David Cole on what we can learn from the marriage equality and gun rights movements
About this episode
David Cole discusses the lessons from marriage equality and gun rights movements, focusing on his book 'Engines of Liberty'.
David Cole is a professor of constitutional law at Georgetown University, a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books, a former national legal director of the ACLU and author of the popular book on social change in the US, Engines of Liberty. This book, a must-read for anyone interested in social movements, is the focus of our discussion today. We spoke about the importance of local organising for political momentum, why incremental progress has seemed to work for other issues,...
People in this episode
Host: James Özden
Guest: David Cole
Topics covered
- marriage equality
- gun rights
- social movements
- political momentum
- local organizing
Keywords
- David Cole
- marriage equality
- gun rights
- social change
- political organizing
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Georgetown University, New York Review of Books, ACLU
Books & works: Engines of Liberty
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