https://pjmedia.com/ronradosh/2010/12/30/cloward-piven-strategy-for-today/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 06:04:51 -0400<![CDATA[Writing in The Nation magazine on May 2, 1966, sociologists Richard Cloward and his wife Frances Fox Piven published what was to become in later years one of the most famous and influential of leftist articles. Titled “The Weight of the Poor: A Strategy to End Poverty,” the two socialist intellectuals developed a new so-called “crisis strategy” &#8212; that of trying to use the existing welfare system to create chaos that would weaken the corporate capitalist state and eventually foment revolution. “Discover the Networks” has a good summary of their thesis.]]>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:11:23 -0500<![CDATA[Ron Radosh]]>https://pjmedia.com/ron-radosh/2010/12/30/cloward-piven-strategy-for-today-n183555