Happy thanksgiving

Who makes me thankful. 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But as it grew into a national organization with a broad membership, the Eagles became involved in issues beyond the arts. They lobbied for the creation of Mother’s Day and in the 1920s began pushing for state pension programs. Franklin Roosevelt was so grateful for their role in the passage of Social Security that he sent their leader, the “Eagle Grand Worthy President,” a thank-you note and a pen from the bill-signing ceremony. Three decades later, Lyndon Johnson thanked the Eagles for their role in creating Medicare. As Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin write in “[We Are Indivisible,”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfwklUP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ltb25hbmRzY2h1c3Rlci5jb20vYm9va3MvV2UtQXJlLUluZGl2aXNpYmxlL0xlYWgtR3JlZW5iZXJnLzk3ODE5ODIxMjk5NzI_dGU9MSZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTExMjg_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQxNjYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xOTE2MiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTIyMDE5MTEyOFcDbnl0QgoAIlTE311Bh_UbUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) their new how-to book about political activism: It turns out that for much of American history, voluntary associations like the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and the Loyal Order of Moose were regular major civic-engagement institutions in communities across the country. If you’re a millennial like us, their names might sound like they’re from Harry Potter, but these were real-life chapter-based organizations that organized millions of local volunteers and wielded power nationally through a federated system, with local, state, and national leadership. The one big silver lining of the Trump era is that it has rejuvenated many Americans’ interest in civic and political engagement. Civic groups, which had been in decline for decades, have staged something of a comeback. People have organized to [prevent](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfwklUP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxNy8wOC8wMS9vcGluaW9uL29iYW1hY2FyZS10cnVtcGNhcmUtY2l0aXplbi5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkxMTI4P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MTY2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTkxNjImdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAxOTExMjhXA255dEIKACJUxN9dQYf1G1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) millions of Americans from losing their health insurance, often through groups like Indivisible (which Greenberg and Levin founded) and [Adapt](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfwklUP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRoZW5hdGlvbi5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9kaXNhYmlsaXR5LXJpZ2h0cy1hY3RpdmlzdHMtYXJlLXRoZS1yZWFsLWhlcm9lcy1vZi10aGUtaGVhbHRoLWNhcmUtZmlnaHQvP3RlPTEmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkxMTI4P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MTY2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTkxNjImdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAxOTExMjhXA255dEIKACJUxN9dQYf1G1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). They have organized to end unified Republican control of government, without which President Trump would be effectively free of congressional oversight. And they continue to organize on many other issues. I’d like to say a word of thanks today to everyone who has been involved in these efforts — to [defend](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfwklUP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW1wZWFjaC5vcmcvZXZlbnQvaW1wZWFjaC1hbmQtcmVtb3ZlLWF0dGVuZC9zZWFyY2gvP2xvZ28mdGU9MSZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTExMjg_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQxNjYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xOTE2MiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJfdHlfMjAxOTExMjhXA255dEIKACJUxN9dQYf1G1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) democracy, [expand](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfwklUP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubHd2Lm9yZy9lbGVjdGlvbnMvaW5jcmVhc2luZy12b3Rlci1yZWdpc3RyYXRpb24_dGU9MSZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTExMjg_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQxNjYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xOTE2MiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTIyMDE5MTEyOFcDbnl0QgoAIlTE311Bh_UbUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) voting rights, [protect](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfwklUP0TAaHR0cHM6Ly9qYXR3b3JrLm9yZy93aGF0LXdlLWRvLz90ZT0xJm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MTEyOD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNDE2NiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE5MTYyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMTkxMTI4VwNueXRCCgAiVMTfXUGH9RtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) immigrants, [push for](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfwklUP0S7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2VpdS5vcmcvYWJvdXQ_dGU9MSZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTExMjg_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTQxNjYmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xOTE2MiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTIyMDE5MTEyOFcDbnl0QgoAIlTE311Bh_UbUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) a fairer economy, [agitate](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfwklUP0TGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3VucmlzZW1vdmVtZW50Lm9yZy9hYm91dD90ZT0xJm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MTEyOD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNDE2NiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE5MTYyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMTkxMTI4VwNueXRCCgAiVMTfXUGH9RtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) for climate action, [agitate](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfwklUP0S3aHR0cHM6Ly9lamkub3JnL2Fib3V0Lz90ZT0xJm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MTEyOD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNDE2NiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE5MTYyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMTkxMTI4VwNueXRCCgAiVMTfXUGH9RtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) against racial inequities, [bring](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfwklUP0S9aHR0cHM6Ly9tZXRvb212bXQub3JnL2Fib3V0Lz90ZT0xJm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MTEyOD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNDE2NiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE5MTYyJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMTkxMTI4VwNueXRCCgAiVMTfXUGH9RtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) sexual assaulters and harassers to justice and more. This work takes time, energy and resilience, because it tends to involve more defeats than victories. But when the victories happen, they matter more than the defeats. They can reshape American society and allow us to come closer to living up to our national ideals. Whatever you’re thankful for, I hope you enjoy the holiday. For more … “The genius of classic American associational life was that joining something small connected members of local chapters to much grander organized endeavors,” Theda Skocpol wrote in [her 2003 book](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfwklUP4QVAWh0dHBzOi8vc2Nob2xhci5oYXJ2YXJkLmVkdS90aGVkYXNrb2Nwb2wvcHVibGljYXRpb25zL2RpbWluaXNoZWQtZGVtb2NyYWN5LW1lbWJlcnNoaXAtbWFuYWdlbWVudC1hbWVyaWNhbi1jaXZpYy1saWZlP3RlPTEmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkxMTI4P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE0MTY2JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTkxNjImdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAxOTExMjhXA255dEIKACJUxN9dQYf1G1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), “Diminished Democracy: From Membership to Management in American Civic Life.” [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfwklUP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODUmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMTkxMTI4VwNueXRCCgAiVMTfXUGH9RtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfwklUP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODcmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMTkxMTI4VwNueXRCCgAiVMTfXUGH9RtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfwklUP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODYmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMTkxMTI4VwNueXRCCgAiVMTfXUGH9RtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ Programming note There will be no newsletter tomorrow. 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