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Movement Memos
Kelly Hayes connects with activists, journalists and others on the front lines in this Truthout podcast.
Incarcerated Organizers Are Resisting Amid Deteriorating Conditions
“These folks inside have had enough,” says organizer Brooke Terpsta.
Youth Are Challenging the US War Machine as Tensions Escalate With Russia
“Making things better is not what the war machine is for,” says Kelly Hayes.
Trans Youth Are Facing Right-Wing Attacks and a Solidarity Shortage
“It's not about bathrooms. It's about expulsion and it's about disposability,” says attorney Chase Strangio.
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Activists Are Building a Counterculture of Care in Apocalyptic Times
“We need to start thinking about something entirely new,” says author Shane Burley.
Abolition Means Reclaiming the Commons and Rejecting Securitization
“Capitalism is a generalized order of insecurity that requires a politics of security,” says Brendan McQuade.
Corporations Are Funding Police Repression
“Essentially they've created company towns where they control law enforcement,” says Alex Vitale.
Bree Newsome Bass: “Capitalism Has to Collapse”
Organizers Kelly Hayes and Bree Newsome Bass discuss long COVID, voting rights and getting organized.
What Will We Do With Our Rage in 2022?
“A game-changing era of global political upheaval is looming,” says Kelly Hayes.
People in Prison Organize Collectively for Survival. We All Need to Learn How.
“In a death-making institution, the formation of a social life-support system is a rebellious act,” says Kelly Hayes.
Abolitionists Are Fighting Against the Surveillance State in Their Neighborhoods
The ShotSpotter system manufactures urgency for aggressive police deployments.