Lizbeth Lucero

Sep 12, 2023 | forgeorganizing.org | Robert Kuttner |Hollie Russon Gilman |Lizbeth Lucero |Ben Kei Chin

[Originally published September 1st for Commons, a leftwing journal in Ukraine. An overview of Priama Diia, a leftwing student union in Ukraine, and how they are organizing masses of students in the face of the war with Russia and the increasingly repressive and anti-working class policies of the Ukrainian government.

Sep 12, 2023 | forgeorganizing.org | Robert Kuttner |Hollie Russon Gilman |Lizbeth Lucero |Ben Kei Chin

[Originally published September 1st for Commons, a leftwing journal in Ukraine.]On the eve of September 1st, the Day of Knowledge, Commons spoke to activists of the student union Priama Diia about the right to education in a country at war. They explain why they decided to relaunch the union, what obstacles there are to protecting students' rights, and share their plans and dreams for the future of Ukrainian education after the war.

Feb 28, 2023 | heraldodemexico.com.mx | Lizbeth Lucero

Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, jefa de gobierno de la Ciudad de México, mantiene su ventaja sobre el resto de los aspirantes morenistas que buscan suceder al presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador, al motivar diversas movilizaciones y concentraciones en favor de su proyecto, a lo largo del país. Tan sólo del 19 al 27 de febrero, miles de mexicanos y mexicanas participaron en 13 asambleas informativas para conocer su proyecto.

Feb 15, 2023 | thefulcrum.us | Hollie Russon Gilman |Lizbeth Lucero

Hollie Russon Gilman is a Senior Fellow at New America's Political Reform Program and an Affiliate Fellow at Harvard's Ash Center. She is the author of Democracy Reinvented: Participatory Budgeting and Civic Innovation in America and most recently co-author of Civic Power: Rebuilding American Democracy in an Era of Crisis. Lizbeth Lucero is a program associate at New America's Political Reform Program.

Jan 24, 2023 | newamerica.org | Lizbeth Lucero

Two years almost to the day after the historic insurrection in our nation’s capital, Brazil’s far right did the exact same thing. As we enter into 2023, it’s clear the effects of Trumpism and right-wing authoritarianism continue to linger in the air and are spreading across the globe. The tug-of-war between democracy and authoritarianism has become a global challenge.