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Communities Beyond Elections
Communities Beyond Elections offers a different lens through which to look at electoral politics.
With Trump’s Return, Combating Corporate News Disinfo Is More Urgent Than Ever
Instead of top-down regulation, we need bottom-up scrutiny of mis- and disinformation based on critical media literacy.
Appalachian Communities Are Ready to Resist Trump’s Environmental Racism
We must reject fossil fuel expansion disguised as economic progress and embrace sustainable solutions.
NJ Activists Brace to Fight Trump Immigration Agenda After Setbacks Under Biden
Activists who fought ICE detention under Trump and Biden are bringing their experience into Trump’s second presidency.
Student Debt Doesn’t Vanish With Age. Older Debtors Protest With a “Knit-In.”
With rocking chairs and cross-stitch kits, protesters outside the Department of Education demand debt relief from Biden.
Without Transformative Local Media, Our Communities Are Vulnerable
We need to break the billionaires’ grip on our democracy — and that starts with loosening their hold over local media.
Don’t Panic: Organizers Weigh In on Defending Reproductive Justice From the GOP
Organizers are building mutual aid networks to defend against attacks on reproductive rights.
Organizers Demand Justice for Immigrants in Week of Action From California to DC
They are resisting anti-immigrant policies and urging the dismantling of the migrant detention and deportation regime.
Academic Labor Unions Are Key to Fighting Trump’s Repressive Higher Ed Agenda
AAUP President Todd Wolfson says unions like his are key to fighting Trump’s attacks on the bedrock of democracy.
Cornel West: We Must Keep Our Souls Intact as We Organize Under Trump Again
“Trump is American gangsterism crystallized, honest about itself, unashamed and bold,” says West.
The Reproductive Justice Movement Must Be Expansive Under a Second Trump Term
With a federal Republican trifecta, the reproductive and disability justice movements need each other more than ever.