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PODCAST: Fighting Authoritarianism While Winning Water & Energy Justice in Texas

‘Why is CenterPoint Energy making billions while people die? Why is Encor and other electric utilities making massive profits, when none of that comes back to us?’ — Dave Cortez, Texas Sierra Club

By Greg Harman

/ 12 Feb 2025

PODCAST: Fighting Authoritarianism While Winning Water & Energy Justice in Texas

Texas Colleges Rolled Over For Anti-DEI Bill—And Set Themselves Up for Broader Attacks

University administrators’ rush to obey not only abandoned targeted faculty and students—it also permitted an insidious slide toward eliminating entire fields of study.

By Marisol Cortez

/ 11 Feb 2025

Texas Colleges Rolled Over For Anti-DEI Bill—And Set Themselves Up for Broader Attacks

This is How We Organize Under Authoritarian Creep in a Closing Civil Society

History is full of lessons from those who’ve faced — and defeated — authoritarian regimes. Their victories remind us that in crisis there is also opportunity.

By Waging Nonviolence

/ 6 Feb 2025

This is How We Organize Under Authoritarian Creep in a Closing Civil Society

Hundreds of Students Walk Out of Classes in San Antonio to Protest Trump Actions

Students told Deceleration that they understand they are organizing for the rights of their own generation as well as those who will follow.

By Greg Harman

/ 6 Feb 2025

Hundreds of Students Walk Out of Classes in San Antonio to Protest Trump Actions

Breaking the Grip of Polluting Industry in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley: Researchers Uncover Hard Facts

In spite of federal hostility toward frontline communities under President Trump, new grassroots research into toxic emissions could yet spark locally led reform in Louisiana.

By Frances Madeson

/ 5 Feb 2025

Breaking the Grip of Polluting Industry in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley: Researchers Uncover Hard Facts

Trump Rhetoric On Disability, Disaster, and Spending has Eugenics at its Core

We must reject all efforts to dial back to a time when “worthless eaters” were targeted for sterilization and—ultimately—eradication in the name of governmental efficiency, argues San Antonio artist Angela Weddle.

By Angela Weddle

/ 4 Feb 2025

Trump Rhetoric On Disability, Disaster, and Spending has Eugenics at its Core

Let’s Defend Sanctuary Policies and Throw a Wrench Into the Deportation Machine

Local officials must not give in to Trump’s bullying and obey in advance, which will only set a dangerous precedent.

By Truthout

/ 1 Feb 2025

Let’s Defend Sanctuary Policies and Throw a Wrench Into the Deportation Machine

Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe Planning Indigenous-Led Higher Ed In Shadow of DEI Crackdowns

White supremacist movements seeking to eradicate the study of race and racism are driven by a fear of discomfort, says Juan Mancias, tribal chair of the Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe of Texas. That’s also where the healing we all need resides.

By Greg Harman

/ 29 Jan 2025

Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe Planning Indigenous-Led Higher Ed In Shadow of DEI Crackdowns

Hawaii State Leaders Demanding Full EIS of SpaceX Starship Program

‘Given the lack of previous stakeholder participation, a change in spacecraft type, and the dramatically expanded area, which is further affected by ocean currents, it is unclear what the impact will be on Hawaii,’ the bill’s text reads.

By Gaige Davila

/ 28 Jan 2025

Hawaii State Leaders Demanding Full EIS of SpaceX Starship Program

How to Reclaim Traditional Foods for a Degrowth Food Future

Fermentation is a living food culture that taps into ancient skills and traditional knowledge. But this knowledge is under attack and slowly dying out.

By degrowth

/ 28 Jan 2025

How to Reclaim Traditional Foods for a Degrowth Food Future

Corpus Christi Taking Emergency Water Actions as Reservoirs Dwindle and Industrial Demand Grows

This Texas city has struggled to develop a seawater desalination plant, but its efforts have lagged as thirsty industries arrive and drought persists.

By Dylan Baddour

/ 23 Jan 2025

Corpus Christi Taking Emergency Water Actions as Reservoirs Dwindle and Industrial Demand Grows

Disability Rights: ‘We Don’t Want to Go Into the Fetal Position and Do Nothing’

Legendary disability rights organizer Bob Kafka and Cathy Cranston speak with Deceleration about the incoming 89th session of the Texas Legislature and inauguration of a president promising cuts to vital services.

By Kit O’Connell

/ 22 Jan 2025

Disability Rights: ‘We Don’t Want to Go Into the Fetal Position and Do Nothing’