“Good Trouble Day” was July 17, 2025, the fifth anniversary of the death of Civil Rights Movement veteran John Lewis, who encouraged…
Timothy Braatz
Critical Mass Imagine a cartoon: Unarmed protesters surround a palace. Inside, the royal mathematician frantically scribbles numbers. Nearby, an unhappy king slumps…
The “Hands Off” demonstrations on April 5 reached Idaho and Montana—two very pro-Trump states. Over 4,000 people turned out in Missoula (pop.…
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On April 24, 1980, U.S. special forces commenced a two-day rescue mission
When nonviolence classes are standard in our K-12 schools—not just in specialized programs in prohibitively expensive colleges and universities—the US will become a much safer and more humane place to live
So, teachers, please don’t say that atomic bombs are lifesavers. Rather than perpetuate an imperialist worldview, you can encourage students to imagine a better way
If you want to change your world for the better, identify a local problem, find like-minded citizens, and develop nonviolent solutions
So vote happily for a presidential candidate, or hold your nose and vote, or don’t vote at all, but help build a nonviolent movement to compel the president to act for human good
Destroy your enemy. In a stressed out, heavily armed, profoundly unequal and racist society, this is a dangerous message