Third-party progressives can win, but they must convince the public
Third-party progressives can win, but they must convince the public More major party failure could boost the popular appeal of an independent left that seriously competes for power from the bottom up. — Francis Fox Piven, Challenging Authority (2006, 141–2) Crisis can open the door to opportunities previously seen as desirable but impossible. As 2021 unfolds, more Americans could actively support a true alternative to corrupt major party politics as usual—if they come to believe that it has what it takes to succeed. A long-standing decline of U.S. society advanced by both the Republica...