Democracy - Deceleration (Page 3)

Is This a ‘Movement Moment’ Rising to Swamp Trump?

How to recognize the characteristics that make for powerful whirlwinds of protest against injustice and tyranny.

By Mark Engler

/ 25 Apr 2025

Is This a ‘Movement Moment’ Rising to Swamp Trump?

VIDEO: ‘Fire Elon Musk!’ U.S. Rep. Casar Revs up Thousands Marching Against Trump Abuses in San Antonio

“The biggest domestic threat to our Constitution is Donald Trump and those that support him,” said one marcher, describing himself as a 32-year veteran of the U.S. Army.

By Greg Harman

/ 22 Apr 2025

VIDEO: ‘Fire Elon Musk!’ U.S. Rep. Casar Revs up Thousands Marching Against Trump Abuses in San Antonio

Hands Off! Protest Floods San Antonio Downtown Streets Decrying Trump, Musk Abuses

Deceleration stumbled into former and current Republicans at the Hands Off! march in San Antonio joining millions worldwide rallying against recent Trump actions, including the dismantling of federal agencies and social services, and in favor of fundamental human rights.

By Greg Harman

/ 8 Apr 2025

Hands Off! Protest Floods San Antonio Downtown Streets Decrying Trump, Musk Abuses

Trump and the Insurrection Act: What You Need to Know Right Now

With the Insurrection Act looming, now is the time to learn how it might unfold and the strategic ways to respond — including refusal, resistance, and ridicule.

By Daniel Hunter

/ 4 Apr 2025

Trump and the Insurrection Act: What You Need to Know Right Now

Hands Off! April 5 Mass Mobilization to Stop Trump and Musk

Protests are being planned in cities across the U.S.—and clear across Texas, from El Paso to Houston and many small towns in between.

By Greg Harman

/ 3 Apr 2025

Hands Off! April 5 Mass Mobilization to Stop Trump and Musk

The Fight for Mahmoud Khalil Is a Fight for Us All

If we don’t successfully challenge the government’s unconstitutional seizure of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, this behavior will become the model for repressing labor organizers, racial justice advocates, reproductive justice efforts, climate activists, and more, the authors write.

By Sajida Jalalzai

/ 15 Mar 2025

The Fight for Mahmoud Khalil Is a Fight for Us All

‘Bad, Bad DOGE’: San Antonio Rallies Against Trump Power Grab, Attacks on Federal Workforce

As Trump launched a tariff war on Tuesday with the U.S.’s largest trading partners and attacked his political enemies, thousands rallied across the nation—including San Antonio—to fight back against the autocratic executive’s power grab.

By Greg Harman

/ 5 Mar 2025

‘Bad, Bad DOGE’: San Antonio Rallies Against Trump Power Grab, Attacks on Federal Workforce

Check Fascism: Shut Down the Economy (and Grow Something Beautiful-ler)

Defeating Trump & Musk’s authoritarian power grab will require multiple forms of resistance, including targeted economic boycotts and general strikes.

By Greg Harman

/ 27 Feb 2025

Check Fascism: Shut Down the Economy (and Grow Something Beautiful-ler)

Elon Musk’s Embrace of Far-Right Energizes Transatlantic Climate Denial

The tech billionaire is invigorating groups in the U.S. and Europe aiming to sabotage climate action, a DeSmog media analysis shows.

By DeSmog

/ 26 Feb 2025

Elon Musk’s Embrace of Far-Right Energizes Transatlantic Climate Denial

Choosing Democracy: How to Crash Fascism and Build a New World (from Your Living Room)

‘People were frozen, I knew that. It wasn’t the stunned shock of 2016; this time around, it was exhaustion. But it also felt like people were thinking. What we’d done before hadn’t worked. What would? No one knew. Yet.’

By Marisol Cortez

/ 13 Feb 2025

Choosing Democracy: How to Crash Fascism and Build a New World (from Your Living Room)

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

Fighting Authoritarianism While Winning Water & Energy Justice in Texas

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