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George Yancy: It’s Not Enough to Abolish ICE — We Have to Abolish the Police

“What’s happening now has happened before,” Robin D. G. Kelley says, underscoring the anti-Blackness foundational to US fascism.

March 9, 2026 · 2 Comments

Steve Loney: How to fight back when the federal government tries to silence you online

The freedom to openly criticize the government without penalty or punishment is the keystone of our democracy.

March 7, 2026 · 7 Comments

Robert Lipsyte: The Barbarians at the Gate

I was shocked, but not surprised. What do we do now? Yes, we all knew they were coming, still….

March 3, 2026 · 8 Comments

Zia Kandler and Moira Birss: How to build emergency response systems for the long haul

The international accompaniment movement teaches us that to sustain an emergency response to state violence, we must build durable, collective and supportive structures now.

February 27, 2026 · 4 Comments

Dion O’Reilly: Ecology of Fear

There’s a poet in your way. She’s pink as a newborn, bright as the one star that heats the planet. Such warmth, Iceman, of course you’re terrified.

February 25, 2026 · 16 Comments

Tom Engelhardt: The Apocalyptic President

“We’re gonna make trade fair again, and maybe win a Nobel Peace Prize while we’re at it… unless I have to nuke somebody.”

February 23, 2026 · 11 Comments

Alliyah Lusuegro: Target Needs to Kick Ice Out of Its Stores

It may be time for some of us to rethink where we shop.

February 19, 2026 · 10 Comments

Matthew J. Parker: The ICEY Fingers of Our Prison Industry

Congress has spent decades nullifying even a whiff of comprehensive immigration reform while simultaneously encouraging American businesses to both hire and demonize the cheap labor. 

February 18, 2026 · 9 Comments

Rivera Sun: 10 rules of resistance for #ICEOut

Americans can learn from the anti-Nazi leaflet “10 Commandments for Danes” by denying ICE everything it needs to function.

February 17, 2026 · 9 Comments

Rashida James-Saadiya: Anti-ICE Organizing Is Creating Counter-Institutions Based on Care

The task now is not to burn brighter or faster, but to build the collective capacity to withstand what’s coming.

February 13, 2026 · 5 Comments

Rebecca Gordon: On Seeking Asylum and Refuge

In a Hostile United States

February 12, 2026 · 5 Comments

Theia Chatelle:  Indigenous-Led Collectives Are Keeping Minnesotan Communities Safe From ICE

Members of the American Indian Movement and the Many Shields Warrior Society are patrolling the streets of Minneapolis.

February 10, 2026 · 10 Comments

Liz Theoharis & Sam Theoharis: The Young Organizers Survival Corps

Despite a seemingly endless barrage of think pieces bemoaning the fickleness and apathy of the young, teenagers and young adults have been at the forefront of every significant struggle of this moment. 

February 5, 2026 · 8 Comments

Video: Bruce Springsteen | Streets Of Minneapolis 

This is the song heard round the world.

February 1, 2026 · 15 Comments

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