Taking a short break from my excellent vacation at the White Stallion Ranch to empty my inbox of all the righteous news that has come out in the past 48 hours. Note that the Democratic leadership seems to be stepping up to speak out on specific issues, following Senator Van
Quick check-in from my vacay. Looks like the protests got a reasonable amount of coverage. Soon, I hope we see more institutional support for these protests. We are seeing consortia of universities, non-profits, and research groups who are forming to preserve their work, share resources, and plan long-term strategy for
It's another big protest weekend and I hope you were able to get out and shout for a couple hours today! I am traveling to visit family so wasn't able to attend a protest, but from my news alerts, it looks like a lot of other
I'm introducing a slimmed down intro so that you can get to the news faster. Pushback Resource Guide Blueprint for Saving Democracy Email Tips Subscribe to The Pushback "Democrats" are elected officials, government agencies, unions, and non-profits. "Grassroots" are individuals, political organizing groups, and
Come for the bad-ass judges, stay for the bad-ass protests, and finish it off with a little 'discontent in the manosphere.' There's something for everyone today! This is a crowd-sourced effort, so if you come across a news item or call to action that you think
There's some bleak stuff going on today. We can now see clearly in the rearview mirror that the thing looming over us is a Constitutional crisis. It's here. It's chasing us. But we can fight back. I started this newsletter not because I wanted
It's been quiet this week - too quiet. I guess all the Dems are with their kids for spring break, or with their families for Passover or Easter. Or maybe everyone is just recovering from the Hands Off! March last weekend. Whatever it is, the pushback news of
The topics are listed according to the type of action and actor as described in this post. "Democrats" are elected officials, government agencies, unions, and non-profits. "Grassroots" are individuals, political organizing groups, and informal groups. "Disloyal Opposition" are Republicans, conservatives, business interests, and other
I hope they've got something good in the works, because the Grassroots and Disloyal Opposition are running circles around the Democrats. Rachel did an 18 minute segment on the protests, which is great, and there's a new resource on disability advocacy below. Keep the links coming,
Most of the news out there today continues to be about the successful nationwide Hands Off! Protests held on Saturday. If you missed my 50 states round up, you can still catch it here. There's also quite a bit of news about Wall Street folks and GOP legislators
Wow. Saturday April 5 was the third nationwide protest and EVERY.SINGLE.STATE showed up and showed out (Here is my coverage of the first 50501 and second 50501). Thousands of people showed up in small towns and big cities, in the rain and wind or in the hot sun.
Happy Hands Off! Day. I'll be heading out to our local protest around lunch time and with over 1000 protests planned, I hope you'll be stepping out and stepping up too! Whether this is your first protest or your 50th, remember that this is just one