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The Battle to Save the Endangered Species Act

Protecting threatened and endangered species has long been popular with Americans across the political spectrum. But can the Trump administration, which has moved to weaken the Endangered Species Act, be inspired to protect the species we love?

By Wendee Nicole

/ 21 Aug 2025

The Battle to Save the Endangered Species Act

Texas Gerrymandering Fight Reveals Actions of an Autocrat—And What it Takes to Defeat One

Do not obey.

By Greg Harman

/ 11 Aug 2025

Texas Gerrymandering Fight Reveals Actions of an Autocrat—And What it Takes to Defeat One

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

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

/ 5 Apr 2025

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

CERAWeek: Eight Arrests Outside Houston’s ‘Super Bowl’ of Energy as Hundreds Convene to Imagine a Future Free of Fossil Fuels

As calls for ‘Drill Baby Drill’ and ‘Mine Baby Mine’ filled the conference rooms at Hilton Americas in Houston, hundreds gathered outside to imagine what many described as the more just, sustainable, and inevitable world we all actually need.

By Greg Harman

/ 14 Mar 2025

CERAWeek: Eight Arrests Outside Houston’s ‘Super Bowl’ of Energy as Hundreds Convene to Imagine a Future Free of Fossil Fuels

‘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

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