https://znetwork.org/author/timbraatz/ Independent Left News, Analysis, Vision and Strategy Thu, 31 Jul 2025 23:31:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://znetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-Z_logo_512-32x32.png https://znetwork.org/author/timbraatz/ 32 32 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/redeeming-the-soul-of-the-usa/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/redeeming-the-soul-of-the-usa/#respond Fri, 01 Aug 2025 15:56:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1286836 “Good Trouble Day” was July 17, 2025, the fifth anniversary of the death of Civil Rights Movement veteran John Lewis, who encouraged people to “get in good trouble, necessary trouble” in order to “redeem the soul of America.” At an advance press conference, progressive coalition leaders announced a “day of action” against Trumpist fascism, with [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/redeeming-the-soul-of-the-usa/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/bringing-down-a-president/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/bringing-down-a-president/#respond Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:03:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1286154 Critical Mass Imagine a cartoon: Unarmed protesters surround a palace. Inside, the royal mathematician frantically scribbles numbers. Nearby, an unhappy king slumps in his throne. His bags are packed. He says, “Let me know when it hits 3.5.” As you may have heard, every unarmed resistance campaign in recent memory that mobilized at least 3.5 [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/bringing-down-a-president/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/rural-red-state-resistance-and-the-next-step/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/rural-red-state-resistance-and-the-next-step/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 15:13:42 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1282430 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. 78,000), and eighteen other Montana cities saw protests, including Kalispell (pop. 30,000), Hamilton (pop.  5,600), and even tiny Troy (pop. 900). 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