*** First Hypothesis: The events in Ukraine must be understood as part of the same global trajectory of revolt as the Arab Spring, the plaza occupations in Spain, Occupy, and the Gezi uprising in Turkey. This is not good news.

*** Second Hypothesis: More upheavals of this kind are in store. Those who take the initiative in shaping how they begin will determine the stakes of much larger social struggles.

*** Third Hypothesis: The higher the stakes, the messier the fight.

*** Strategies for the Worst-Case Scenario