This week we examine the political economy of contemporary U.S. social movements and electoral strategies through the lens of the April 5 #50501 protest march, a mobilization centered on economic justice and anti-austerity demands. We critique purity politics as a barrier to coalition building, especially on the left and draw in the historical reference of the Weimar Republic. Can we get on the right path?

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