This week offers more concrete evidence that we can build a moral fusion coalition for the work of Reconstruction anywhere.

Week 2: Advent peace when there us no peace. open.substack.com/pub/ourmoral...

Professor Larycia Hawkins challenging us to embrace democratic empathy by refusing to scapegoat our neighbors. Join us for “Advent in a Time of Authoritarianism.” substack.com/home/post/p-...

A practice for week 1 of Advent: take a risk - and stand with those who you see taking risks around you. Join us for Advent in a Time of Authoritarianism. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Bishop William J. Barber II joined faith and community leaders in Charlotte, NC, for a Moral Monday that turned “Charlotte’s Web” of surveillance into a web of protection. Black, Brown, White, and Indigenous neighbors united to defend immigrants. This is Operation Liberty in action.

Check out my convo--Contingency, Possibility and Advent Hope--with @wilsonhartgrove.bsky.social! Thx to Jonathan and Rev. William Barber II for inviting me into this conversation kicking of their “Advent in a Time of Authoritarianism” series. www.whitetoolong.net/p/advent-hop...

Real family values are not found in culture wars that divide, but in coming together to defend our families from an authoritarianism that threatens us all.

I want to take a moment to thank the entire Elias Law Group team who worked on the Texas redistricting case as well as our fearless clients. The thirteen Black and Latino voters we represented stood up to challenge Texas's unprecedented mid-decade redistricting. We all ow them a debt of gratitude.

“Your voice is your vote, and your vote is your voice.” At this year’s #DaytonDemocracySummit, Kettering Senior Fellow Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II called on us to recover our moral vision and stand against the forces that seek to silence it.

“Bible teaching, he noted, is to have ‘special care for strangers, aliens and sojourners.’ ‘It is not rocket science, but the Word of God’…” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...

Mike Johnson’s faithful service to MAGA’s would-be king has exposed the bankruptcy of the false moral narrative that he has championed his whole public life. More here: open.substack.com/pub/ourmoral...

"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world: 'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..." chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...

The people who voted to end the Republican supermajority in Mississippi’s Senate yesterday are saying the same thing as New Yorkers who elected Mamdani: we want an economy that works for all of us.

WHO IS: Russ Vought Russ Vought calls himself a “Christian conservative” and “fiscal hawk.” What he really built is a blueprint for authoritarian control, theocratic rule, and government sabotage. 🧵 A thread on extremism, corruption, and abuse of power.

Good to talk w/ @joyannreid.bsky.social about the reality of the authoritarian crisis we face and the real hope of a moral fusion movement rising to demand a better future for all of us. open.substack.com/pub/ourmoral...

Extremists want NC’s First Congressional district b/c they understand its power. Now is the time for us to come together & exercise our power for a Third Reconstruction of this nation. Here’s how: open.substack.com/pub/ourmoral...

In the face of an authoritarian crisis, we have to reorient to the reality that there is no middle ground between two sides. The only political choice is for democracy or against it.

MAGA has a new tagline: “born back ceaselessly into the past.”

As U.S. District Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. heard arguments in federal court yesterday, Rev Ryan Stoess prayed for SNAP benefits to continue. Today, Judge McConnell’s order says they must under US law. open.substack.com/pub/ourmoral...

Moral Mondays have petitioned Congress since Ash Wednesday of this year to hear the prayers of people who will lose healthcare and food because of extreme federal budget cuts.

Where can we look for models of the moral leadership that’s needed right now? How do we learn from the past in ways that can equip us to face an unprecedented crisis? A book recommendation and an in-person gathering I’d love to invite you to… open.substack.com/pub/ourmoral...

Don’t miss Bishop William J. Barber, II’s message to the Dayton Democracy Summit - and all defenders of democracy in this moral moment. Full speech at Our Moral Moment: ourmoralmoment.substack.com/p/what-it-ta...

Thank you @wilsonhartgrove.bsky.social for this deep and wise reading of my book #MORNINGSIDE. Here's Jonathan's piece Hope in the face of racist backlash christiancentury.org/books/hope-f... @monogramdp.bsky.social @lissawarren.bsky.social @amistadbooks.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social

MAGA Mike Johnson says we can’t afford healthcare & SNAP benefits for struggling Americans, but they’re pouring our money into mobilizations like this…

Our Moral Moment excerpt on MSNBC this week. Subscribe for free to get moral messages for this moment delivered to you first. open.substack.com/pub/ourmoral...

Senator Ted Budd refused to hear from Sloan yesterday, but you can make sure everyone hears what he had to say about cuts to Medicaid at yesterday’s Moral Monday pray-in in Raleigh.

Members of Congress can say they didn’t believe the data that said people would lose their healthcare, but real people are starting to experience the pain. Ted Budd locked his door and refused to answer our calls today, but Moral Mondays will be back.

NEW: Trump’s effort to rig the 2026 election has now reached another GOP-controlled state as North Carolina lawmakers advance a congressional gerrymander proposal that could give Republicans an additional seat in Congress at the expense of Black voters.

Now we build on the momentum. ezralevin.substack.com/p/whats-come...

Moral Mondays are holding pray-ins at Senate offices across the South today w/ people at risk of losing healthcare if the Senate doesn’t act immediately.

Maybe the most important thing about #NoKings is the opportunity for millions of Americans to get together & remember who we are. ourmoralmoment.substack.com/p/we-are-ame...

No Kings today in Mayberry RFD. Hundreds of folks on Main Street in Mount Airy, NC to defend the values Sheriff Andy taught us: no one is above the law.

In Chicago today, ICE did this to a 17-year old child. This is the sort of stop Justice Kavanaugh imagined as a minor inconvenience. What would you say if it were your child?

If MAGA’s Mike Johnson says those of us who are determined to stand up for the First Amendment, healthcare, immigrant neighbors, due process, equal protection under law, public health, and the Constitution hate America, then we are in good company. open.substack.com/pub/ourmoral...

The Trump regime is trying to label next Saturday’s No Kings Day “anti-Christian” and “anti-American,” but the flagship event of the last No Kings Day opened with a Christian preacher teaching the American history, the Constitution, and a Bible story. ourmoralmoment.substack.com/p/we-the-peo...

Chair of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee: “At a time when democracy is under threat, it is more important than ever to defend this common ground.”

They want us to be afraid of our immigrant neighbors, but their cruelty unveils their fear of our political power. Black, white, and brown people who want an economy that works for all of us are the majority in America. open.substack.com/pub/ourmoral...

Register now for an emergency briefing & planning session for Moral Mondays this coming Wednesday, October 8, at 8pm ET. secure.everyaction.com/qZa_iEHoYki_...

What this shutdown is really about… open.substack.com/pub/ourmoral...

Meet Russ Vought: Trump's Shutdown Architect.

Nothing has more power to interrupt the myths that divide us than the beloved community that God makes possible.

Pledge allegiance....to who?

Join us LIVE from MacArthur Park www.youtube.com/live/4HLUOdw...

Our Mass Meeting for Moral Witness is live from LA… www.youtube.com/live/k52mJNb...

This is the leadership we need: a governor showing us the good government can do when it’s focused on the real needs of everyday people. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

With local faith leaders, Repairers of the Breach will host a mass meeting in LA this Friday. Join us.

"But somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly. Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech. Somewhere I read of the freedom of press. Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to protest for right." ― The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Rev. William Barber II says nation should mourn Charlie Kirk family's loss, and that leaders should "call out" dishonest and divisive language pushed by those in power.

This moment demands we peacefully stand up and shine a light on injustice. Join Save America Movement this Saturday at 10AM in MacArthur Park, Los Angeles to rally in support of our neighbors. RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/natio...

One of the tragedies of this week’s violence is that it makes it harder to have the honest conversation that’s needed about Jesus and American politics.