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The Defiance This Time
Trump/Musk are galvanizing an opposition that could be different and stronger than the one that rose in 2017.
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Micah L. Sifry
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Breaking Government in Order to "Fix" It
Why the destruction of 18F, the digital services arm of GSA, is so telling--plus what Elon Musk is really after. Plus, the Democratic Party's tech debt…
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Micah L. Sifry
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Organizing How-Tos (and How Not-Tos) in this Whirlwind Moment
While federal workers and Latino community groups are organizing frontline opposition, hashtag phenoms like #50501 and #TeslaTakedown are filling the…
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Micah L. Sifry
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3 Things Democrats Could Do That They Aren't (Yet)
Learned helplessness can be unlearned. Especially when you think about ways of organizing an actual opposition.
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Micah L. Sifry
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It's a Crime Spree, Not a "Coup"
Let's keep (F)elon Musk in perspective and not give him and Trump power they don't have. Plus:
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Micah L. Sifry
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Send Elon Musk to Mars!
The sooner the better. As the far-right mega-billionaire rifles illegally through the US government, opposition is rising fast. Plus, a post-mortem on…
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Micah L. Sifry
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Is the “Resistance” Over? It's Just Getting Started.
Why obituaries for opposition to Trump are premature. Plus an update on the DNC chair race as it comes into final focus, and more on why Elon Musk's…
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Micah L. Sifry
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