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Overheated at the Phoenix Trump Rally
Overheated at the Phoenix Trump Rally
An activist who streamed the tear-gassing of peaceful protesters details last Tuesday’s events.
From Common Ground: Where Do We Go After Boston?
From Common Ground: Where Do We Go After Boston?
After a week of fear and uncertainty, I attended the Boston rally because I couldn’t not go.
Two Stories About Health Care Repeal
Two Stories About Health Care Repeal
Last week D.C. police arrested me and 175 friends for a nonviolent protest in the Senate. We had occupied Senate hallways as a last resort…
The 10 Words That Matter Most Now
The 10 Words That Matter Most Now
And Why You Should Understand Them
Complicated Feelings During the 4th? Same — And That’s Okay.
Complicated Feelings During the 4th? Same — And That’s Okay.
*Note: Cross-published on Quail Bell Magazine.
On The Fourth, Remember That Our Founders Demanded That We Resist
On The Fourth, Remember That Our Founders Demanded That We Resist
Twenty years ago today, I was undergoing one of the most exacting training processes of the U.S. Military to become a member of the elite U…
Excuse me, America, your house is on fire: Lessons from Charlottesville on the KKK and “alt-right”
Excuse me, America, your house is on fire: Lessons from Charlottesville on the KKK and “alt-right”
On this 50th anniversary of the hippies’ “Summer of Love,” Charlottesville, Virginia, will be weathering a long, hot, right-wing extremist…
New York Resistance Agenda
New York Resistance Agenda
New York can lead the way in resisting Trump and strengthening our democracy. Here’s how.
PDX Tax March Demands Trump Release His Returns
PDX Tax March Demands Trump Release His Returns
On Saturday, over a thousand of your neighbors gathered in downtown Portland to demand President Trump release his tax returns. The march…
St. Louis Activists rally for universal healthcare
St. Louis Activists rally for universal healthcare
Around 100 activists gathered outside Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Saturday, April 8, 2017, calling for a U.S. single-payer (universal)…
Speaking at a rally? Here’s how to make it count.
Speaking at a rally? Here’s how to make it count.
If you work with a mission-driven organization, you may find yourself speaking at a political rally soon. (Maybe sooner than you think, the…
Getting into good trouble: A citizen journalist’s guide to covering dissent
Getting into good trouble: A citizen journalist’s guide to covering dissent
Three days before Donald Trump’s inaugural on Jan. 20, Rep. John Lewis — the Georgia Democrat whose name often invokes the word “icon” —…
Who’s Listening? (Hint: It’s not the GOP)
Who’s Listening? (Hint: It’s not the GOP)
North Carolina congressman David Price calls out the GOP on ignoring their constituents.
What are we going to do now? A historical perspective
What are we going to do now? A historical perspective
There is a new normal. And it is a new normal that we are refusing to normalize. It is, however, important to look at history as a guide.
#ResistTrumpTuesdays Anywhere!
#ResistTrumpTuesdays Anywhere!
Even if you can’t make it to an action today, resist wherever you are.
What Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama (and Elizabeth Warren) know … that you don’t
What Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama (and Elizabeth Warren) know … that you don’t
Lessons from The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in the Fate of the Nation.
Peace, Love, and #TheResistance: Holding Space for Trump Voters
Peace, Love, and #TheResistance: Holding Space for Trump Voters
Let’s face it: life is about to get harder for many of us. Between the proposed repeal of the Affordable Care Act, changing immigration and…
Hilary Rodham Clinton (day 19)
Hilary Rodham Clinton (day 19)
it is always white men
who tell me her failings
the coworker who couldn’t stomach
the idea of voting for her
her emails an acid
eating away…
Scrappy When It Rains
Scrappy When It Rains
Freezing rain couldn’t keep New Yorkers from turning up the pressure on Trump’s #SwampCabinet.