“No longer will we have to open the history books for proof that Democrats can be great!” Zohran Mamdani won, with 104,000 volunteers, building on years of work by the Working Families Party and Democratic Socialists of America. Standing up for working people works! youtu.be/kOQT_4A1eb8?...

How Trump’s $40 billion handout for failed Argentinian dictator could be better spent in America thedemlabs.org/2025/10/22/t...

GALVANIZING POWER THROUGH JOYFUL, LOCAL ACTION What life would look like if we centered love and interdependence as the sources of power. Honored to be featured on @Nonviolence Radio this week. You can find the transcript at my Substack, How We Rise open.substack.com/pub/howweris...

When we organize together, we win. This fight has always been about more than one comedian, it’s about contesting fascist control of media & their white supremacist demands to take away our freedom of speech and silence anyone who doesn't look, live, or love like them from speaking truth to power.

They are soooo hoping for a protester to get “violent” so they can justify their invasion of our cities. Stay safe and peaceful everyone! ❤️ www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...

Here’s all the ways you can take action against Disney, ABC, Sinclair, and Nexstar for silencing Jimmy Kimmel and attacking free speech. Share WIDELY. #BOYCOTTDISNEYABC

How did GOP voter manipulation result in a Trump win in 2024? How can we avoid a 2026 repeat? Thanks to @thom_hartmann for the latest in his Democracy series, excerpted here on “How We Rise” open.substack.com/pub/howweris...

Unpacking after beautiful days of paddling in this year’s tribal canoe journey in spite of tsunami warnings and some tough wind and chop. www.facebook.com/share/16uVVy...

I’m excited to share what’s next for YES! Magazine! Details are here: howwerise.substack.com/p/yes-magazi...

Wow, #ZohranMamdani a true progressive, just finished first in #NewYork primary. Establishment Democrats: Take notice! www.newsweek.com/zohran-mamda...

Well here’s some good news.

If this is how this administration responds to a Senator with a question, you can only imagine what they're doing to farmworkers, to cooks, and to day laborers throughout California and across the country. We will hold this administration accountable.

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."  -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

“If this how the Department of Homeland Security responds to a senator with a question, you can only imagine what they’re doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers,” he said, appearing to briefly be overcome with emotion. -NY Times coverage of Sen Padilla taken to the floor at press conf.

✨ As YES! nears its final days, we’re honored to share Founding Editor @sarahvangelder.bsky.social 's personal reflections on 30 years of solutions journalism — and the vision, values & imagination that shaped YES! Read her farewell essay: shorturl.at/2tIv9 #ThankYouYES #KeepSayingYES

This looks amazing. Can't wait to see what they produce.

YES! Magazine will be closing, just short of 30 years after we founded it in 1996. Feeling gratitude for what we were able to accomplish, for the support and collaboration, and for the other media who continue the work. Also feeling sad for the many ways independent media is under attack.

Trump honoring the troops? You mean the guy who faked bone spurs, mocked POWs, insulted Gold Star families, skipped memorials for weather, and called our fallen “suckers”? Yeah, his $100M bday parade isn’t for them—it’s a vanity project for a coward craving applause. abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...

Happy spring! Every so often, my weedy yard delivers. 😊

@DoNotTurnOnUs: Organizing civilians, veterans and active duty military to refuse fascist orders thedemlabs.org/2025/04/30/d... @melastorm.bsky.social @vivalavoices.bsky.social @gailwaldby.bsky.social @edhirsch.bsky.social @sickofthisbs77 @donotturnonus

Trump to use military for "terrifying purpose." Executive order signed Mon. orders use of military and national security assets within U.S. boundaries. #100days #martiallaw newrepublic.com/post/194538/...

I love, love, love the way schools and communities are standing up for their immigrant students and neighbors. www.wqln.org/national/202... www.latimes.com/california/s...

“BRING HIM HOME” 🔥

Solidarity with Palestine is not antisemitism Criticism of Israel is not antisemitism Condemning a genocide is not antisemitism Opposition to war crimes is not antisemitism Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions against a genocidal nation-state is not antisemitism

There’s more to these tariffs than I’d realized. Along with breaking the economy, they offer a new way to coerce nations to end labor, environmental, digital, and democratic protections. And to shake down companies for favors or cash in exchange for exemptions. open.substack.com/pub/howweris...

Did Putin direct Trump to break America? Or is he freelancing?

Dear DNC: Open the Gates Wide for Your People's Cabinet! A truly open process could generate momentum, new ideas, and might even help reboot the @democrats.org. Here's how it could work howwerise.substack.com/p/dear-dnc-o... #HandsOff @progressdems.bsky.social #DNC

Hundreds of protesters turned out for a Hands Off rally here in Bremerton WA, a working class industrial/ Navy town near Seattle. And a pod of orca passed by! There were creative and heartfelt signs, lots of passers-by honking and waving in support, a brass band, and so much energy and goodwill.

Thanks Aaron. People at the grassroots need to be heard if the Democratic Party is going to find its way to a ruling majority.

This is great! Glad they thought of it :-) One thing, though. It should include input from all the people (except MAGA, since they already have a cabinet). Enough with making decisions behind closed doors. Let the people choose the People's Cabinet! See how at www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...

Thanks for picking up this idea! Now we just need some of the national orgs to pick it up and run with it!

A shadow cabinet, chosen thru a grassroots process, is getting some support. Who has the capacity to organize this? @workingfamilies.org @indivisible.org @moveon.org @blacklivesmatter.com @thedemcoalition.bsky.social @equality.house.gov @aflcio.org www.laprogressive.com/progressive-...

Why We Need a Progressive Shadow Cabinet to Counter Trump open.substack.com/pub/howweris... We could have 1) spokespeople prepped to critique MAGA policies & propose real solutions, 2) grassroots people choosing leaders, and 3) a process that welcomes visionary alternatives. #HowWeRise #resistance

Soccer fans joined retirees in a protest of the Argentine austerity measures. msn.com/en-in/politics/government/argentina-protests-anti-govt-protestors-set-fire-to-police-vehicle-in-buenos-aires-video/ar-AA1ANtRk

People say the chaos and destruction brought by Elon Musk could hurt Trump. But won’t Trump just fire him when he becomes a liability, and claim to be the hero who stood up for the American people? Or am I missing something?

International Women's Day in Buenos Aires -- a day of celebration and defiance. See more photos and some context on my Substack: open.substack.com/pub/howweris...

Bernie Sanders drew big, enthusiastic crowds in Iowa and Nebraska. Not sure why the national media doesn't seem interested. www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinio...

I believe we have far more power than we realize when we fight where we live. #resistance substack.com/home/post/p-...

Published in today’s Kitsap Sun newspaper… open.substack.com/pub/howweris...

President’s Day Protests No better way to celebrate President’s Day than to “Resist Fascism and Save Democracy!” Organized by 50501 and Build the Resistance howwerise.substack.com/p/this-presi... #BuildTheResistance #50501 #ResistTrump #ResistFascism #PresidentsDay #HowWeRise

We didn’t vote for this sh*t There is no mandate for dismantling our government and attacking our allies. Americans were voting for economic relief, not an authoritarian takeover. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Note: The deadline has been extended at least until Monday. Please share. This is probably illegal and the funds to pay workers through September are not yet appropriated.

“I don’t think the United States Senate should vote for a single nominee until this is over!” - @chrismurphyct.bsky.social

Federal Workers, Stay in Your Jobs and Help Resist the Trump-Musk Takeover www.commondreams.org/opinion/fede... Thanks to @commondreams.org for publishing this, from my How We Rise blog.

Five powerful ways House Democrats can fight back. From @thebulwark.bsky.social Tag your rep. @emilyrandallwa.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

Immigrants are standing up to the Trump Admin. hate-filled treatment. Photos show news coverage in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Philadelphia yesterday that was part of the #DayWithoutImmigrants #resistance #HowWeRise

Overwhelm and chaos are not a side-effect of the Trump/Musk strategy -- they are the point. These six strategies can help us stay strong. #HowWeRise open.substack.com/pub/howweris...

HAPPENING NOW: members of Get Free are blocking traffic in front of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the main agency where the Trump Administration and its billionaire backers like Elon Musk have been spearheading efforts to implement MAGA’s Project 2025 agenda.