I don’t think I’ve hidden the fact that Beau of the Fifth Column has been hugely influential on my current view of political change. The point of organizing based on where you live and work, is that it gives you a group of people united by common interests, rather than a political party. That means that no matter what strategy you want, whether it’s to boost a new political party, or push for a particular policy, you have that collective power to bring to the fight.