than Policy.” Common Dreams.