ABSTRACT

Economic justice movements have endured many setbacks over the last thirty years as reenergized corporate elites have pushed governments toward a neoliberal version of capitalism. Movements rooted in workingclass communities have pushed back against the erosion of social rights and

marketization, but their success has been limited by internal fragmentation. Particularly in wealthy countries like the United States, most organizing has been contained in “silos” restricted by organizational type, neighborhood, race or ethnicity, or specific issue. From community organizing to labor, movements have experienced decreasing power and influence over this period as their ability to coalesce around common goals has atrophied.