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Thirty chapters on how our political culture became something to consume rather than something to do, and how we can take it back.
Act I — What Broke
01The loneliness and joylessness of today's politicsPolitics became something you consume, not something you do.02The drift: how constituents stopped being the centerA list cannot want anything.03Making the relationships that matter countThe relational work is the only part of politics that cannot be bought, briefed or signed off.04The consultant classAgreement without capacity is not a strategy. It is a mood.05Strategic campaign slop06We only love you when you pay. (The small-donor drought)Act II — The Trap
07You wanted to try people power but were afraid to08Taking the mess out of organizing, and leaving the joy09Running — into barriers and out of resources: why good distributed programs sometimes stall outThe resource limit doesn't just decide how big your program gets. It decides who is allowed to organize.10Trusting them to act 11The safest thing you can do with a volunteer supporter is waste them12Autonomy is not independence: cultivating the strategic political work of supporters13You cannot get there from here: naming the people-power trapAct III — The AI Question
14Like it or not, you are already using AI15Elevation over automation16You only need to know how to type17What the machine is made of18The conversation is the product19Putting power back into our hands: the opportunity of AIAct IV — What Becomes Possible
20Guess who the real influencer is? Your mom21The networks we cannot see22Your group decides how23Let Maine sound like Maine24Stickers, tattoos, and assets volunteers actually wear 🎥Coming soon
25Campaign materials in 20 minutes 🎥Coming soon
26Cultivating small-donor support from people who already believeComing soon
27Running a fundraiser without a fundraising team 🎥Coming soon
Act V — The Turn
28A local power analysis without a PhDComing soon
29Getting out the vote without a massive staffComing soon
30Democracy isn't failing because people don't care. It's failing because we made it impossible to participateComing soon