The former states of the Confederacy are rushing to make sure that there are no Black people elected to Congress. A reminder: 160 years ago, the democratic anti-slavery forces won the Civil War. We will overcome this too. Organize!

Want to learn what is working to protect our democracy? Want to hear how to make sure we win the midterms? Want to hear the lessons of Minnesota? Tomorrow at 4 pm ET join the Volunteer Blue Zoom event www.mobilize.us/volunteerblu...

The amazing Joe Posner has a compelling new video that is worth watching: www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8k3...

Do Trump's priorities align with with the American people want as gas and grocery prices soar and are struggling to afford healthcare? Creating monuments to himself and building ballrooms to glorify his ego does not serve Americans. Turn the tides with Volunteer Blue for the midterms.

Thrilled to learn that the Hard Work of Hope has been long-listed in non-fiction by the Mass Book Awards

If you want to know more about the Constitution and the rule of law, this is worth your time: a free, six-part (30 minutes each) nonpartisan Harvard online course. www.edx.org/learn/govern... (Select “Audit” to access free version.)

This is the first time I ever mentioned that I narrate audiobooks and I really recommend this book. It's a history of American Protest movements in the 60s and 70s. While in the number of lies per day Trump certainly holds the record by a wide margin, Johnson & Nixon were also pretty good at it.

Excited to announce that the audio book version of my memoir, The Hard Work of Hope, is now available from Audible www.audible.com/pd/The-Hard-...

Part of the 1000 people participating in Ice Out for Good in Concord MA. Good turnout for 48 hour notice. But we will win only if we keep organizing and reaching new people.

I was a guest on HubHistory - you can catch it here:• www.hubhistory.com/episodes/the...

I was delighted to be on Terrence McNally's podcast Free Form, available now. aworldthatjustmightwork.com/2025/09/mich...

I sat down with @MichaelAnsara.bsky.social, a leading activist & community organizer in the 1960’s & 70’s. We discussed his new book, “The Hard Work of Hope,” and lessons learned from the 60’s that can help to defeat fascism in America today. Have a listen.👇 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Went to a wonderful talk yesterday with @michaelansara.bsky.social and bought his book THE HARD WORK OF HOPE. For those of you who don't know him, instrumental in Vietnam War ant-war movement. For me, the title of his book evokes @prisonculture.bsky.social's "Hope is a Discipline"

TOMORROW: LASTING change requires SUSTAINED action. Join us with veteran organizer @michaelansara.bsky.social to discover how communities can create the teams and groups needed to win real victories. Available tomorrow wherever you get your podcasts! 🎙️

I was so glad to talk with the great group of activists at I-RISE last night.

I had fun talking history and its relevance with Lee Stabert on Explain Boston to Me. The podcast is now up at bleav.com/shows/explai...

A packed crowd at Politics and Prose in DC last night for a Hard Work of Hope event with the always wonderful Heather Booth. The store sold every copy they had & there were more people who wanted to buy the book. I think I have to find a way to convince stores to stock more copies. Good problem.

Packed launch of The Hard Work of Hope last night. More than 150 folks bought up every copy the book store had. #hardworkofhope

Build Health International is an amazing organization building health facilities in the poorest societies. They are looking for a Chief Financial Officer. It is a great opportunity for the right person to use their financial skills to make a difference in the world. www.imsearch.com/open-searche...

Excited to be giving a talk to Boston Indivisible on the evening of July 10 at Old South Church. Boston folks you are welcome and please consider support the incredibly important work of Indivisible in Boston. www.eventbrite.com/e/michael-an...

Happy to have this op ed in today’s SF Chronicle. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

Massive crowds for No Kings day in small Concord MA. Thousands. Great job @concordindivisible

Books take years to write. Peer review makes the process even longer. So it is uncanny how often university presses publish books that are so timely—like the forthcoming "The Hard Work of Hope" from @cornellupress.bsky.social Here is an interview with Michael Ansara by @derekkrissoff.bsky.social

Trump is planning a military parade in DC on June 14, but the biggest story of that day will be the actions we take everywhere else. I'm rallying on No Kings Day to reject strongman politics and corruption. app.sosha.ai/s/nidVobxt

Look at what arrived today!!! #TheHardWorkofHope

My short essay on the need to both protest and organize if we are to beat Trump in the Boston Glove www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/04/o...

If you are near Cambridge, Mass, on July 15th, I would love to have you join me for the launch of my memoir at the Harvard Book Store www.harvard.com/event/michae...

The final version of my memoir, The Hard Work of Hope arrived in the mail today! Started writing it exactly ten years ago. #hardwordofhope

Join Heather Cox Richardson, MA AG Andrea Campbell & Cong.Jamie Raskin to find out how you can effectively oppose Trump. Wed. 4/16 at 4 PM ET Sign up at mobilize.us/s/UUOd6F

Just based on crowd sizes we’re seeing so far and the shear number of protests, the total number of #handsoff demonstrators could reach into the millions. And more protests in non US countries than expected.

I will be marching on Saturday This will be a critical show of strength for the opposition to Trump/Musk. Over 1000 protests across the country. Find the nearest one to you and join us handsoff2025.com?SQF_SOURCE=i...

The first real test of our ability to mobilize large numbers of people to oppose Trump/Musk will be April 5th. Find the demonstration nearest to you here act.indivisible.org/go/812156?t=...

You really could not make this up. The Defense Department in its zeal to remove any images in its database that might offend the new regime, has, according to AP, removed images of the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan, along with those of women and African Americans.

From the all staff Indivisible meeting just now: 30 new local Indivisible groups have formed in March. It is March 4th. 🎉

"They were careless people.… They smashed up things and creatures and retreated back to their money or their vast carelessness." F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

I usually think it unwise to criticize Democrats when the country is being devastated by Trump/Musk. But if I get another email or text saying " We must fight back and stop Trump - donate to me", I will truly puke. In the hour of our greatest need, they see a fundraising opportunity?

URGENT: The folks at Americans for Financial Reform are looking for stories from people who’ve been helped by CFPB. Please read this call to action and share far and wide! 🚨 Let’s save CFPB 🚨 Pass it on.

#Tesla #Columbus protest - @indivcentraloh.bsky.social and Ohio @aflcio.org were there - we can’t trust #Musk - he’s leading a lawless takeover of our government by fascists and billionaires - we need him out!

@indivisible.org is absolutely crushing it on activism right now — federal and state. Join them wherever you live to get engaged in advocacy for democracy.

Reading Douthat's interview with Marc Andreessen, it will not age well. Andreessen says the most important thing to him is to be "a good person." I am hugely doubtful that his support for Trump and Musk will allow him to claim that mantle in even a few months. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/o...

Today, advanced reading copies arrived. I started writing this book in the fall of 2015, and after 9+ years, it was thrilling to actually hold a copy in my hands. Of course, the excitement soon gave way to author anxiety: Will anyone read it? Will it be of use to those fighting for our democracy?

The pub date is July 15th but @cornellupress.bsky.social is offering a 30% discount on pre-orders of my memoir, The Hard Work of Hope. Go to www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501... and use code 09BCARD

Another milestone: the galleys for The Hard Work of Hope have been proofed, corrected and sent to the publisher. And a distant relative found the book listed for pre-order on a Swedish book seller's site- amazing!

What can you do right now? Help us build the local power that will block Trump’s agenda: indivisibleproject.formstack.com/forms/organi...

This is hysterical. 1 part Kafka, 2 parts Orwell.

I am excited to see the cover design for my memoir being published next year by Cornell University Press

Bryce Canon. Definitely getting away and at least momentarily trying not to think of what is to come.