Resisting the Authoritarian City, Block by Block
“When people are fighting displacement, they’re fighting for their class interests,” says Andrew Lee.
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.
Must-Reads and What D.C. Organizers Need You to Know
"D.C. was able to respond to defend our neighbors quickly," says D.C. organizer Shannon Clark.
You Must Protect Anyone Chased by the Fascists
"We have to define the politics of opposition."
Must-Reads and Some Thoughts on Chatbots, Addiction, and Withdrawal
"Fostering dependence is a normal business practice in Silicon Valley."
Public Assemblies Strengthen Community Resistance to Rising Authoritarianism
Assemblies are “a unique opportunity for people to build a democracy that has yet to be born,” says Denzel Caldwell.
Must-Reads and Why Everything Feels Harder Right Now
"Don't lose your heart,” says Sarah Kendzior.
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.
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?"