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Noam Chomsky: Mutual Aid Is Rising — and It’s Key to Our Survival
Reports from around the world suggest self-organizing communities keep people safe in the age of COVID.
In the Era of COVID-19, Collective Grief Is Rebellion
Kelly Hayes talks with author and organizer Cindy Milstein about reclaiming collective grief and resisting fascism.
Anti-Fascist Group Targeted for Murder by Far Right Won’t Back Down
For anti-fascists, the threat of violence is an unavoidable risk, especially when it involves protesting fascist events.
Immigrants Jailed by ICE Are Winning Court Battles to Get Free
Organizers inside and outside ICE detention are fighting to get people free, and they’ve succeeded hundreds of times.
Hit Hard by Toxic Smoke and COVID-19, This Chicago Neighborhood Fought Back
Kelly Hayes talks with activist and organizer Juliana Pino about environmental racism in the time of COVID-19.
Adventures in Digital Organizing With Mariame Kaba
Kelly Hayes talks with activist Mariame Kaba about storytelling and building power.
Black Scholar Jill Nelson Arrested for Chalking “Trump = Plague” in New York
The 67-year-old scholar was handcuffed, taken to the police station and held for five hours.
Indigenous Leadership Points the Way Out of the COVID Crisis
Indigenous communities already operate informal economies set up to sustain them amid government ineptitude and neglect.
Target, Amazon, Instacart Workers Demand Safe Conditions and Pandemic Relief
This May Day, an unprecedented coalition of essential workers are calling out sick or walking out.
COVID-19 Underscores Why We Need to Make May Day Radical Again
The pandemic has made clear that our survival depends on rejecting our life of precarious drudgery under capitalism.