David Sirota is a political organizer and journalist based in Colorado. He has helped to organize/worked for Bernie Sanders, the Ned Lamont for US Senate Campaign, and other populist, grassroots movements. His columns have been published in the New York Times, The Washington Post, The Nation, and many other well-regarded publications. Sirota recently authored The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washington, a book he is presently promoting.

Considered to be an expert on this emerging movement towards a new kind of revolt (lubricated in part by Internet technologies), Sirota explains to us the difference between grassroots politics and populist grassroots politics. Further, he answers:

• What gets in the way of collective action with regard to grassroots politics?
• What regions are more conducive to making collectivism work?
• Why is territorialism a big issue with movement building on the left?

Please enjoy our MSHcast with David Sirota:

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[And a special thanks to Connecticut-based Waiting For Sully for providing the opening song.]

-Filed in People