Being a part of the era of corporate back peddling and silence is not a good look for any company. www.fastcompany.com/91476021/min...

There’s spin — and then there’s blatant lying that insults the basic human senses of the American public. Renee Good could have been any one of us. This tragedy happened inside a system where force is being prioritized and protected over the truth.

The more time I spend around #AI builders, artists, organizers, and #climate advocates, the clearer it becomes that in addition to the environmental and social toll of AI data centers, a major risk is our own drift into autopilot. Read the full column here ➡️ lnkd.in/g-Jr5Mda.

Thank you, #JaneGoodall, for making science tender, activism enduring, and wonder inseparable from responsibility. #RIP

How is harvesting cannabis worth a military-style raid? ICE arrested 200 farmworkers and teargassed protesters, including children. This isn’t about safety or justice. It’s about filling a quota. Support groups fighting for immigrant families like the national day laborer, organizing network.

Some things to keep in mind as we’re consuming information about war 👇 open.substack.com/pub/melissaj...

As #Juneteenth is marked across Slack channels, here’s a question biz leaders can ask: - Where is justice still being delayed in my business & what will it take to stop the delay? open.substack.com/pub/melissaj...

The goal is to make him a dictator and dismantle the government, creating a country where the billionaires get richer and everyone else can “die” (to paraphrase Joni Ernst) 2/

If you listened to what he was saying on the campaign trail or read Project 2025/Agenda 47, everything the Trump Administration is doing is not shocking at all. 1/

June is for Justice, Joy, and Disobedience open.substack.com/pub/melissaj...

When @sanders.senate.gov walked on stage at Coachella he wasn’t just giving a speech. He was sounding an alarm. Festivals are more than escapism. They’re cultural accelerators where values get tested in real time and where the crowd becomes the chorus 🎶 open.substack.com/pub/melissaj...

The greatest threat to free speech in America isn’t silence —it’s spin. open.substack.com/pub/melissaj...

Why do YOU #Persist? 🎥 Watch this: bsky.app/profile/thep... We’re asking our community to share your own “I Persist because…” stories in a video or comment. We Persist because fired-up women change everything. 💥 @thepersistnetwork.bsky.social

What #CoryBooker’s 25-Hr Speech Can Teach Us About Mastering Storytelling and Communications @booker.senate.gov open.substack.com/pub/melissaj...

YESSS!! @booker.senate.gov just broke the record!!! Let’s remind everyone that the last Senator who spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes did so to stop the Civil Rights Act of 1957. The last time someone spoke for over 24 hours on the Senate floor was to stop Black Americans’ right to vote.

Calling the war-focused content of Signalgate “sensitive,” not “classified" is the national security version of “we were on a break.” open.substack.com/pub/melissaj...

A North Dakota jury handed down a $660 million penalty against @Greenpeace for its role in the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. If this ruling stands, it could bankrupt Greenpeace’s U.S. operations and set a chilling precedent for advocacy groups everywhere. open.substack.com/pub/melissaj...

Deregulation is being sold as a way to boost businesses and save money, but the truth is it will cost us much more in the long run—in terms of healthcare costs, lost productivity, and the inevitable toll on people’s lives. #climate #environment #health #EPA open.substack.com/pub/melissaj...

The U.S. Institute of Peace, a think tank funded by Congress, was the scene of a hostile takeover by the Department of Government Efficiency. DOGE has tried to install new leadership at the institute.

Let this sink in—the head of the EPA has now labeled climate science as “religion”, and reframed the purpose of the EPA to “lower the cost of buying a car… and running a business”—the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY! That’s where we are now. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/c...

See you in Austin! @sxsw.com @sierraclub.org

“You don’t need a political title to leave. You just need a story that’s your own. Start telling it.” open.substack.com/pub/melissaj...

The President of the United States does not speak for all Americans.

If you are boycotting complicit businesses (and you should be), please also tell them to delete your personal data and accounts, and remove any associated apps from your devices. All of these metrics are important to company valuations. #EconomicBoycott #Resist

This isn’t just about Trump. It’s about what happens when we let any leader—Republican, Democrat, or anyone else—entirely erode the foundations of a functioning democracy. open.substack.com/pub/melissaj...

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Misinformation spreads 6x faster than factual news. But fact checking isn’t enough. People dont change their minds because they got fact checked into submission. They change when they see themselves in a new story. open.substack.com/pub/melissaj...

The War on Words, Climate, Science, and Equality open.substack.com/pub/melissaj...

Excellent piece in @Wired by @brianbarrett: www.wired.com/story/the-us...

Threats to humanitarian aid are a threat to humanity everywhere. Let's let Musk stick to what he does best: launch rockets, sell cars, and occasionally tank Tesla stock with an ill-advised tweet. melissajunrowley.substack.com/p/the-danger...

My latest column for #RollingStone is live💥 Full piece here: lnkd.in/gQrjyWhk 💡 Imagine a future where communities, schools, municipalities & studios can generate and sell their own clean energy. That’s the vision of some of the innovators included here.