Pessimism Is Not Prophecy: On Declining Invitations to Surrender

“Public opinion is not a self-enforcing political mechanism; it’s a mood. If we want public disapproval to become public action, we need to extend worthwhile invitations.”

What Trump’s “Whenever Wars” Reveal About US Empire

“We really have to see the rise of Trump itself as an indictment of the whole system,” says Khury Petersen-Smith.

Bad Dreams and Better-Trained Kidnappers

“There is a difference between abandoning the world and finding a way to remain part of it.”

Hope Is Not Naive: Rebecca Solnit on Backlash, Power, and Political Memory

“What if changing the world looked more like care than like war,” asks writer Rebecca Solnit.

“We Don’t Know Most Things”: Chanda Prescod-Weinstein on Curiosity and the Cosmos

"We have to be curious and imaginative about how we might get out of this," says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein.

Repair Is a Survival Skill Under Fascism

Too much urgency to resolve conflict can close us off from what repair really requires, says Kelly Hayes.

This Is No Way to Live

Feelings of powerlessness can be insidious.

Rupture and Repair Under Fascist Conditions

“Disagreement can be a beautiful, beautiful thing,” says Tanuja Jagernauth.

The Zombie Dressed Up as an Ordinary Tuesday

“The forced choreography of everyday life continues, even as the stage is dismantled beneath our feet.”

Why Libraries Matter in a Fascist Moment

“If we lose this as a public good and as a free public service, we will have lost everything,” says Mariame Kaba.

They Called It Conspiracy: Joselyn Walsh on Federal Charges and the Criminalization of Protest

"A conspiracy charge is deeply isolating, which I think is probably part of the point from the government’s perspective," says Joselyn Walsh.

The Science of Unlearning And Why Organizers Need It

“Nobody had a story about unlearning that didn’t include a connection with other people,” says Lewis Raven Wallace.