"We badly need more institutions and leaders – from across the ideological spectrum – to stand up and stand together for democratic values." --Daniel Altshuler

Why haven’t American elites stood up for Minnesota? | Daniel Altschuler If US elites can find the courage to speak up, we can still prevent our country from descending into full-blown autocracy

There is no shortage of courage in our country right now. It is just unevenly distributed.

I appreciate @us.theguardian.com for publishing my piece exploring the tremendous gap in courage between everyday people and elites—and calling on more elites to stand up.

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How repression is born – and how to resist it | Javier Corrales and Daniel Altschuler In a clear pattern, a machine designed to generate law and order morphs into an organization operating under lawlessness

How repression is born – and how to resist it | Javier Corrales and Daniel Altschuler

Friendly reminder that striking workers are asking you not to patronize ANY Starbucks store.

If you're traveling this week, your airport definitely has other options. Zero reason to even think about crossing a picket line!

Yesterday, Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social appointed more than 400 New Yorkers to 17 Transition Committees — a powerful team that will shape the personnel and policy vision of the incoming administration.

How repression is born – and how to resist it | Javier Corrales and Daniel Altschuler In a clear pattern, a machine designed to generate law and order morphs into an organization operating under lawlessness

Proud to write this new piece for The Guardian with the ever-astute @javiercorrales.bsky.social. We offer a way to think about the descent into government repression — and how people can effectively resist it.

Comments welcome!

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We are no longer free. But we can win our freedom back To meet this moment in US history, we need to revisit the rich – and successful – tradition of nonviolent disruption

For those seeking to make sense of this moment and how we can collectively get through it, I'd strongly recommend Freedom Together President Deepak Bhargava's incisive essay in @us.theguardian.com.

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