As the U.S. prepares to celebrate it’s 250th year, it’s time for a (significant) revision to the pledge of allegiance.

The problem is that movements today face increasingly sophisticated opponents while often lacking access to the strategic knowledge and training necessary to meaningfully shift power. Authoritarian ...

Looking for a quintessentially American book to read this 4th of July? As we celebrate and/or mourn the 250th birthday of the most militarized, most violent, (almost) most corrupt, most polluting, ...

Millions of people are finding meaningful ways to resist despite the Trump’s attempts to quell dissent and tilt the playing ...

Jared Kushner’s planned luxury resort in Albania has sparked the largest pro-democracy movement since the fall of communism.

Imagine a world of nonviolent solutions. It’s a place where community safety teams de-escalate violence in neighborhoods; where the peace budget funds unarmed peacekeeping around the world; where ...

This article is drawn from the author’s forthcoming weekly series “Ten Reasons to Resist AI: A series of AI explainers for the left.” You can read the series introduction here and follow along as each ...

As the United States prepares to co-host the 2026 World Cup with Mexico and Canada, the world’s biggest sporting event will unfold in a volatile domestic and international context. Eleven U.S. cities ...

Young people in the U.S. have won a major unsung victory: Starting in December, they will no longer be required to register or report their addresses for a possible military draft. But Congress has ...

This article was first published on Meditations in an Emergency. What is power? It is at its most essential the ability to influence an outcome on any or all scales, to protect one’s own interests at ...