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Movement Memos
Kelly Hayes connects with activists, journalists and others on the front lines in this Truthout podcast.
Native Organizers Celebrate Solidarity, Grieve Losses and Work to Reduce Harm
“We're connected to each other and these liberation fights across the globe,” says Ashley Crystal Rojas.
Vigil for Palestine: We Mourn and Consider What Solidarity Demands of Us
“During a genocide, there is no silent vigil. There are no pauses without action,” says organizer Nadine Naber
Practicing New Worlds in a Time of Collapse
“Our survival is at stake,” says author and organizer Andrea Ritchie.
Israel’s Tools of Occupation Are Tested on Palestine and Exported Globally
“This will only grow and worsen,” says author Antony Loewenstein.
To Fight Big Tech, We Must Seize the Means of Computation
“[Elon] Musk is kind of an unsubtle example of the problem with Tech Bros,” says Cory Doctorow.
We Can Survive Together by Becoming Kin
“What kind of story are we setting ourselves up to replicate in the world?” asks “Becoming Kin” author Patty Krawec.
Our Movements Need Infrastructure for Care, Recovery and Belonging
“The model of social movements has been to just throw young people at these crises,” says Aaron Goggans.
Rocket-Launching Billionaires Promise a New Pie in the Sky
Musk and Bezos are peddling new age-y religious drama of disaster and salvation, says author Mary-Jane Rubenstein.
AI Won’t Overthrow Us, But It Will Optimize the Capitalist Death Machine
“The real threat of these systems is what it will mean for our power,” says Paris Marx.
Bizarre and Dangerous Utopian Ideology Has Quietly Taken Hold of Tech World
“It's shaping our world right now,” says philosopher and historian Émile P. Torres.