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. 

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.

Must-Reads and Some Thoughts on Naming Our Mistakes

“The people you can easily like and trust are not a large enough force to overwhelm fascism.”

From Aspiration to Action: Organizing Through Exhaustion, Grief, and Uncertainty

“Some days, my best efforts feel insufficient and overwhelming at the same time.”

Must-Reads and a Big Announcement

"This effort couldn’t be more personal, and it means the world to me to share it with you all during these difficult times."

We Live in Fearful Times. Our Safety Comes Through Preparing Together.

“Now is the time to be bold and audacious,” says community safety organizer Che Johnson-Long.

Must-Reads and Some Thoughts on Worker Solidarity

There is no safe or simple way out of the mess we’re in.