SOLVED! SAMPLE! #33 - Be a Mosquito in a Swarm: How to Put Cracks in Authoritarian Power
Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy
Why Local Organizing Matters
Deon, Amanda, and Erin explain plugging into mutual aid, neighborhood defense, and sustained organizing.
Air Date: 2-3-26
Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:
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Ch. 1 - Trump's Pillars of Support, and plugging into community building & local support networks
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Ch. 2 - Case studies in success: Avelo Airlines & Spotify and why they matter
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Ch. 3 - Pressure campaigns at home and abroad and why they are important
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Ch. 4 - The new cracks in MAGA, and building up the political opposition party we need
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SOLVED! BACKSTAGE: Beyond the Algorithm (Members Only!): The second amendment folks' weird moment after ICE murdered Alex Pretti
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REFERENCES DISCUSSED
Why Nonviolent Resistance Doesn't Require Your Opponent to Have a Conscience - Tim Hjersted, Films for Action
Think There's Nothing You Can Do to Stop ICE? Think Again. - The Nation
Here's How We Pressured an Airline to End Its Contract With ICE - TruthOut
Want to Stop ICE? Go After Its Corporate Collaborators. - The Nation
CEOs of major Minnesota businesses finally speak out, sign meek call for 'deescalation' - Bring Me The News
'Tariff for Oligarchs': Top Economist Urges Europe to Fight Trump by Punishing US Billionaires - Common Dreams
Some Conservatives Veer Off Party Line After DHS Agents Kill Another US Citizen - Mother Jones
Here's Your Damn Playbook, Democrats - The New Republic
This Could Be the Moment MAGA Collapses - The New Republic
MORE RESOURCES
Here's How to Find Out Which Corporations Are Collaborating With ICE - Little Sis
How to Weaken ICE: Cut Off the Corporations That Make Deportations Possible: Unified Strategy to Join, Support, or Build Boycott Campaigns Against ICE Vendors and Suppliers - Herman Legal Group
We Must Establish The Run Against Authoritarianism - Bad Faith Times
BACKSTAGE
Trump is Making an Enemy of the Gun Lobby - The Intercept
EXTRAS:
Meta lays off employees across multiple teams - Tech Crunch (Oct 16, 2024)
People Think Amazon Is an E-Commerce Company, but 74% of Its Profit Comes From This Instead
Best of the Left #1769 Politics Beyond the Ballot Box: Elections and the Movements that Power Them
ICE confirms new office in College Park - Atlanta News First
Ossoff Inquires about Rumored New ICE Detention Facility - Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB)
Prominent MAGA streamer compares ICE to Gestapo after Pretti shooting
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