Transit equity isnāt just about where you sit on the bus. Itās about whether you can get on a bus at all
What Does It Mean for Labor and for the Climate?
Three strategic elements that may be crucial in the aftermath of the march
Two days after the election of Donald Trump, 21 plaintiffs aged 9-20 won a court ruling that may be just as important as that election in determining our future.
Social Self-Defense is not an organizationāit is a set of practices to be engaged in by myriad organizations, hopefully in close coordination with each other. It draws both on established and newly emerging organizations. The community assemblies in Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Montpelier, and many other locations illustrate how new organizations can arise for Social Self-Defen
Is there anything people can do about climate change in the Trump era?
Trumpās presidency threatens immigrants, African Americans, Muslims, workers, women, children, the elderly, the disabled, LGBTQ people, and many others. Indeed, it threatens all that holds us together as a society. We the peopleāsocietyāneed to defend ourselves against this threat
Trial of the Century Pits Trump Climate Denialism against āRight to a Climate System Capable of Sustaining Human Lifeā
The linked defense of the workers and the climate lie at the core of Social Self-Defense against Trump and Trumpism
The future of the planet and its people depends on resisting and overcoming Trumpās agenda. The struggle against Trump and Trumpism is nothing less than the defense of society ā Social Self-Defense
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