Resistance is Everywhere
Hundreds of stories, one message: resistance is everywhere you look.
Resistance is states taking action
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Introduction to “Fight Back: How States Can Counter Authoritarianism” Series
The following essays, like the chapters in the book from which they are drawn, Fight Back: How States Can Counter Authoritarianism (New Press, forthcoming 2027), suggest why this situation is not irreversible. They demonstrate that state…
Resistance is public pressure
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Tempe turns off Flock cameras, ends contract with company
The moves come as some residents say they are reconsidering how much surveillance they want in daily life. “I feel like, as a society, it’s better if we’re just kind of, like, not constantly under surveillance. Like, we don’t need cameras…
Resistance is protests
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Pro-democracy protest photos
Pro-democracy protesters showed up recently all over the country: Emeryville, CA; San Jose, CA; Delmar, NY; Freeport, ME; Superior, CO ; Richmond, VA; Portland, OR; Billerica, MA; Pasadena, CA; central NJ. Many of these are weekly protests.
Resistance is cities taking action
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Mayor Mamdani Expands Access to Doula Care Across NYC
“Serving more than 4,000 clients through the Citywide Doula Initiative is a testament to what’s possible when we commit to equity in maternal care,” said NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Alister F. Martin. “Ensuring doulas are recognized as…
Resistance is faith leaders
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Florida Catholics slap down state AG by rejecting religious vaccine exemptions
The bishops responded with their own letter, which they made public last week. With a firm crack, they smack down Uthmeier’s legal and theological arguments, while also noting that they’re being unnecessarily nice in explaining to him why…
Resistance is refusing immoral demands
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MapQuest No. 1 in Apple App Store amid Lake Ontario name response
MapQuest rose to the No. 1 spot on Apple's App Store after refusing to change Lake Ontario's name to Lake America on its platform following President Donald Trump's executive order on the matter. The mapping service took the top spot among…
Resistance is calling for change
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The rise of electoral democracy
But if we step back and look at the longer history of democracy — as we’ll do in this article — we see a broader trend of remarkable progress. The world used to be deeply undemocratic, and despite setbacks, it remains much more democratic…
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"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." — Edith Wharton
There are so many people who are doing so much to make things better in our country and our world.
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