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Queer and Trans Activists Have Been at the Heart of Anti-ICE Work in Minneapolis
LGBTQ communities played a central role in coordinating mutual aid, ICE watch shifts, and the general strike.
The Web Is Not Enough — Why These Left Media Workers Are Opening Physical Spaces
Corporations control the internet, so grassroots media workers are creating in-person spaces to build collective power.
Illinois Had Massive Gaps in Mental Health Coverage. We Organized to Fix It.
A grassroots campaign that united patients and providers succeeded in expanding mental health care access. Here’s how.
This Tennessee Prison Is Leaving LGBTQ People Unhoused Behind Bars
The South Central Correctional Center leaves LGBTQ people defenseless, so they’re organizing to fight for their safety.
Grassroots Organizers in Wisconsin Offer Blueprint for Beating Back Data Centers
Private equity firms are investing heavily in new AI data centers, but local communities are finding ways to fight back.
The Love We See in Minneapolis Isn’t Exceptional — It’s How We Survive Together
A beautiful web is being woven in Minnesota: not with new materials but with wisdom that was already here.
The Trauma of ICE Raids Is Rippling Through Public Schools Across the US
ICE raids have left children stranded without caregivers after school bus drop-off. Abductions traumatize whole schools.
Rojava’s Experiment in Revolutionary Autonomy Is Facing Its Greatest Threat Yet
“With the ceasefire there is always the danger that the solidarity stops,” a member of the Rojava commune said.
Minneapolis Community Defense Is “Riding on the Learning Edge of a Whirlwind”
“We are becoming the people that we always knew that we needed to be,” says Minneapolis organizer Andrew Fahlstrom.
Somali Communities Are Building Collective Power in the Face of Trump’s Attacks
Minnesota’s Somali community has organized mutual aid and neighborhood patrols amid Trump’s campaign to crush them.