Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Building a Better World in Trump’s Term Seems Difficult, But It’s Not Impossible Let’s work toward a world where people’s needs are met with real programs, not diversionary rhetoric and false promises. By Liz Theoharis & William D. Hartung , TomDispatch January 23, 2025 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Our Fight Against Trumpism Must Center Respect for Human Dignity We must do this work collectively in organized ways, but we can also do it individually in small ways. By Rebecca Gordon , TomDispatch January 7, 2025 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing We Can’t Relinquish Our Demands and Solely Play Defense During Trump’s Next Term Even as we grieve Trump’s return, we must remember that our movements have often operated against the odds. By Kelly Hayes , Maya Schenwar , Andrew Manuel Crespo , Adam McGee , Inquest December 13, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections How Must We Reorient Our Movements Under a Second Trump Administration? It is crucial that we rethink our approach to direct action in a potentially authoritarian, dictatorial context. By Kelly Hayes , OrganizingMyThoughts November 15, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Let’s Move Beyond Blame to Fight for Each Other in the Face of Fascism While principled critiques are often necessary, let’s communicate like people who still need each other — because we do. By Kelly Hayes , OrganizingMyThoughts November 8, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Culture & Media For Our Movements to Win, We Must Learn How Not to Let Our Grief Destroy Us Unprocessed grief can lead us to lash out at each other, rather than dismantling the systems that cause our pain. By Kelly Hayes , OrganizingMyThoughts September 7, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Palestine Has Mobilized a Global Movement. For It to Last We Must Get Organized. Past solidarity movements teach us that organization is just as important as mobilization. By James Kilgore , Truthout August 11, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace Palestinian Activists Say Biden’s Legacy Is Gaza Genocide and US Imperialism “The demands that we had for President Biden are now being issued to candidate Kamala Harris,” says Ahmad Abuznaid. By Kelly Hayes , OrganizingMyThoughts July 25, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Racial Justice Clinging to Whiteness Offers False Safety — True Liberation Requires Upending It Racism must be understood as systemic to challenge white people’s claims to being “innocent” in a racist society. By George Yancy , Truthout December 25, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights 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. By Kelly Hayes , Truthout November 23, 2023 Truthout