3 chapters across the catalog
Local Planning Commissions, Subversive Community Involvement
The hosts discuss the experience of participating in local planning commissions as a way to counter ineffective local governance. They describe the "gruesome details" and interpersonal conflicts inherent in small-town bureaucracy and the role of "Karens" in derailing productive community improvements.
Harvard Resistance School and Progressive Strategy
A group of graduate students at Harvard has launched the "Resistance School," a four-week program designed to train activists to fight the Trump agenda. The hosts analyze the school's mission statement and its ties to former staffers from the Obama, Bernie, and Hillary campaigns.
A reading of social media posts illustrates a deep sense of "overwhelming sadness" and fear among certain communities following the inauguration. The posts emphasize concerns for people of color, the LGBTQ community, and Muslims, framing the march as a "safe place" for those in pain.
