Archive - The Connector

Against the Doomsayers

Fear-mongering gets clicks, but sharing worries about "martial law" won't help stop it. Instead, keep calm and carry on by celebrating the…

Apr 15 •

Cory Booker's Two Faces

From an unearthly transformational performance to old-fashioned transactional panhandling, all in a day. Is this how to build a movement?

Apr 8 •

Bonus Post: This is Not a Joke

How we start to turn the page on this awful regime.

Apr 5 •

Forks in the Road

Today's pivotal elections; my own pivot to follow the power curve; and a bit more on Bernie Sanders organizing strategy.

Apr 1 •

March 2025

The Defiance is Spreading

Anti-Trump/Musk protests are expanding, with the next two weeks heading towards a crescendo.

Mar 26 •

Welcome to Movement Time

The big question: Are we still on Earth One, where American representative democracy can still function? Or are we on Earth Two, where the Constitution…

Mar 18 •

The Defiance This Time

Trump/Musk are galvanizing an opposition that could be different and stronger than the one that rose in 2017.

Mar 12 •

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…

Mar 5 •

February 2025

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…

Feb 25 •

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.

Feb 18 •

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:

Feb 11 •

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…

Feb 4 •

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