He kept himself busy by joining the Institute for Economic and Social Research, Education and Information (LP3ES), an organization which consisted of intellectuals with progressive Muslims and social-democratic views.
Ia membuat dirinya sibuk dengan bergabung ke Lembaga Penelitian, Pendidikan dan Penerangan Ekonomi dan Sosial (LP3ES) organisasi yg terdiri dari kaum intelektual muslim progresif dan sosial demokrat.