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More in Common was established with the mission of tackling the ‘us-versus-them’ divisions that pose a generational threat to the United States. We have published over 30 reports since launching in the US in 2018, with a foundational study that helped shape the emerging field of efforts to tackle polarization in America. Hidden Tribes:  A Study of America’s Polarized Landscape showed that rather than being evenly divided, most Americans belonged to an ‘Exhausted Majority’. America’s Exhausted Majority is tired of tribalism, fed up with the country’s polarization, and more flexible and less ideological than the strident voices who dominate public debates.

We work with leaders across the ideological spectrum to strengthen American democracy, solve problems, and better navigate the dynamics of a polarized society. The common thread through our ever-increasing range of projects and partnerships is a simple truth: what we as Americans have in common is greater than our differences. Through both our research insights and on-the-ground projects, we’re building evidence-based solutions to bring this truth to life.

More in Common is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization. We receive funding from foundations, organizations and individuals who share a commitment to building communities and societies that are more resilient to the forces of social fracturing and polarization. Philanthropies that support More in Common’s work fund projects across a wide range of issue areas.

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Galvanize Action connects with moderate women in rural, small-town, and suburban communities to build an America that works for everyone. We work at the intersection of data science, behavioral psychology, and neuroscience to find women who want progress on key issues but aren’t reliably playing a role in getting us there, connect with them on their values, and influence their civic behavior. We’re sharing our unique insights into moderate women voters and making our full creative library available to the movement.

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Central Valley Matters

Central Valley Matters is a coalition of organizations in California working to strengthen democracy and activate the electorate. We started as a group of volunteers who actively participated in the congressional elections in the Central Valley starting in 2018, and have grown into an alliance of volunteer groups focused on fundraising and supporting selected local, grassroots organizations in the Central Valley. For activism in the communities of the Central Valley to be sustained, it must be developed organically by and for the people who live there.

Central Valley Matters is dedicated to supporting locally based grassroots organizations that know their communities best and can be most responsive to their needs, and translate that into political power. Such support is a proven and crucial strategy for preserving our democracy, as was evident in Georgia and Arizona in 2020. We believe that when community voices are heard through voting, they are better represented at all levels of government. And our country is better for it.

Currently, our coalition of over 40 California volunteer groups helps to fund civic engagement in the Central Valley, supporting our carefully vetted grassroots organizations based in CA’s CD 22:
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“Trump is a loser, a fraud, and a liar.”

Frame Lab advises calling Trump a loser, a fraud, or a betrayer of trust. A dictator creates an image of power, whereas a loser is a label no strict father/wannabe dictator will admit. 

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    Things have been a bit quiet here at FrameLab. That silence has a reason: I have been finishing a book.The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy will be published on August 18 by Avid Reader Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. You can pre-
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    Trump's MAGA movement is plotting to steal the midterm elections with a fake national emergency. Here's how to frame it—and what you can do.
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    Trump's approval hits 37% as his strongman psychology prevents him from fixing the economy he broke. The strict father model is now his trap.
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A group of residents from San Mateo and neighboring communities who oppose Trump and his authoritarian policies. We are a peaceful people gathered for a common purpose of protecting our democracy, our Constitution, and our rule-of-law.

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Schedule and participate in actions such as protests, bannering over freeways, door-to-door canvassing, phone banking, and much more!

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Indivisible SF

Since January 2017, more than 4,000 San Franciscans have united as Indivisible SF to march in the Women’s Marches, protest the Muslim Ban, meet regularly with our Members of Congress, and make thousands of phone calls to their offices to pressure them to do everything in their power to counter the policies and politics of Trumpism. There is much work in progress and many actions to come. 

Members of Indivisible SF are defined by our action and find solidarity in our shared opposition to Trump and Trumpism. Each of us explicitly reserves our individual stances on specific issues for other forums as we believe resisting Trump is more important than any single issue. We adhere to a Code of Conduct that welcomes and respects everybody.

Members of Indivisible SF come from all kinds of backgrounds and political persuasions. Some of us are first-time activists and others have been at this for decades. We are citizens and non-citizens. Most importantly, we are all patriots that want the best for our country and are willing to work for it. 

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Democracy Forward uses the law to build collective power and advance a bold, vibrant democracy for all people.

Democracy Forward is a national legal organization that advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education, and regulatory engagement.

In towns and cities across America, we provide legal representation and expert counsel to the people and communities who make up the very fabric of American democracy — free of charge.

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    The United States is co-hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup alongside Mexico and Canada, bringing the world’s biggest sporting event to 11 American cities – and along with it, millions of fans from around the world. Yet as the tournament puts a global spotlight on the United States, two visions of America are competing: one […]
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  • Democracy Forward’s Commitment to Protect Libraries and the Freedom to Read
    Schools, libraries, and curriculum should be inclusive of and accessible to all students, families, and communities. Yet right-wing extremists and their allies in the Trump-Vance administration are following the Project 2025 playbook and pushing a censorship agenda that threatens our democracy. Across the country, the federal government, state agencies, school boards, and other public officials […]
  • Conoce Tus Derechos: Votación
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    This section provides an overview of your rights as a voter, including protections against interference and the options available to you if problems arise at the polls.

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Everyone can do something to resist the Trump regime. Every act of resistance will combine with every other act of resistance to let them know we will not be quiet as they try to dismantle democratic institutions, erase our history, and destroy our rights.
We will not obey in advance!

Coastside United for Action was established after the Nov 2016 Presidential election. We have worked with groups such as Indivisible, Sister District, Activate America, and Reclaim Our Vote. In 2018, we registered as a Sister District affiliate, and each year we sponsor two Sister District candidates through fundraising, phone banking, and postcarding.

In 2022, we formally affiliated with Indivisible. We have an active postcard group and have written over 160,000 postcards and letters since 2017.

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We are a group of dedicated volunteers who’ve been meeting since 2016 to advance our democracy through civic action and resistance. We’ve already reached a million voters through letters, postcards, calls, and texts and are continuing to resist Trump’s destruction of America through driving electoral change, protecting voting rights, fighting disinformation, building pro-democracy infrastructure in rural districts, creating art against the power grab, and more. We welcome newbies and introverts, and anyone within driving distance of Mountain View, CA (we have members from Gilroy to Napa)! We host weekly and monthly events, we take direct action at protests and rallies, we chat, eat and watch debates, we celebrate wins and discuss the best way forward. As one of the oldest Indivisible groups on the Peninsula, we hold the most in-person events. Join us to build a better future!

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We’re a grassroots movement of thousands of local Indivisible groups with a mission to elect progressive leaders, rebuild our democracy, and defeat the Trump agenda.

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How we win

Defeating a multi-decade right-wing takeover of American government ain’t easy. But we’re here to win, and we have a plan. Here’s how we’re doing it:

We Are Indivisible. Our opponents depend on a divide-and-conquer strategy, so we treat an attack on one like an attack on all. We show up for each other, and particularly for those facing the brunt of right-wing ideologues’ attacks – often immigrants, people of color, and low-income people. We share a vision: a real democracy, of, by, and for everyone.

Strong Leaders, Strong Groups, Strong Movement. We build and sustain our movement’s power by helping individuals take leadership. They grow and lead local Indivisible groups, take independent action, and coordinate with their fellow local leaders. As a movement, our power comes from coordinated national campaigns where we act together, indivisible.

Inside/Outside Strategy. We understand systems of power – like how Congress operates – and we work inside them to get results. That complements our outside strategy of locally-based constituent pressure to demand elected leaders, regardless of political party, work for our democracy.

A Virtuous Cycle of Advocacy and Elections. We show up to advocate for policy wins in off-years and get out the vote in election years. These efforts reinforce each other to ensure our democracy works for all of us and that the people in power do too – or we will replace them with electeds who will.

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Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment. An Evening to Build Community.

The next 250 starts with us. As America approaches its 250th anniversary, we have a choice about what story we tell.

We can let strongman politics and corruption define the moment. …Or we can make the story of America about people coming together — across race, background, identity, belief, and community — to defend our rights and build a future rooted in people power.

On June 14, we rise up, we sing out and we keep organizing.

While the Committee for the First Amendment leads and hosts this powerful concert, Indivisible and No Kings are proud to partner with them to build the durable, hyper-local infrastructure our movement needs to win and counter the president’s spectacle. On June 14, the national concert event celebrates the freedoms that belong to all of us: speech, assembly, protest, religion, press, and expression.

Across the country, communities will gather for local watch parties to sing along, make art, share food, connect with neighbors, and take meaningful action together.

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Indivisible is a nationwide grassroots movement empowering everyday people to defend democracy and hold those in power accountable. Founded in 2016, it has grown into a network of 2,000+ local, volunteer-led groups across the country taking action in their communities.

Through organizing, advocacy, and collective action, Indivisible supports people in fighting for fair elections, pushing back against harmful policies, and building a democracy that works for everyone—not just the wealthy or well-connected.

Together, we show up, speak out, and create change.

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Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment. An Evening to Build Community.
Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment. An Evening to Build Community.
The next 250 starts with us. As America approaches its 250th anniversary, we have a choice about what story we tell. We can let strongman politics and corruption define the moment. Or we can make the story of America about people coming together — across race, background, identity, belief, and community — to defend our rights and build a future rooted in people power. On June 14, we rise up, we sing out and we keep organizing. While the Committee for the First Amendment leads and hosts this …
Happy Pride! Let’s Talk Solidarity.
Happy Pride! Let’s Talk Solidarity.
All authoritarian regimes succeed through divide and conquer. We win with a politics of solidarity – linking arms and treating an attack on one as an attack on all. Take inspiration from the protesters at Stonewall and Delaney Hall, celebrate major primary wins in California and New Jersey, and then live Q&A on election security, ICE funding in the reconciliation fight, No Kings and June 14th, and how to get big money out of politics. 0:00 Intro 09:40 Q&A —– Indivisible is a nationwide …
From Impossible to Inevitable w/ Darializa Avila Chevalier
From Impossible to Inevitable w/ Darializa Avila Chevalier
Darializa Avila Chevalier is taking on a thirty-year incumbent political machine in New York in one of the defining fights of this primary season. She joins us to discuss what it takes to run against the corporate-backed establishment and win. Then, in a live Q&A: election sabotage, counterprogramming Trump’s birthday White House UFC spectacle, the crisis at the Delaney Hall detention center, and what it really means to practice solidarity. 0:00 Intro 9:52 Darializa Avila Chevalier 26:40 …
Yes or No With Brad Lander
Yes or No With Brad Lander
We asked and Brad Lander answered some of your biggest questions in less than two minutes. We’re organizing against this fascist regime the only way that actually works — with on-the-ground, volunteer-led, communities of people power: https://linktr.ee/indivisibleteam —– Indivisible is a nationwide grassroots movement empowering everyday people to defend democracy and hold those in power accountable. Founded in 2016, it has grown into a network of 2,000+ local, volunteer-led groups …
From Group Chats to Grassroots Power: Organizing with Signal & WhatsApp
From Group Chats to Grassroots Power: Organizing with Signal & WhatsApp
Indivisible and D-Hub, a global democracy defense organization, hosted a practical training on how organizers across the world are using Signal and WhatsApp to build stronger, safer, more effective grassroots movements. —– Indivisible is a nationwide grassroots movement empowering everyday people to defend democracy and hold those in power accountable. Founded in 2016, it has grown into a network of 2,000+ local, volunteer-led groups across the country taking action in their communities. …
SEATS FOR 1/3 OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS ARE ON THE LINE
SEATS FOR 1/3 OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS ARE ON THE LINE
The American people are rising up against the GOP’s racist power grabs. We’re organizing against this fascist regime the only way that actually works — with on-the-ground, volunteer-led, communities of people power: https://linktr.ee/indivisibleteam —– Indivisible is a nationwide grassroots movement empowering everyday people to defend democracy and hold those in power accountable. Founded in 2016, it has grown into a network of 2,000+ local, volunteer-led groups across the country …
Democracy Is a Team Sport w/ Brad Lander
Democracy Is a Team Sport w/ Brad Lander
That’s a win. Jasmine Clark just crushed her congressional primary in the first major test of whether we can build real, unified opposition party. We break down the victory and what it means for the movement. Then we’re joined by Brad Lander, insurgent congressional candidate and Indivisible fan favorite. Plus a live discussion on election sabotage, the $1.8 billion slush fund for January 6th insurrectionists, and the fallout from the Democratic Party’s 2024 autopsy report. 0:00 Intro 6:07 …
What You Should Know This Week
What You Should Know This Week
We’ve kept ICE funding blocked since January, but Republicans are now trying to rush it through — and they’re hoping you’re too distracted to notice. We’re organizing against this fascist regime the only way that actually works — with on-the-ground, volunteer-led, communities of people power: https://linktr.ee/indivisibleteam —– Indivisible is a nationwide grassroots movement empowering everyday people to defend democracy and hold those in power accountable. Founded in 2016, it has grown …
All Roads Lead to the South
All Roads Lead to the South
If you’ve ever asked yourself what you would have been doing six decades ago when John Lewis, faith leaders, union members, and pro-democracy organizers marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge to win the Voting Rights Act and secure representative democracy in this country – the answer is: whatever you’re doing right now. We welcome Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown to talk about mass mobilization against voter suppression and gerrymandering across the former Confederate states. …
Good Trouble Lives On Mass Call: Solidarity with the South!
Good Trouble Lives On Mass Call: Solidarity with the South!
Sixty years after the fight for voting rights began on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, we are back in Alabama because the attacks on our communities are escalating, and we refuse to slow down. This Saturday, May 16th, the No Kings coalition is supporting “All Roads Lead to the South” in holding an emergency national day of action. We will stand in nonviolent solidarity against the Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act and the coordinated effort to disenfranchise Black voters across the …
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  • New Polling on Ousting Schumer: Necessary Policy and Smart Politics
    The first year of the second Trump administration was defined by horrifying authoritarian abuses from an unpopular regime that were met again and again by courageous resistance from everyday Americans…and cowardice or complicity from elites of every stripe. Despite genuine efforts from a handful of Democrats in congress, their ability to advance real, leave-it-all-on-the-field opposition strategy was repeatedly upended by the feckless leadership of Senate Democrats — and none were more feckless than Leader Chuck Schumer.Senator Schumer isn’t responsible for all of the Democrats’ problems, but in 2025 he became emblematic of the party’s failed status quo: a poor communicator who is out-of-touch […]
  • The arc of the moral universe does not bend on its own
    By Leah Greenberg, Indivisible Co-Founder and Co-Executive DirectorScreengrab via Democracy Now!Martin Luther King Jr. Day arrives this year amid a deliberate effort to rewrite American history and a wholesale assault on civil rights in America.It has been one year since Donald Trump was inaugurated on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It felt cruel and grotesque that a man who represents so much of what Dr. King stood against could rise to power on a day meant to honor the struggle for racial justice and democracy.Over the last year, we have seen a devastating, sustained attack on nearly every facet of the […]
  • We Ain’t Buying It: What we learned
    Over Thanksgiving weekend, tens of thousands of people across the country came together to say “We Ain’t Buying It!” to companies that have capitulated to Trump.From Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, they participated in a shopping pause at Target, Home Depot, and Amazon, in protest of those retailers completely caving to the Trump administration and going along with their harmful, authoritarian policies.Target rolled back their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policiesHome Depot has done nothing to protect immigrants in their stores as ICE continues to conduct violent raids on their property.Amazon has funded the Trump administration through donations and significantly discounted government […]
  • We are in a battle against fascism. We need fighters, not folders.
    It’s time to turn the page in the Democratic Party.Since his election in 2016, Indivisible has been dedicated to the defeat of Donald Trump and his authoritarian political project. Winning this fight is existential for our country and our communities, and the struggle in 2025 is as stark as it has ever been. Donald Trump rules as a wannabe king, dismantling our democracy with a league of sycophantic enablers at his side. Empowered by techno-fascists, corrupt self-dealing billionaires and corporate cowards, this regime is killing the American experiment with a death by a thousand cuts.We have secret police forces and federal […]
  • Trump’s Big Ugly Bill has passed the Senate. We can still defeat it in the House.
    By Sarah Dohl, Indivisible Chief Campaigns OfficerRemember the night Trump’s first reconciliation bill failed and we saved the Affordable Care Act?I do. It was July 28, 2017.After months of nonstop calls, packed town halls, and rallies in blistering Arizona heat, every sign pointed to defeat. Republicans appeared to have the votes to kill Obamacare, and we had our “we lost” email written, proofed, and ready to send. But we should have known better.Because in those months, weeks, and days leading up to that vote, Indivisibles never stopped fighting.Activists like you showed up at Susan Collins’ Fourth of July parades with signs and bullhorns. […]
  • The Strategic Logic of the No Kings Protests
    By Leah Greenberg, Indivisible Co-Founder and Co-Executive DirectorOver the last six weeks, we’ve gotten the occasional question about why Indivisible, together with our coalition of incredible partners, called for No Kings Day on June 14.Why another protest? What is it going to accomplish? Shouldn’t we be [insert alternate tactic] instead?These are good-faith questions, and they stem from very reasonable concerns. The speed, scope, and scale of the MAGA assault — on our rights, our neighbors, our democracy — is staggering. The stakes are enormous. There are days when nothing we’re doing feels sufficient to the magnitude of the horrors we face.Protest is a tactic. And with any […]
  • We’re in a constitutional crisis
    via Indivisible Twin Cities on BlueskyWe are in the midst of a full-blown constitutional crisis.That statement has been true nearly every day since January 20, as the administration has usurped the powers of Congress by illegally freezing funds, declared fake emergencies to grant itself more power, and skirted judicial rulings.But Trump’s brazen defiance of a Supreme Court order to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from a Salvadoran torture prison is truly a watershed moment for our teetering democracy.To recap:The Trump administration has sent over 238 people (likely far more) to a torture prison in El Salvador without due process. Mounting […]
  • We won in Wisconsin (the people > Musk’s pocketbook)
    Yesterday was a bad day for Elon Musk and Donald Trump and a good day for democracy. Even after Musk spent more than $20 MILLION to buy a seat on Wisconsin’s top court, Susan Crawford won — and the liberal majority on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court is safe!This isn’t just a loss for Trump, Musk, and their lapdog Brad Schimel; it’s a wholesale rejection of oligarchy. The people of this country don’t want their courts stacked with bought-and-paid-for judges who’ll do the bidding of Musk and his billionaire friends. The vote results convey that loud and clear.And this isn’t just a victory for Susan Crawford […]
  • Trump’s newest target: The Department of Education
    screengrab via KHOUToday, Donald Trump signed an executive order that aims to eliminate the Department of Education. Emphasis on “aims to.” Trump cannot unilaterally abolish a federal department created by Congress.Let’s be clear about what this executive order will do: it instructs Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to facilitate the department’s closure while playing legal tricks to avoid a court making them stop. This approach indicates that the executive order is a preliminary step toward dismantling the department, setting the stage for further actions rather than causing an immediate shutdown.Trump’s goal here is to weaken the department (and thus public education), […]
  • We need real leadership. Schumer must step aside.
    When Republicans first introduced their partisan funding bill to keep the government open — full of extreme cuts, attacks on basic rights, and provisions to give even more authority to Trump and Musk to continue dismantling the federal government — it was clear that the fight to stop it would require Democrats to operate with real unity.Federal employee unions, litigators fighting Trump in court, outside advocates, House Democrats, many Democratic party insiders, and Indivisible were all in lockstep that passing this bill would be worse than a government shutdown. The GOP funding bill would give Trump and Musk carte blanche to continue their administrative coup, […]

The Righteous Mind

Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion

by Jonathan Haidt

Drawing on his twenty-five years of groundbreaking research on moral psychology, Jonathan Haidt shows how moral judgments arise not from reason but from gut feelings. He shows why liberals, conservatives, and libertarians have such different intuitions about right and wrong, and he shows why each side is actually right about many of its central concerns.

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Why Civil Resistance Works

The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict

by Erica Chenoweth and Maria Stephan

Publisher: Columbia University Press

For more than a century, from 1900 to 2006, campaigns of nonviolent resistance were more than twice as effective as their violent counterparts in achieving their stated goals. By attracting impressive support from citizens, whose activism takes the form of protests, boycotts, civil disobedience, and other forms of nonviolent noncooperation, these efforts help separate regimes from their main sources of power and produce remarkable results, even in Iran, Burma, the Philippines, and the Palestinian Territories.

Combining statistical analysis with case studies of specific countries and territories, Erica Chenoweth and Maria J. Stephan detail the factors enabling such campaigns to succeed and, sometimes, causing them to fail. They find that nonviolent resistance presents fewer obstacles to moral and physical involvement and commitment, and that higher levels of participation contribute to enhanced resilience, greater opportunities for tactical innovation and civic disruption (and therefore less incentive for a regime to maintain its status quo), and shifts in loyalty among opponents’ erstwhile supporters, including members of the military establishment.

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Lawfare Daily: Why Immigrants are Challenging the Conditions of their Detention
Lawfare Daily: Why Immigrants are Challenging the Conditions of their Detention
The Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement policies have resulted in an unprecedented number of people being held in detention facilities. Now, lawsuits across the country are alleging horrific conditions in those facilities, including excessive force, unsanitary conditions, and denial of medical care. On today’s podcast, Executive Editor Natalie Orpett speaks with Elora Mukherjee, Director of the Immigrants’ Rights Clinic at Columbia Law School, about the legal landscape …
Lawfare Daily: Congressional Resolutions to End the War in Iran
Lawfare Daily: Congressional Resolutions to End the War in Iran
On today’s podcast, Executive Editor Natalie Orpett speaks with Senior Editor Scott R. Anderson about what Congress can do to direct the president to end the war in Iran. Scott’s recent article in Lawfare, “What Congressional Resolutions Mean for the War in Iran,” explained why a likely presidential veto of a War Powers Resolution is not the end of the story. The War Powers Resolution gives Congress other tools—including some procedural tricks—that could have a meaningful influence on …
Lawfare Daily: The Jan. 6 Pardonee Crime Wave with Katherine Pompilio
Lawfare Daily: The Jan. 6 Pardonee Crime Wave with Katherine Pompilio
In a new report for Lawfare, Associate Editor Katherine Pompilio finds that 97 of the more than 1,500 individuals granted clemency by President Trump for their roles in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack have been arrested for, charged with, or convicted of crimes separate from Jan. 6 since their participation in the Jan. 6 riot. On today’s episode, Pompilio joins Lawfare Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes to discuss the new report, the types of crimes these 97 individuals have been charged with, the …
Lawfare Daily: Drone Wars in Ukraine
Lawfare Daily: Drone Wars in Ukraine
“Jackie” is the call signal of an American Army veteran who volunteered in 2022 with the Ukrainian military and has been fighting the Russians ever since. He’s become a significant figure in the storied Third Army Corps, which is one of the elite units of the Ukrainian military and has pioneered major advances in drone warfare. He joins Lawfare Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes at the Goat Rodeo studio to talk about how he came to serve in the Ukrainian army, the changes in drone warfare that …
Lawfare Daily: Pope Leo XIV Takes on Silicon Valley with Christopher Hale and Renée DiResta
Lawfare Daily: Pope Leo XIV Takes on Silicon Valley with Christopher Hale and Renée DiResta
Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical treats AI as the defining social question of our time: not just a technical shift, but a moral fight over dignity, labor, truth, war, and power. In a Lawfare Live on Substack on Wednesday, May 27, Lawfare Contributing Editor Renée DiResta talked with Christopher Hale, author of the Substack newsletter “Letters from Leo,” about the Vatican entering the AI debate, what it means to “disarm” AI, and why the Pope’s new encyclical is best read not as …
Lawfare Daily: Inside the Upheaval of the Second Trump Administration with Emily Bazelon
Lawfare Daily: Inside the Upheaval of the Second Trump Administration with Emily Bazelon
On today’s episode, Lawfare Managing Editor Tyler McBrien sits down with Emily Bazelon, a staff writer at the New York Times Magazine, the Truman Capote Fellow for Creative Writing and Law at Yale Law School, and the co-host of Slate’s weekly podcast, “Political Gabfest.” They discuss three stories Bazelon and her colleagues recently published in the New York Times Magazine. For this trilogy of oral histories, they spoke with dozens of current and former government employees at the …
Lawfare Daily: How Ukraine Is Winning the Drone War
Lawfare Daily: How Ukraine Is Winning the Drone War
Ukraine Fellow Anastasiia Lapatina sits down with Jimmy Rushton, a Kyiv-based journalist and security analyst who recently published, “How Ukraine gained the upper hand in the drone war against Russia,” in the Kyiv Independent. They talk about how the balance of power in the drone war seems to have shifted in Ukraine’s favor, Russia’s latest missile strike on Kyiv, and what it all means for Russia’s broader strategic position in its war against Ukraine. To receive ad-free podcasts, become a …
Lawfare Daily: Investigating the Investigators: Sophia Yan on Journalism in the PRC
Lawfare Daily: Investigating the Investigators: Sophia Yan on Journalism in the PRC
Senior Editor Michael Feinberg sits down with Sophia Yan, a senior foreign correspondent with The Telegraph, to discuss her time reporting on the Chinese government, and how it leveraged its security services to investigate her in turn. Sophia recently wrote in-depth about this experience in “The secret Chinese surveillance programme tracking people like me,” in The Telegraph. To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also support …
Lawfare Daily: Trump Sues Self, Settles
Lawfare Daily: Trump Sues Self, Settles
This week, the Department of Justice announced that Trump and his sons dropped their lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury in exchange for a $1.776 billion fund for Trump’s allies and blanket immunity from government suits for the Trump family. Lawfare Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes talks with Senior Editor Eric Columbus about what the settlement means, where it came from, and what can be done about it. You can read much more in the piece Eric co-authored with Senior Editor Anna Bower in …
Lawfare Daily: Ancient China and Modern Politics
Lawfare Daily: Ancient China and Modern Politics
Senior Editor Michael Feinberg sits down with Daniel Bell, a professor at the University of Hong Kong, who recently wrote, “Why Ancient Chinese Political Thought Matters: Four Dialogues on China’s Past, Present, and Future.” They discuss the ongoing influence of ancient Chinese political theory on the contemporary policies of the PRC and its domestic debates. To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also support Lawfare by making a …
Lawfare Daily: ‘The Warhead’ with Jeffery Stern
Lawfare Daily: ‘The Warhead’ with Jeffery Stern
Loren Voss, Senior Editor at Lawfare, sits down with Jeffrey Stern to discuss his new book “The Warhead: The Quest to Build the Perfect Weapon in the Age of Modern Warfare.” They talk about the development of the Paveway bomb and the importance of precision weapons to modern warfare. Stern grapples with their complicated effects on warfare, both adding precision to warfare that can reduce civilian casualties but also distancing the human element from killing, allowing force to be used more …
Lawfare Daily: The Costs (and Cultural Cachet) of the Cambridge Spies
Lawfare Daily: The Costs (and Cultural Cachet) of the Cambridge Spies
Senior Editor Michael Feinberg sits down with Antonia Senior, whose new book on the history of the Cambridge spy ring, “Stalin’s Apostles: The Cambridge Five and the Making of the Soviet Empire,” comes out in the United States at end of this month. They talk about the history of the spy ring, how they were recruited, how they were unmasked, and their lasting effect on the culture of espionage. To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You …
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Convergence Learning Lab for government

Recommended by: Bob B. – “Convergence Center for Policy Resolution, provides services and training for those wishing to transform conflict into collaboration.”

In a country marred by deep conflict, city, county, and state officials face mounting pressure to engage diverse stakeholders in resolving contentious and complex public policy issues. The Convergence Learning Lab’s training and consultation services empower leaders with the necessary skills to bridge these divides resulting in more productive public meetings, more constructive community engagement, and, ultimately, better outcomes for constituents.

Lab services are built on our unique, evidence-based collaborative problem-solving methodology which has been used to successfully address seemingly intractable political, social, organizational, and community-based issues.

Our process has proven consistently successful at producing the kinds of results that drive impact.

Convergence’s success offers a beacon of hope for the majorities of Americans frustrated by divisiveness that change is not only possible, but that we have the tools and the knowledge to bridge even the starkest divides with consistency. In addition, our success highlights the rich set of tools, practices, and resources that others can use to achieve similar successes.

  1. We select issues that are ripe and amenable for Convergence and stakeholder-participants to collaboratively “unstick,” and frame a discussion-onramp to the issue that is both crucial and disarming.
  2. We convene diverse tables of participant leaders and doers, many of whom oppose each other so stridently they never thought they could talk to one another.
  3. We facilitate participants to build trust, find common ground. Participants abide by a set of ground rules including honoring all points of view, respecting the confidentiality of the conversation, and listening carefully when others speak.
  4. We generate consensus solutions collaboratively among dialogue participants through establishing guiding principles that create a framework for the policy discussions to come. Once stakeholders are aligned on a bigger vision, they are ready to work together to produce new ideas and solutions.
  5. We deliver societal impact and on-the-ground implementation of the solutions. By design, a Convergence project strives to engage stakeholders to take action on their ideas after the dialogue stage is completed, or in some instances, even while the dialogue is going on. Convergence itself does not formally endorse stakeholders’ proposals – it remains policy neutral – but often plays a stewarding role to maximize the impact stakeholders can achieve.
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Focusing on politics, policy, business and international relations, The Hill‘s coverage includes the U.S. Congress, the presidency and executive branch, and election campaigns.[5] The Hill describes its output as “nonpartisan reporting on the inner workings of Government and the nexus of politics and business”.[6]

The company’s primary outlet is TheHill.com. The Hill is additionally distributed in print for free around Washington, D.C., and distributed to all congressional offices. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group since 2021.

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George Lakoff

George Lakoff is the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics at the University of California at Berkeley, where he taught from 1972 to 2016.

The ALL NEW Don’t Think of an Elephant!

Recommended by: Bob B. – “Books by George Lakoff (e.g., Moral Politics, Metaphors We Live By, Don’t Think of an Elephant, etc.), explain how framing of political messages can be improved by progressives, based on cognitive science.”

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Don’t Think of an Elephant!

The ALL NEW Don’t Think of an Elephant!

Know Your Values and Frame the Debate

Ten years after writing the definitive, international bestselling book on political debate and messaging, George Lakoff returns with new strategies about how to frame today’s essential issues. Called the “father of framing” by The New York Times, Lakoff explains how framing is about ideas—ideas that come before policy, ideas that make sense of facts, ideas that are proactive not reactive, positive not negative, ideas that need to be communicated out loud every day in public. The ALL NEW Don’t Think of an Elephant! picks up where the original book left off—delving deeper into how framing works, how framing has evolved in the past decade, how to speak to people who harbor elements of both progressive and conservative worldviews, how to counter propaganda and slogans, and more. In this updated and expanded edition, Lakoff, urges progressives to go beyond the typical laundry list of facts, policies, and programs and present a clear moral vision to the country—one that is traditionally American and can become a guidepost for developing compassionate, effective policy that upholds citizens’ well-being and freedom.

Available from:Amazon, iTunes, Publisher, B&N, Books Inc, IndieBound, Powell’s, WorldCat.org

The Little Blue Book

The Little Blue Book

The Essential Guide to Thinking and Talking Democratic

Voters cast their ballots for what they believe is right, for the things that make moral sense. Yet Democrats have too often failed to use language linking their moral values with their policies. The Little Blue Book demonstrates how to make that connection clearly and forcefully, with hands-on advice for discussing the most pressing issues of our time: the economy, health care, women’s issues, energy and environmental policy, education, food policy, and more.

Available from:Amazon, iTunes, Publisher, B&N, Google, Books Inc, IndieBound, Powell’s, Goodreads, WorldCat.org

Moral Politics

Moral Politics

How Liberals and Conservatives Think

In this classic text, the first full-scale application of cognitive science to politics, George Lakoff analyzes the unconscious and rhetorical worldviews of liberals and conservatives, discovering radically different but remarkably consistent conceptions of morality on both the left and right. For this new edition, Lakoff adds a preface and an afterword extending his observations to major ideological conflicts since the book’s original publication, from the impeachment of Bill Clinton to the 2000 presidential election and its aftermath.

Available from:Amazon, iTunes, Publisher, B&N, Google, Books Inc, IndieBound, Powell’s, Goodreads, WorldCat.org

Thinking Points

Thinking Points

Communicating Our American Values and Vision

In Thinking Points, George Lakoff and the Rockridge Institute not only offer a deep understanding of the progressive worldview, but also reveal the nature of the so-called political center. They show why the most effective way to appeal to those who identify themselves as moderates is to remain true to core progressive values. Download “Thinking Points” in its entirety here.

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Whose Freedom?

Whose Freedom?

The Battle Over America’s Most Important Idea

“Freedom” is one of the most contested words in American political discourse. In Whose Freedom? The Battle Over America’s Most Important Idea, George Lakoff describes how the country is divided by two dramatically different worldviews, cognitive frames that determine how we think about economic policy, religion, science, foreign affairs – and freedom.

Available from:Amazon, iTunes, iTunes Audiobook, Publisher, B&N, Google, Books Inc, IndieBound, Powell’s, Goodreads, WorldCat.org

The Political Mind

The Political Mind

Why You Can’t Understand 21st-Century American Politics with an 18th-Century Brain

In his new book, Lakoff spells out what cognitive science has discovered about reason, and reveals that human reason is far more interesting than we thought it was. Reason is physical, mostly unconscious, metaphorical, emotion-laden, and tied to empathy-and there are biological explanations behind our moral and political thought processes. His call for a New Enlightenment is a bold and striking challenge to the cherished beliefs not only of philosophers, but of pundits, pollsters, and political leaders. The Political Mind is a passionate, erudite, and groundbreaking book that will appeal to anyone interested in how the mind works and how we function socially and politically.

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  • Explore ‘The Political Mind’ with FrameLab Book Club
    The FrameLab Book Club is launching in 2025! First on the list: “The Political Mind: A Cognitive Scientist’s Guide to Your Brain and Its Politics” by Dr. George Lakoff. Nearly 400 readers have signed up to participate! This online book club will feature personal insights from Dr. Lakoff, as well as an ongoing Q&A with […]
  • The Return of Trumpism: Lessons from the 2024 Election
    It happened. Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris. A twice-impeached convicted felon who has promised to act as a dictator will return to the White House in 2025. There’s no way to sugarcoat this nightmare scenario. The consequences of this election will unfold for decades to come. They will likely prove destructive to the very fabric […]
  • Kamala Harris and the Power of Joy
    To stay abreast of Dr. George Lakoff’s latest work, please subscribe to the FrameLab Newsletter (it’s totally free!). In the current essay, “Kamala Harris and the Strategy of Joy,” Dr. Lakoff talks about the important role of emotion in political campaigns: “Joy is powerful because it plays on your emotions. And your emotions are everything […]
  • ‘Moderate’: a weasel word masking extreme politics
    From George Lakoff and Gil Duran at the FrameLab Newsletter: Moderate and centrist are political weasel words. Their definitions vary widely because there is no such thing as a moderate or centrist ideology. There is no united “middle” or “center” in politics, no single set of ideas on which all moderates or centrists agree. Some […]
  • The power of unconscious thought
    Big news: FrameLab just hit a major milestone — 10,000 total subscribers! Thank you so much for reading. If you can afford it, please consider becoming one of our paid subscribers. Because your support makes a big difference. — George and Gil Part 3 in the Moral Warfare 101 series: Ninety-eight percent. That’s an estimate of how much […]

POLITICO

POLITICO is the global authority on the intersection of politics, policy, and power. It is the most robust news operation and information service in the world, specializing in politics and policy, which informs the most influential audience in the world with insight, edge, and authority. Founded in 2007, POLITICO has grown into a team of 700 professionals working across North America, with more than half of its staff dedicated to editorial roles. POLITICO Europe, its seven-year-old European edition, has grown to nearly 200 employees. In October 2021, POLITICO was acquired by and is a subsidiary of Axel Springer SE.

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National Coalition For Dialogue & Deliberation

Bringing people together across divides to tackle today’s toughest challenges

Recommended by: Bob B. – “(NCDD), a nonprofit membership organization that maintains a database of collaborative organizations around the world.”

What We’re All About

The National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) is a network of innovators who bring people together across divides to discuss, decide, and take action together effectively on today’s toughest issues. NCDD serves as a gathering place, a resource center, a news source, and a facilitative leader for this vital community of practice.

Dialogue and deliberation are innovative processes that help people come together across differences to tackle our most challenging problems. In a time when we are increasingly told how divided we are in so many ways in our nation and in our world, teaching, spreading, and supporting the skills of dialogue and deliberation are vital.

The NCDD website is a clearinghouse for literally thousands of resources and best practices, and our highly participatory national and regional conferences have brought together more nearly 3,000 practitioners, community leaders, public administrators, researchers, activists, teachers and students since 2002. We keep in touch monthly with 28,000 people involved in public engagement and conflict resolution work.

Above all, NCDD provides opportunities for members of the broadly-defined dialogue and deliberation (“D&D”) community to share knowledge, inspire one another, build collaborative relationships, and have a greater collective impact.

Below you’ll find our contact info, mission, details about our membership, and more. You can also read the full story of NCDD’s beginnings and learn about the NCDD team. And, of course, if this resonates with you, please consider becoming a member or making a donation to NCDD!

Why did the Coalition form?

NCDD exists to support the growing “dialogue and deliberation community” — a broadly-defined community of practice involving practitioners, scholars, activists, public officials, nonprofit leaders, process geeks, students, and others who engage and mobilize people to come together and strengthen understanding of each other and issues in ways that supports community-building and collaborative problem-solving.NCDD was formed in 2002 in response to a clear need for an infrastructure for learning and collaboration among those who approach D&D from a variety of disciplines, including public policy, social work, communication, education, social justice, social activism, and organizational development. The Coalition was a result of the first National Conference on Dialogue & Deliberation, held near Washington, DC in October 2002.

NCDD is an educational organization and a Community of Practice. Communities of practice are formed by people who engage in a process of collective learning in a shared domain or topic area.  In other words, communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.

Our members make up the core of our community of practice. As of January 2021, the Coalition’s membership has grown to include 700 organizations and individuals. Our website visitors, social media group members, conference attendees, and over

28,000 newsletter subscribers are also part of this ever-growing community of practice.
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Strategizing For A Living Revolution

by George Lakey

Publisher: History As A Weapon

Recommended by: Bruce R.

This article is a comprehensive strategic framework for nonviolent revolution, combining historical case studies, practical organizing guidance, and theoretical insights about movement building.

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Talking Points Memo

TALKING POINTS MEMO (TPM) is an independent news organization that publishes reporting and analysis about American politics, public policy and political culture.

We devote extensive resources to critical policy stories, like the decade-long GOP effort to repeal Obamacare, voter suppression, and the more recent push to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.

We keep close tabs on the political fringe — militias, white nationalists, conspiracy theorists and more — because we believe they are greater drivers of American politics than mainstream news coverage allows.

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IndyBay.org

https://www.indybay.org

This is a good independent source for news around the SF Bay area. It lists some upcoming events. Mostly, it has current news and past events.

Scroll to the bottom of any page to see the selections for defining the different interest areas: Regions, Topics, International, and More.

For example, the “Peninsula” region will show you events and articles for the Peninsula area. https://www.indybay.org/peninsula/

From “What is Indybay?”

Indybay is an open-publishing website for social justice news. That means you can directly Publish your own stories in your own words, unfiltered by the corporate media. You are encouraged to include your own photographs, video, audio, and/or PDFs in your posts. We do not require that you have any formal writing, multimedia, or reporting experience, only that you have a story to tell.

Indybay maintains a popular Calendar, too, so if you are organizing an upcoming event, feel free to Add Your Event to Indybay’s calendar.

Indybay news stories primarily focus on issues facing Northern California, specifically the San Francisco Bay and Monterey Bay areas, however we accept stories published from across the U.S. and all over the world.

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MS Now

MS NOW is the go-to destination for domestic and international breaking news, and best-in-class opinion journalism.

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Sen. Padilla targets Trump Admin. 'ABUSES', a year after being DRAGGED from a DHS briefing

It was a year ago that Democratic Senator Alex Padilla of California was handcuffed and forcibly removed from a DHS presser where the Senator was conducting oversight into the National …Guard’s presence in Los Angeles. Senator Padilla joins Morning Joe to discuss how he’s using the anniversary to highlight what he says are the abuses of the Trump administration, and push for what comes next regarding oversight, transparency, and accountability of this administration.

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Sen. Padilla targets Trump Admin. 'ABUSES', a year after being DRAGGED from a DHS briefing
Sen. Padilla targets Trump Admin. 'ABUSES', a year after being DRAGGED from a DHS briefing
It was a year ago that Democratic Senator Alex Padilla of California was handcuffed and forcibly removed from a DHS presser where the Senator was conducting oversight into the National Guard’s presence in Los Angeles. Senator Padilla joins Morning Joe to discuss how he’s using the anniversary to highlight what he says are the abuses of the Trump administration, and push for what comes next regarding oversight, transparency, and accountability of this administration. MS NOW: My Source for …
"The longer this goes on, the weirder it gets." Maddow on 'invisible' NJ congressman
"The longer this goes on, the weirder it gets." Maddow on 'invisible' NJ congressman
MS NOW’s Rachel Maddow shares her take on the absence of New Jersey Republican Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. from Congress. Kean’s office says it is due to a personal medical issue. MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. » Subscribe to MS NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@msnow » Subscribe to MS NOW’s We the People Newsletter for exclusive content from your favorite MS NOW anchors. Sign up now for free at https://ms.now/joinus MS NOW is the go-to destination for domestic and international …
'Always in FEAR of an ICE raid': Delays in DACA renewals leave millions on EDGE
'Always in FEAR of an ICE raid': Delays in DACA renewals leave millions on EDGE
Angel Aguiluz came to USA when he was just 8 years old after his family was seeking emergency medical care for his brother. He did everything right: got good grades in school, graduated college, paid taxes and now works at an electricity company. He’s one of the 500,000+ DACA recipients in the country since 2012. But now, a growing number of these legal residents are reporting a rise of challenges under the Trump Administration. MS NOW’s Maya Eaglin went to speak with Angel about these …
Why Trump's latest Iran ‘deal’ could unlock $300 BILLION for Tehran
Why Trump's latest Iran ‘deal’ could unlock $300 BILLION for Tehran
President Trump yesterday once again threatened new military strikes on Tehran before announcing he had, once again, called off the attacks. Trump claimed progress in negotiations as the reason for backing off the strikes. But according to AXIOS, the deal Trump says he’s ready to sign would just extend the ceasefire, and unlock more than $300 billion dollars to Tehran. The Morning Joe panel breaks down the potential backlash this deal could face. MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the …
‘Confounding’: Joe on Trump’s mixed messages to Iran
‘Confounding’: Joe on Trump’s mixed messages to Iran
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he had called off strikes on Iran after claiming a breakthrough in peace negotiations. The news comes after Trump threatened to seize control of the Iranian oil industry. From the Oval Office, the president claimed the deal prevents Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. But Joe and Mika cast doubt on the announcement, highlighting Trump’s habit of repeatedly backing down on threats and re-issuing them when frustrated with negotiations. MS NOW: …
MS NOW Highlights - June 11
MS NOW Highlights – June 11
Watch highlights and must-see interviews from your favorite MS NOW shows. MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. » Subscribe to MS NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@msnow » Subscribe to MS NOW’s We the People Newsletter for exclusive content from your favorite MS NOW anchors. Sign up now for free at https://ms.now/joinus MS NOW is the go-to destination for domestic and international breaking news, and best-in-class opinion journalism. For more context and news coverage of the most …
Trump will have ‘MISERABLE’ two years after midterms ‘DISASTER’: Sen. Cornyn
Trump will have ‘MISERABLE’ two years after midterms ‘DISASTER’: Sen. Cornyn
Republican Senator John Cornyn of Texas is predicting a midterm “disaster” that will make President Trump’s final two years in office “miserable.” Senator Cornyn made the comments in an interview with the New York Times. Cornyn adding that he thinks it’s going to be “a pretty bumpy ride for the next seven months” in the Senate as he joins a handful of other Republicans who are either not seeking re-election or were defeated in primaries by Trump-backed candidates. Maya Rupert and Matthew …
Trump and Iran send mixed signals on war, peace talks
Trump and Iran send mixed signals on war, peace talks
Mixed messages continue out of the United States and Iran. President Trump yesterday once again threatened new military strikes on Tehran before announcing he had, once again, called off the attacks. Trump claimed progress in negotiations as the reason for backing off the strikes yesterday. Tehran, however, is at least publicly telling a different story. Congressional reporter for AXIOS Kate Santaliz joins Way Too Early to break it all down. MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the …
Democrats see support grow with voters who feel CONNED by Trump
Democrats see support grow with voters who feel CONNED by Trump
“They thought he was going to lower costs. They thought he was going to end the wars. They thought he was going to drain the swamp. They thought he was going to release the Epstein files. And now they’re feeling pretty disillusioned.” Democratic candidate for Senate from Texas, James Talarico, talks with Jen Psaki about how Donald Trump’s broken promises and the hardships imposed by Trump’s economy are giving his campaign the opportunity to connect with previously inaccessible voters and …
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell - June 11 | Audio Only
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell – June 11 | Audio Only
Listen to the audio version of The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell from the June 11th broadcast. MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. » Subscribe to MS NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@msnow » Subscribe to MS NOW’s We the People Newsletter for exclusive content from your favorite MS NOW anchors. Sign up now for free at https://ms.now/joinus MS NOW is the go-to destination for domestic and international breaking news, and best-in-class opinion journalism. For more context and …
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Brennan Center for Justice

Inspired by Justice William J. Brennan Jr.’s devotion to core democratic freedoms, the Brennan Center for Justice works to strengthen democracy, end mass incarceration, and protect liberty and security.

The Brennan Center for Justice is an independent, nonpartisan law and policy organization that works to reform, revitalize, and, when necessary, defend our country’s systems of democracy and justice.

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Nonviolence International

Recommended by: Bob B.

Vision – Nonviolence International seeks a world of justice, peace, and environmental sanity where the worth and dignity of all people is fully realized and conflicts are resolved without resorting to violence.

Mission – Nonviolence International advocates for active nonviolence and supports creative, constructive nonviolent campaigns worldwide. We are a backbone organization of the nonviolent movement, providing fiscal sponsorship to partners all over the globe. We tell the transformative stories of dynamic emerging nonviolent movements that give us hope in difficult times and are reshaping what we view as possible. By telling these inspirational stories and supporting these movements, we help to create a peaceful and just future.

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  • Nonviolent Tactics
  • NVI Books
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  • Treaty List by State
  • Alternative Community Security

Organizational Information – Nonviolence International (NVI) was founded by Palestinian activist Mubarak Awad in 1989. NVI is a 501(c)(3) organization registered in Washington, DC, USA. NVI is also a non-governmental organization in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.

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The Movement Action Plan

A Strategic Framework Describing The Eight Stages of Successful Social Movements

by Bill Moyer

Publisher: History Is A Weapon

Recommended by: BruceR

Within a few years after achieving the goals of “take-off”, every major social movement of the past twenty years has undergone a significant collapse, in which activists believed that their movements had failed, the power institutions were too powerful, and their own efforts were futile. This has happened even when movements were actually progressing reasonably well along the normal path taken by past successful movements!

The Movement Action Plan (MAP) was first published as the Fall 1986 edition of the Dandelion. Twelve-thousand copies were published and distributed. This is a revised edition of that article. People are invited to participate in the continuing development of MAP and help spread it to local groups.

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Peninsula Peace & Justice Center

About Us

Our active and vital program is unmatched by any other organization of similar size. We have the ear of our elected representatives, the attention of the media, and the support of thousands of local residents. That’s a formula for grassroots success.
amy-vidcapPPJC has a well-deserved reputation for presenting some of the world’s finest progressive speakers. We offer a free monthly forum on a wide variety of issues – broadcast live on local TV – and host visiting activists from around the globe. Thanks to PPJC, internationally known speakers like Noam Chomsky, Amy Goodman, and Robert Fisk make sure the Peninsula is a stop on their speaking tours.

With our popular website and email alert list, we keep thousands of people informed of urgent actions, upcoming events, and alternative information and opinions. PeaceandJustice.org features streaming videos of great speakers, over 10,000 archived articles, a community calendar, petitions and more.

We believe democracy occurs every day – when people actively participate in the great decisions facing our country and world. When times call for it, we organize demonstrations (including the largest peace demonstration in the history of the Peninsula), petition campaigns, and vigils. We sponsor Congressional call-in days and meet with our elected representatives. In other words, we use all the tools in the grassroots activist toolbox.

It all adds up to effective grassroots action with a local face.

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  • ‘Betrayal of the Working Class’: Trump War of Choice in Iran Pushes Inflation to New 3-Year High
    “This isn’t just ‘bad vibes’ about the economy. Trump’s betrayal of the working class has done lasting damage to our economy.” The post ‘Betrayal of the Working Class’: Trump War of Choice in Iran Pushes Inflation to New 3-Year High appeared first on Peninsula Peace and Justice Center.
  • ‘Children Are Dying’: UN Human Rights Chief Demands Trump End Economic Assault on Cuba
    “Such severe sanctions packages that target entire sectors of an economy and produce broad, indiscriminate, and harsh effects on populations are incompatible with basic principles of international human rights law." The post ‘Children Are Dying’: UN Human Rights Chief Demands Trump End Economic Assault on Cuba appeared first on Peninsula Peace and Justice Center.
  • Webinar: Judge Cordell on Voting Rights
    In a disastrous decision, the conservative majority of the Supreme Court accomplished a longtime goal of the right-wing: the final destruction of 1965's historic Voting Rights Act. How do we respond? The post Webinar: Judge Cordell on Voting Rights appeared first on Peninsula Peace and Justice Center.
  • After Castro Charges, Critics Ask: When Are Indictments Coming for Trump-Hegseth ‘Extrajudicial Murders’?
    "Trump bombs fishing boats at sea, at least once bombed the shipwrecked survivors, and bombed an elementary school, killing more than 165 little girls. And he wants to indict Raul Castro." The post After Castro Charges, Critics Ask: When Are Indictments Coming for Trump-Hegseth ‘Extrajudicial Murders’? appeared first on Peninsula Peace and Justice Center.
  • The Supreme Court Has Enabled Trump to Become Profiteer-in-Chief
    There is a zone of lawlessness around the Oval Office, erected by the Supreme Court when it granted presidents immunity from prosecution if their crimes involved “official acts.” Loot the taxpayers, misuse government power for graft, and you’re off the hook. The post The Supreme Court Has Enabled Trump to Become Profiteer-in-Chief appeared first on Peninsula Peace and Justice Center.
  • 8 Things You Should Know About Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections
    When President Donald Trump attempted to overturn the 2020 election, the institutional guardrails of American democracy held — but just barely. The post 8 Things You Should Know About Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections appeared first on Peninsula Peace and Justice Center.
  • California ‘One Step Closer’ to Taxing Billionaires With Enough Signatures to Make Ballot
    “We deserve to know our local hospital will be open and ready to treat you in an emergency. In a nation as rich as ours, that’s the least we deserve.” The post California ‘One Step Closer’ to Taxing Billionaires With Enough Signatures to Make Ballot appeared first on Peninsula Peace and Justice Center.
  • ‘They Don’t Seem to Give a Shit’: Trump and GOP Push Food Aid Cuts as Iran War Costs Soar
    Trump has requested that lawmakers pass a $1.5 trillion military budget for the coming fiscal year—a nearly 50% increase compared to current levels—while pushing for more cuts to healthcare, housing, nutrition, and education programs. The post ‘They Don’t Seem to Give a Shit’: Trump and GOP Push Food Aid Cuts as Iran War Costs Soar appeared first on Peninsula Peace and Justice Center.
  • Green Groups Sue Trump to Stop ‘Exceptionally Risky’ Deep-Water Drilling Project in Gulf of Mexico
    “Offshore drilling is one of the riskiest kinds of oil extraction, but the Trump administration is ignoring the law to allow Big Oil CEOs to endanger coastal communities for the sake of corporate profit." The post Green Groups Sue Trump to Stop ‘Exceptionally Risky’ Deep-Water Drilling Project in Gulf of Mexico appeared first on Peninsula Peace and Justice Center.
  • Tax Day Realities: Nuclear Weapons and Our Dangerous, Misguided Priorities
    An average American family of four will spend $1,606 dollars on nuclear weapons programs this year, and as a nation we are spending $261,092 every minute on weapons that cannot and must not ever be used without threatening all of humanity. The post Tax Day Realities: Nuclear Weapons and Our Dangerous, Misguided Priorities appeared first on Peninsula Peace and Justice Center.

Public Citizen

Corporations have their lobbyists in Washington, D.C. The people need advocates too.

Public Citizen is a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization that champions the public interest in the halls of power. We defend democracy, resist corporate power, and fight to ensure that government works for the people – not big corporations. Founded in 1971, we now have 1 million members and supporters throughout the country.

With rare exceptions, we don’t participate in partisan political activities or endorse any candidates for elected office. We take no government or corporate money, which allows us to remain fiercely independent and call out bad actors – no matter who they are or how much money and power they have.

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  • Public Citizen and Democracy Defenders Call Upon Howard Lutnick to Resign as Commerce Secretary
    The Honorable Howard Lutnick Secretary of Commerce U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20230 Dear Secretary… The post Public Citizen and Democracy Defenders Call Upon Howard Lutnick to Resign as Commerce Secretary appeared first on Public Citizen.
  • Democracy Campaign Internship – President’s Office
    Internship, Democracy Campaign – President’s Office Summer 2026 Democracy in the United States is under systematic attack – we are… The post Democracy Campaign Internship – President’s Office appeared first on Public Citizen.
  • Health Research Group – Library and Information Science Internship
    Founded in 1971 by Sydney M. Wolfe, M.D. and Ralph Nader, Public Citizen’s Health Research Group (HRG) promotes research-based, system-wide… The post Health Research Group – Library and Information Science Internship appeared first on Public Citizen.
  • Congress Watch Legal Internship
    Congress Watch, a division of Public Citizen, is seeking new legal interns (or for-credit externs) to work primarily with its… The post Congress Watch Legal Internship appeared first on Public Citizen.
  • Comment on Senate Crypto Bill
      The Honorable Tim Scott, Chair The Honorable Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member Honorable Members U.S. Senate Banking Committee Washington, D.C.… The post Comment on Senate Crypto Bill appeared first on Public Citizen.
  • Critical Minerals Internship
    Public Citizen is working with an international network of human rights, environmental, indigenous rights and good governance organizations to push… The post Critical Minerals Internship appeared first on Public Citizen.
  • Climate and Insurance Policy Internship
    Climate-driven disasters are radically altering a crucial source of financial stability: home insurance. As premiums skyrocket and insurance companies walk… The post Climate and Insurance Policy Internship appeared first on Public Citizen.
  • Musk Must Not Escape CFPB Oversight
    March 20, 2025   The Honorable French Hill, Chair The Honorable Maxine Waters, Ranking Member Honorable Members House Financial Services… The post Musk Must Not Escape CFPB Oversight appeared first on Public Citizen.
  • Senate Banking Committee: Vote NO on Crypto Stablecoin Bill (GENIUS Act)
    March 11, 2025   The Honorable Tim Scott, Chair The Honorable Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member Honorable Members Senate Banking Committee… The post Senate Banking Committee: Vote NO on Crypto Stablecoin Bill (GENIUS Act) appeared first on Public Citizen.
  • OGE Must Review Whether Trump Soliciting Gifts
    March 6, 2025 Douglas A. Collins, Acting Director U.S. Office of Government Ethics 250 E Street, SW., Suite 750 Washington,… The post OGE Must Review Whether Trump Soliciting Gifts appeared first on Public Citizen.

Common Cause

Founded with 4,000 core members in 1970 to serve as a people’s lobby, Common Cause has grown into a nationwide network of more than 1 million members and supporters, with a presence in 30 states and Washington, D.C. 

Common Cause works to ensure that every vote counts, that every eligible voter has an equal say, that our elections represent the will of the people and that our government is of, by, and for the people. 

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Legal Defense Fund

Using the power of law, narrative, research, and people, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) defends the humanity and advance the rights of Black people in America.
LDF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

February 19, 2025

Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of nonprofit advocacy organizations challenging three anti-equity executive orders from President Trump related to diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility and transgender people.

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  • Voting Rights Advocates Move to Intervene in Suit to Protect 5,000 Georgia Voters at Risk of Removal from the November Election Rolls
    Read the full statement here.  DeKalb, Georgia – Today, the Georgia State Conference of the NAACP, New Georgia Project, Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda, A. Philip Randolph Institute, Common Cause Georgia, and League of Women Voters of Georgia, represented by Advancement Project, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Southern Poverty Law Center, NAACP […] The post Voting Rights Advocates Move to Intervene in Suit to Protect 5,000 Georgia Voters at Risk of Removal from the November Election Rolls appeared first on Legal Defense Fund.
  • LDF Mourns the Loss of William “Bill” Lucy, Visionary Leader of Labor Movement and Champion of Civil and Human Rights
    The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) is deeply saddened by the death of William “Bill” Lucy, a visionary leader of the labor movement and champion of civil and human rights. During his tenured commitment to public service, Lucy worked tirelessly to advance economic justice across the globe. Mr. Lucy passed away at 90 years old in […] The post LDF Mourns the Loss of William “Bill” Lucy, Visionary Leader of Labor Movement and Champion of Civil and Human Rights appeared first on Legal Defense Fund.
  • LDF President Urges Governor of Missouri to Stop Marcellus “Khalifah” Williams’ Execution
    LDF’s President and Director-Counsel Janai Nelson has sent a letter to Missouri’s Governor Parson, urging him to stop the execution of Marcellus “Khalifah” Williams scheduled for September 24, 2024. Last month, the Circuit Court of St. Louis County entered a consent judgment accepting the Alford plea of Mr. Williams and sentencing Mr. Williams to life […] The post LDF President Urges Governor of Missouri to Stop Marcellus “Khalifah” Williams’ Execution appeared first on Legal Defense Fund.
  • LDF Condemns Governor Hochul’s Plan to Deploy National Guard, State Police into NYC Transit System
    Read a PDF of our statement here. Today, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced a five-point plan that includes deploying 1,000 members of the U.S. National Guard and New York State police throughout New York City’s transit system. Hochul’s plan includes legislation that would expand judges’ authority to ban people from the transit system […] The post LDF Condemns Governor Hochul’s Plan to Deploy National Guard, State Police into NYC Transit System appeared first on Legal Defense Fund.
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  • Protected: Traffic Stop Results in Humiliation and Thousands of Dollars Billed to Victim
    There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. The post Protected: Traffic Stop Results in Humiliation and Thousands of Dollars Billed to Victim appeared first on Legal Defense Fund.
  • Shelby First Anniversary Countdown: Day 22
    Countdown Day 22: The Voting Rights Amendment Act is a critical piece of legislation that was proposed by a bipartisan group of Members of Congress in response to the United States Supreme Court’s devastating decision in Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder. Here is a list of the top ten things you should know about the VRAA: […] The post Shelby First Anniversary Countdown: Day 22 appeared first on Legal Defense Fund.

League of Women Voters

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization working to protect and expand voting rights and ensure everyone is represented in our democracy. We empower voters and defend democracy through advocacy, education, and litigation, at the local, state, and national levels. IPV is affiliated with The League of Women Voters South San Mateo County

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ACLU

American Civil Liberty Union – Defend the rights of all people nationwide

The ACLU has evolved in the years since from this small group of idealists into the nation’s premier defender of the rights enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. With more than 1.1 million members, 500 staff attorneys, thousands of volunteer attorneys, and offices throughout the nation, the ACLU of today continues to fight government abuse and to vigorously defend individual freedoms, including speech and religion, a woman’s right to choose, the right to due process, citizens’ rights to privacy and much more. The ACLU stands up for these rights even when the cause is unpopular, and sometimes when nobody else will. While not always in agreement with us on every issue, Americans have come to count on the ACLU for its unyielding dedication to principle. The ACLU has become so ingrained in American society that it is hard to imagine an America without it.

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