Resistance is Everywhere
Hundreds of stories, one message: resistance is everywhere you look.
Resistance is standing up for your rights
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Judge says Pentagon's measures against Anthropic were 'illegal and baseless'
A federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon after the government labeled the company as a supply chain risk earlier this year. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin issued…
Resistance is protests
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Bay Area Nurses Protest Use of Palantir’s AI Tech at Hospitals
More than a hundred registered nurses in red union T-shirts blocked traffic and chanted outside Palantir’s former headquarters in Palo Alto on Thursday, calling on hospital executives and elected officials to cut ties with the artificial…
Resistance is states taking action
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New Jersey Awards 16 Dual-Use Solar Projects Totaling 52.06 MW in Its First Agrivoltaics Solicitation
Agrivoltaics places panels above or among crops and grazing land rather than taking the field out of production. That distinction is the whole point of the program. New Jersey is dense and its farmland is under development pressure, so a…
Resistance is in the courts
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Mike Lindell recount bid in GOP governor primary loss denied by Minnesota's highest court
In a six-page ruling signed by Chief Justice Natalie Hudson, the Supreme Court denied Lindell's attempt to broaden the scope of a recount beyond what the secretary of state’s office laid out. Lindell missed a Monday deadline to formally…
Resistance is states taking action
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States can regulate prediction markets as gambling, federal appeals court rules
But a staggering 44 states have argued that these platforms are, in fact, gambling and should be subjected to state gaming laws and taxes. “The substance of the sports event contracts offered on Kalshi’s (exchange) is sports gambling,…
Resistance is protecting the planet
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270,000 Square Miles Around Easter Island to Become Indigenous-Managed Ocean Reserve
“This partnership is about ensuring that Rapa Nui’s marine protected areas are not only designated, but also effectively managed and sustained for generations to come,” said Jose Luis Cabello, Senior Latin America Director, for Island…
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…
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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.
You can make things better too.
I'm building this site to highlight the things I want to share with my friends about all the good things people are doing - and some of the things we can do to make things better for ourselves, our families and friends, and our neighbors.
On every block in every town, people are taking time to protect their parks, support their schools, and build their communities in thousands of ways.
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