What Narrative Power Is Doing in Minnesota, and Beyond By Eleonore Wesserle The murders of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good by ICE in Minnesota were not an anomaly or a breakdown. They were … [Read more...] about ICE Violence and the Struggle to Make Meaning:
Catalyzing Change through Learning
Nonviolent Action Resources and Training
Nonviolent movements are statistically more effective at combatting authoritarianism than violent resistance. Anyone can engage in nonviolent action: from quiet acts of disruption to consumer … [Read more...] about Nonviolent Action Resources and Training
Authoritarianism: How You Know It When You See It
What is democracy? Forms of rights-based representative government in which: Source: Our Common Purpose: Reinventing American Democracy for the 21st Century What is … [Read more...] about Authoritarianism: How You Know It When You See It
Fascism and Isolation vs. Democracy and Interconnection: The Narrative Antidote to Authoritarianism
By Mónica Roa, PuentesOne way to understand our time is as a battleground of intense narrative disputes. On one side, the climate emergency, the impact of artificial intelligence on employment, the … [Read more...] about Fascism and Isolation vs. Democracy and Interconnection: The Narrative Antidote to Authoritarianism
THE VISTA: December 2025
As 2025 comes to a close, many of us may still be trying to make sense of what we are living through with the second Trump administration. This article offers several distinct but complementary … [Read more...] about THE VISTA: December 2025
THE VISTA: November 2025
The political waters have felt especially choppy in November. The Associated Press provided a series of helpful charts to digest the results of the general elections; and although the government … [Read more...] about THE VISTA: November 2025
