Not a Distraction: Epstein, Elite Impunity, and the Rot at the Core
To wave off every horror as a distraction is to participate in the very obfuscation that protects the powerful.
Kelly Hayes
Kelly Hayes is a Menominee author, educator, organizer, and photographer. Kelly is the host of Truthout’s podcast “Movement Memos” and co-author of Let This Radicalize You, with Mariame Kaba.
Some Thoughts on Techno-Fascism From Socialism 2025
"This is the endgame of our isolation."
Must-Reads and Some Thoughts on Refusing to Be a Machine
"Men who sell machines that mimic people want us to become people who mimic machines."
Traitors to the Earth: Fascism, Christian Nationalism, and the Tech Elite
“They understand that what they’re doing is devastating, and they’re doing it anyway,” says Astra Taylor.
Remembering My Father and Talking to Strangers on Planes
"I believe we're good enough to do better."
Must-Reads and Some Thoughts on This Moment of Mass Protest
"What do you want people to know, and what do you want them to do?"
Protest, Power, and the Violence Debate
"We are told we are experiencing peace, so long as everyone is cooperating."
The Authoritarian Machine Is Growing — and It Won’t Stop at Immigrants
“Fascism and authoritarianism are deployed through law enforcement,” says Silky Shah.
Must-Reads and Some Thoughts on the Big Feud
"The monster is wounded. Let him bleed."
What Elon Musk Did to the Government and What Comes Next
"The Trump administration has essentially been forced to take a partial retreat on Musk as a figure because he's too toxic," says Eric Blanc.
Must-Reads and Some Thoughts on "Male Loneliness"
The problems we are now identifying in a piecemeal fashion will only become more rampant and extreme.
Awareness-Raising Protests Won’t Threaten the Richest, Most Well-Armed People on Earth
“Making durable changes isn’t always about the raw numbers,” says Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò.