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Welcome to the Graveyard of the Progressive Movement
5 years ago this weekend, millions joined the Women’s March in the largest single day-demonstration in US history. This weekend, however, there is no Women’s March scheduled. Instead, we will only see activists marching in DC as part of the Annual March for Life (against abortion rights). Last January, I spoke with Danielle Kurtzleben on…
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Does the Rittenhouse Verdict Change the Lessons of the American Resistance?
The outcome of the Kyle Rittenhouse case provides an important moment for reflection about the role of protest in American democracy and the risk protesters face when they participate in activism. While protests on the Left have remained predominantly peaceful over the past five years, the dangers to protesters have spread silently. I wrote about…
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More Climate Resistance Around the World
Today is a Global Day of Action for Climate Justice. It follows yesterday’s huge climate march that was coordinated by youth involved in Fridays for Future and featured a speech by Greta Thunberg. I wrote this piece to explain how the climate movement has grown (and why we should expect to see much more activism…
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Before the Women’s March Marches Again
On Saturday October 2nd, the Women’s March will march again. This time, the focus is specifically on defending Reproductive Rights. Although it is not clear how many people will join this mobilization in the streets during a pandemic before the Supreme Court reconvenes, the issue of Reproductive Rights is certainly on the mind of many…
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When Protest Becomes Insurgency Revisited
Today, the House of Representatives is holding its first hearing of the January 6th Committee, which includes the testimony of 4 police officers. Listening to the testimony is chilling but provides us with important reminders that there is much to learn about how January 6th happened. Every single testimony provides evidence that the insurrection was…
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Networks of Engagement Around the 2020 Election
As part of the Indivisble Census, members of the Indivisible network were asked to indicate how they worked with the Democratic Party, Individual Candidate’s Campaigns, and other groups during the 2020 election. About half reported working with each. Respondents wrote in about 2,000 groups that they had worked with around the 2020 elections. Five groups…
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On the Anniversary of the Murder of George Floyd: More Evidence that White Allies Are Continuing to Push For Racial Justice
On the 1 year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, I am releasing some preliminary findings from the 2021 Indivisible Census. As I’ve written elsewhere and documented with data collected from participants at BLM protests in summer 2020, and with data from the American Resistance dataset, the murder of George Floyd was a turning…
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This is NOT What Democracy Looks Like! State-Level Efforts to Limit Protest are on the Rise
Across the country, while efforts to limit voting have been introduced in most states and gained substantial attention, more than 80 bills have been simultaneously been introduced in 34 states that aim to reduce citizen’s right to assemble and protest. These attacks on the very foundation of democratic participation—voting and peaceful assembly—are the most recent…
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The 2021 Indivisible Census is Open!
Last night, the 2021 Indivisible Census opened. The Census is collecting data on the Indivisible Network to see how this Resistance group has grown over the past year. It will provide insights into the priorities of the network in terms of who is participating, what they are doing, and what is motivating them. Here’s a…
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Will the Resistance Join the Graveyard of Democratic Politics (take 2)?
I posted a piece with this name right after the midterm elections in November 2018 and, after it came up in a conversation with Danielle Kurtzleben on NPR about the future of the Resistance, it seems like a good time to revisit it. With yesterday’s inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the…
Dana R Fisher 