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Grassroots Organizing Defeated Trump. Now We Must Out-Organize Trumpism.
A multiracial, multigendered, intergenerational and cross-class force from every part of the U.S. organized this win.
Reclaiming Possibility: A Rant Against Despair
Fear can crowd out our imaginations and dampen our compassion.
Philadelphia Agrees to Provide Community Housing Amid Unhoused Activist Push
These victories come during a year of coordinated rent strikes and other efforts to combat mass evictions.
The TMX Pipeline Threatens First Nations People. It Must Be Stopped.
The Tsleil-Waututh Nation is pressuring insurance company Liberty Mutual to drop the pipeline.
Amid Climate Crisis, Many Americans Still Don’t Know What the Green New Deal Is
Given the time constraints of the climate fight, this election may set the course for far more than the next four years.
“Don’t Fear the Virus” Is Genocidal Rhetoric. We Mourn in Rebellion.
Migrant children and others caged in the path of COVID-19 will not be flown to Walter Reed.
For Black Panthers, Radicalization Entailed Self-Transformation
“The Brother You Choose” offers a wealth of insights into the Black Panthers’ organizing practices.
Abolition Is Not Merely a Demand, But a Long-Term Struggle
In the fight for abolition, losing an immediate demand should not deter us from the long-term struggle.
If We Don’t Act Now, the Entire US Could Become a “Cancer Alley”
Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” is a warning for what could become the norm if Trump and the plastics industry get their way.
Reclaiming Life and Housing in an Era of Collapse
“We have a moral responsibility to make sure these people don't die," says activist Cheri Honkala.