Must-Reads and the Fascist Fantasies We Refuse to Live In
"It is up to us, as everyday people, to decide who we are, and who we are to each other, in the face of these attacks."
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.
The Trap of Law and Order Under Fascism
“There’s no rule of law that’s going to get us out of where we are,” says Andrea Ritchie.
Must-Reads and Some Thoughts on Living on the Edge of Reality
"Will we all be sitting ducks, siloed behind our screens?"
Mapping Community Defense and Care in Our Neighborhoods
This worksheet can help us prepare for Trump's military interventions at the neighborhood level.
Must-Reads and Some Thoughts on Limping in the Dark
"Let’s sing songs and tend each other’s wounds."
Resisting the Authoritarian City, Block by Block
“When people are fighting displacement, they’re fighting for their class interests,” says Andrew Lee.
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.