How Professionals Sabotage Social Movements and Why Workers Should Lead Ours

In his new book, "How Professionals Sabotage Social Movements and Why Workers Should Lead Ours," author and activist Dan Berger argues that professional organizers and leaders often do more harm than good to social movements.

Professional Poison: How Professionals Sabotage Social Movements, and Why Workers Should Lead Our Fight

by Susan Rosenthal

4.3 out of 5

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Berger draws on his own experiences as an organizer in the labor movement and the Occupy movement to show how professionals can co-opt and derail social movements. He argues that professionals often have their own agendas, which may not be in line with the goals of the movement. They may also be more interested in building their own careers than in achieving the movement's goals.

Berger argues that workers should lead social movements because they have the most to gain from them. Workers are the ones who are most affected by the problems that social movements seek to address, such as economic inequality, racism, and environmental degradation. They are also the ones who have the most power to bring about change.

Berger's book is a timely and important contribution to the debate about the role of professionals in social movements. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the challenges facing social movements today and how to overcome them.

Key Points

• Professionals often sabotage social movements by co-opting and derailing them.
• Professionals may have their own agendas, which may not be in line with the goals of the movement.
• Professionals may be more interested in building their own careers than in achieving the movement's goals.
• Workers should lead social movements because they have the most to gain from them.
• Workers are the ones who are most affected by the problems that social movements seek to address.
• Workers are the ones who have the most power to bring about change.

Author Bio

Dan Berger is an author, activist, and organizer. He is the author of the books "The American Counterrevolution: How the Right Made America Ungovernable" and "It Can't Happen Here: Authoritarianism in America." He is a co-founder of the Labor Notes network and the US Labor Against the War network.

Endorsements

"Dan Berger's book is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the challenges facing social movements today and how to overcome them."—Naomi Klein, author of "The Shock Doctrine" and "This Changes Everything"

"Berger's analysis is sharp and his s are devastating. This book is a wake-up call for anyone who cares about the future of social movements."—Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, author of "From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation"

Reviews

"Berger's book is a tour de force. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the challenges facing social movements today."—The Nation

"Berger's book is a powerful indictment of the professionalization of social movements. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to re-invigorate the labor movement."—In These Times

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Professional Poison: How Professionals Sabotage Social Movements, and Why Workers Should Lead Our Fight

by Susan Rosenthal

4.3 out of 5

Language	:	English
File size	:	106 KB
Text-to-Speech	:	Enabled
Enhanced typesetting	:	Enabled
Word Wise	:	Enabled
Print length	:	43 pages
Lending	:	Enabled
Screen Reader	:	Supported

FREE