![]() ![]() ![]() Many books and essays have been written about AIDS, some by scholars, some by journalists, but none as complete or compelling as this new work by Sarah Schulman, a highly accomplished activist and writer of fiction, nonfiction, and drama. Perhaps the most impressive direct action campaign since the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s was ACT UP, the 1980s grassroots movement that challenged the medical and political establishments to an unprecedented degree on behalf of those suffering from HIV. What can citizens accomplish together when government fails? Under what conditions can they force change? What works, and what doesn’t? What are the dangers and pitfalls of radical, direct democracy? As politicians across the country willfully let people succumb to a deadly virus and do their best to rig the political system, this might be a good time to think about the nature of direct political action. ![]()
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