Reciprocity: Rethinking Our Relationship

with the Natural World By Mary Evelyn Tucker Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass, published in 2013, explored how humans intersect with and depend upon the rest of the living world. A member of the Citizen…



7 Ways to Rise Up Against Trumpism 2.0

By Sonali Kolhatkar Since Donald Trump’s second term began on Jan. 20, 2025, his administration has aggressively launched a deluge of multipronged attacks on immigrants, transgender people, racial equity initiatives, federal workers, climate regulations, and…





The Federal Government is Too Small

Commentary by Algernon Austin and Jordan Billings When Donald Trump was born, the federal government work­force made up 4.5 percent of all nonfarm workers. Today, the federal workforce makes up only 1.5 percent. This is…


Veterans to GIs: We Will Support You

Veterans for Peace will support soldiers who question Trump’s orders By Veterans for Peace Veterans For Peace strongly objects to the Trump Admin­istration’s racist campaign of mass deportation of undocumented workers, who are our friends,…


Free Legal Aid for Solidarity Economy in Chicago

By Damon Orion Chicago, Illinois, has a rich history of grassroots organizing. Notable examples are the Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council’s efforts to improve local economic and social conditions and the Black Panther Party’s…


In NC, Winning Is Not Enough—Yet

By Jenn Frye It’s November 15, 2024 and I’m in a room so packed with people that I wish I were wearing a t-shirt instead of my Car­olina Federation hoodie. More than 50 lead canvassers…