What Would It Mean To Win?

Connecting some of the more remarkable events of the last decade&;including the rioting in Oaxaca and in the outskirts of Paris and the modern crises of neoliberalism&;this critical analysis suggests new strategies for the progressive Left and that forward-moving change is possible. It examines the concept that movements generally develop at times of acceleration and expansion, but ultimately naturally slow down without consideration of their actual effects&;stifling new developments, suppressing the emergence of new forms of politics, or failing to see other possible directions. Global in scope and including writings from Leftist struggles, victories, and defeats, this collection of essays ponders the possibility of a winning movement with lasting change and presents opportunities in all corners of the world.

Movements become apparent as movements' at times of acceleration and expansion. In these heady moments they have fuzzy boundaries, no membership lists - everybody is too engaged in creating the new. But movements can also become those strange political groups of yesteryear, arguing about history as worlds pass by. Sometimes all it takes to get moving again is a nudge in a new direction. Turbulence Collective think now is a good time for them to ask: What is winning? What would it mean to win?'