Urgent Lessons for the Next Generation of Protesters

In If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution, journalist Vincent Bevins chronicles recent uprisings around the world—and why so many of them went awry. In his book, and in conversation, we trace some of the lessons that the next generation of protesters in the US can draw from their peers’ efforts around the world. Vincent also details why the best time to get involved in changing the world is now. 

Note: the late Senator Dianne Feinstein comes up briefly toward the end of our conversation as part of a broader point about the pros and cons of imperfect government representation. I apologize for the light tone I take — we recorded our conversation many weeks before she passed away.