Micah Sifry

3 weeks ago | theconnector.substack.com | Micah Sifry

April 20 came and went with no declaration of the Insurrection Act. Can everyone who shared that terrifying viral post about how martial law would be declared that day please now share a note saying “Hey, we’re still here!” Or something equally cheerful to counteract the unnecessary fear-mongering? The times are crazy enough!As my friend and movement historian L.A. Kauffman says, we have to Spread Courage.

1 month ago | sltrib.com | Micah Sifry

Ever since Donald Trump returned to the White House and turned Elon Musk's chain saw on longstanding federal programs and agencies, Democratic voters have been asking: Where is the opposition? Democrats are still furious at Sen. Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, for helping Mr. Trump keep the government open; many find the public style of Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the minority leader in the House, too buttoned-up to meet the moment.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Micah Sifry

An Army Corps of Engineers worker said something similar when we met in March at a weekly picket outside the office of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Lower Manhattan. He described how the day he was hired, he stood by a flag, put his hand on a Bible and took an oath to defend the Constitution. He had come out on his lunch break to support fired bureau workers. "They keep Wall Street in line," he explained.

1 month ago | prospect.org | Micah Sifry

Since February 22, when Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) began his “Fighting Oligarchy” tour of America with an overflow crowd in Omaha, Nebraska, tens of thousands of people have flocked to join him. In Warren, Michigan, UAW President Shawn Fain helped pump up the working-class crowd of more than 10,000 wearing a T-shirt reading, “Eat the Rich.” With Sanders ally Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) opening their rally in Denver, a whopping 34,000 showed up on Friday, March 21.

1 month ago | open.substack.com | Melissa Ryan |Micah Sifry

Two weeks ago, I wrote that “the cost of opposing Trump has never been higher, but that cost will only rise as time goes on.” We’ve since seen a terrifying escalation from the Trump Administration, which is making it clear that they plan to relentlessly attack and punish dissent, using every lever of power available to them.