As President Donald Trump launches illegal armed attacks against American cities, peaceful civilians, and people in foreign countries that have not attacked…
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In response to the intensifying attack on democracy by Donald Trump and MAGA, millions of people in thousands of locations have joined…
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In a Strike! Commentary posted May 21, 2025 I wrote, it is ālikelyā that Trump āin the face of declining power and…
The emerging movement-based opposition is a convergence of people and organizations dedicated to ending the power of MAGA and Trump. It has…
Resistance to the second Trump regime was slow to start but is now emerging in myriad forms. They range from communities organizing…
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