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News & Resources

  • Articles

    The Authoritarianism We Have Not Yet Confronted

    July 2, 2026
    Jarvis Williams
    The Authoritarianism We Have Not Yet Confronted
  • Articles, Recommended Readings

    Our Relationship to The Future: Narratives, Imagination Skills and Futures Literacy

    June 30, 2026
    The Horizons Project
    Our Relationship to The Future: Narratives, Imagination Skills and Futures Literacy
  • Newsletters

    The VISTA: June 2026

    June 24, 2026
    The VISTA: June 2026
  • Training Materials, Videos

    The Superpowers of Faith Communities in the Pro-Democracy Movement

    June 19, 2026
    The Superpowers of Faith Communities in the Pro-Democracy Movement
  • Training Materials, Videos

    Protecting Our Democracy: The Role of Veterans and Military Families

    June 19, 2026
    Protecting Our Democracy: The Role of Veterans and Military Families
  • Training Materials, Videos

    The Big-Tent, Broad-Front Democracy Movement

    June 19, 2026
    The Big-Tent, Broad-Front Democracy Movement
  • Training Materials, Videos

    Responding to Political Violence and Repression Under Authoritarian Consolidation

    June 8, 2026
    Responding to Political Violence and Repression Under Authoritarian Consolidation
  • Training Materials

    GUIDE: Harnessing Our Power to End Political Violence

    June 5, 2026
    GUIDE: Harnessing Our Power to End Political Violence
  • Newsletters

    The VISTA: May 2026

    May 21, 2026
    The Horizons Project
    The VISTA: May 2026
  • Newsletters

    THE VISTA: April 2026

    April 28, 2026
    The Horizons Project
    THE VISTA: April 2026
  • Case-studies

    Argentine Catholic Clergy Oppose Javier Milei

    April 24, 2026
    Adam Fefer
    Argentine Catholic Clergy Oppose Javier Milei
  • Articles

    Strategy Is Not the Problem: Why Issue-Based and Systems Approaches Break Under Pressure without Defensible Decisions

    April 20, 2026
    Jarvis Williams
    Strategy Is Not the Problem: Why Issue-Based and Systems Approaches Break Under Pressure without Defensible Decisions
  • Publications, Training Materials

    Defending Local Stability: The Business Response

    April 6, 2026
    The Horizons Project
    Defending Local Stability: The Business Response
  • Articles

    Faith as a Civic Counterweight in the Southeast: A Philanthropic Case for Investing in Faith‑Based Civic Formation

    April 1, 2026
    Jarvis Williams
    Faith as a Civic Counterweight in the Southeast: A Philanthropic Case for Investing in Faith‑Based Civic Formation
  • Newsletters

    THE VISTA: March 2026

    March 26, 2026
    The Horizons Project
    THE VISTA: March 2026
  • Articles

    When Strategy Signals Instability

    March 16, 2026
    Jarvis Williams
    When Strategy Signals Instability
  • Newsletters

    THE VISTA: February 2026

    February 26, 2026
    The Horizons Project
    THE VISTA: February 2026
  • Articles

    Organizing Under Political Stress: Structural Clarity Before Engagement Is a Governance Imperative

    February 24, 2026
    Jarvis Williams
    Organizing Under Political Stress: Structural Clarity Before Engagement Is a Governance Imperative
  • Podcasts

    Democracy & Belonging: Learning Across the Atlantic

    February 4, 2026
    The Horizons Project
    Democracy & Belonging: Learning Across the Atlantic
  • Newsletters

    THE VISTA: January 2026

    January 29, 2026
    The Horizons Project
    THE VISTA: January 2026
  • Articles

    History, Resistance and Democracy: Reflections on Visiting the Phoenix Indian School

    January 29, 2026
    The Horizons Project
    History, Resistance and Democracy: Reflections on Visiting the Phoenix Indian School
  • Articles

    Facilitating a Big Tent: Critical Connections for Pro-Democracy Organizing

    January 28, 2026
    Andrew Regalado, Julia Roig
    Facilitating a Big Tent: Critical Connections for Pro-Democracy Organizing
  • Articles

    ICE Violence and the Struggle to Make Meaning:

    January 28, 2026
    Eleonore Wesserle
    ICE Violence and the Struggle to Make Meaning:
  • Articles

    U.S. Catholics are facing an authoritarian threat. The church has been here before.

    January 21, 2026
    Maria J. Stephan
    U.S. Catholics are facing an authoritarian threat. The church has been here before.
  • Recommended Readings, Training Materials

    Nonviolent Action Resources and Training

    January 20, 2026
    The Horizons Project
    Nonviolent Action Resources and Training
  • Articles, Recommended Readings

    Authoritarianism: How You Know It When You See It

    January 16, 2026
    The Horizons Project
    Authoritarianism: How You Know It When You See It
  • Recommended Readings

    Race and Democracy

    January 15, 2026
    The Horizons Project
    Race and Democracy
  • Articles

    Big Tents and Collective Action Can Defeat Authoritarianism

    January 15, 2026
    Maria J. Stephan
    Big Tents and Collective Action Can Defeat Authoritarianism
  • Videos

    The Brain on Authoritarianism

    January 14, 2026
    The Horizons Project
    The Brain on Authoritarianism
  • Articles

    Block, Bridge, and Build: A Framework to Forge a More Democratic Future

    January 13, 2026
    Julia Roig
    Block, Bridge, and Build: A Framework to Forge a More Democratic Future
  • Articles

    When Loyalties Shift: Americans’ Growing Noncooperation with Federal Abuses of Power

    January 9, 2026
    Adam Fefer, Maria J. Stephan
    When Loyalties Shift: Americans’ Growing Noncooperation with Federal Abuses of Power
  • Articles, Recommended Readings, Videos

    Understanding Pillars of Support

    January 8, 2026
    The Horizons Project
    Understanding Pillars of Support
  • Articles

    Fascism and Isolation vs. Democracy and Interconnection: The Narrative Antidote to Authoritarianism

    January 8, 2026
    Mónica Roa
    Fascism and Isolation vs. Democracy and Interconnection: The Narrative Antidote to Authoritarianism
  • Newsletters

    THE VISTA: December 2025

    December 17, 2025
    The Horizons Project
    THE VISTA: December 2025
  • Articles

    Horizons Welcomes Ruth Moreno as Director for Ecosystem Engagement

    December 17, 2025
    The Horizons Project
    Horizons Welcomes Ruth Moreno as Director for Ecosystem Engagement
  • Newsletters

    THE VISTA: November 2025

    November 19, 2025
    The Horizons Project
    THE VISTA: November 2025
  • Newsletters

    THE VISTA: October 2025

    October 28, 2025
    The Horizons Project
    THE VISTA: October 2025
  • Newsletters

    THE VISTA: September 2025

    September 29, 2025
    The Horizons Project
    THE VISTA: September 2025
  • Publications, Training Materials

    Shifting Pillar Loyalties: A Guide for the Pro-Democracy Community

    September 19, 2025
    The Horizons Project
    Shifting Pillar Loyalties: A Guide for the Pro-Democracy Community
  • Case-studies

    Lessons on Broad Based Organizing from the Utah Compromise: A BOLD Case Study

    September 3, 2025
    The Horizons Project
    Lessons on Broad Based Organizing from the Utah Compromise: A BOLD Case Study
  • Newsletters

    THE VISTA: August 2025

    August 26, 2025
    The Horizons Project
    THE VISTA: August 2025
  • Case-studies

    Korean Clergy and Monastics Resist Martial Law

    August 21, 2025
    Adam Fefer
    Korean Clergy and Monastics Resist Martial Law
  • Articles

    Reimagining Masculinity: Reevaluating the Aspirations of All Boys and Men in the Fight for Democracy

    July 29, 2025
    Jarvis Williams
    Reimagining Masculinity: Reevaluating the Aspirations of All Boys and Men in the Fight for Democracy
  • Newsletters

    THE VISTA: July 2025

    July 25, 2025
    The Horizons Project
    THE VISTA: July 2025
  • Case-studies

    Salvadoran Catholic Clergy Condemn Bukele’s Attack on Freedom

    June 27, 2025
    Adam Fefer
    Salvadoran Catholic Clergy Condemn Bukele’s Attack on Freedom
  • Newsletters

    THE VISTA: June 2025

    June 26, 2025
    The Horizons Project
    THE VISTA: June 2025
  • Newsletters

    THE VISTA: May 2025

    May 28, 2025
    The Horizons Project
    THE VISTA: May 2025
  • Articles

    From Interconnection to a “Larger Us”: Expanding Circles of Identity, Care, and Solidarity (Part II)

    May 9, 2025
    Mónica Roa
    From Interconnection to a “Larger Us”: Expanding Circles of Identity, Care, and Solidarity (Part II)
  • Newsletters

    THE VISTA: April 2025

    April 30, 2025
    The Horizons Project
    THE VISTA: April 2025
  • Articles

    From Interconnection to a “Larger Us”: Expanding Circles of Identity, Care, and Solidarity (Part I)

    April 17, 2025
    Mónica Roa
    From Interconnection to a “Larger Us”: Expanding Circles of Identity, Care, and Solidarity (Part I)
  • Publications

    Reflections on Democracy and Belonging: Our Journey

    April 3, 2025
    The Horizons Project
    Reflections on Democracy and Belonging: Our Journey
  • Newsletters

    THE VISTA: March 2025

    March 26, 2025
    The Horizons Project
    THE VISTA: March 2025
  • Newsletters

    THE VISTA: February 2025

    February 26, 2025
    The Horizons Project
    THE VISTA: February 2025
  • Newsletters

    THE VISTA: January 2025

    January 30, 2025
    The Horizons Project
    THE VISTA: January 2025
  • Case-studies

    Buddhist Monks Defect from Myanmar’s Military Dictatorship

    January 22, 2025
    Adam Fefer
    Buddhist Monks Defect from Myanmar’s Military Dictatorship
  • Articles

    What’s Happening at Horizons in 2025

    January 16, 2025
    The Horizons Project
    What’s Happening at Horizons in 2025
  • Case-studies

    The Egyptian Military Defects During the Arab Spring

    January 14, 2025
    Adam Fefer
    The Egyptian Military Defects During the Arab Spring
  • Case-studies

    South African Clergy Support Early Defections from Apartheid

    January 14, 2025
    Adam Fefer
    South African Clergy Support Early Defections from Apartheid
  • Case-studies

    The Chilean Security Sector Defects from the Pinochet Dictatorship

    January 14, 2025
    Adam Fefer
    The Chilean Security Sector Defects from the Pinochet Dictatorship
  • Case-studies

    South African Business Leaders Oppose Apartheid 

    January 14, 2025
    The Horizons Project
    South African Business Leaders Oppose Apartheid 
  • Newsletters

    THE VISTA: December 2024

    December 17, 2024
    The Horizons Project
    THE VISTA: December 2024
  • Articles

    Advancing Racial Justice With Futures Thinking and Approaches

    December 16, 2024
    Jarvis Williams
    Advancing Racial Justice With Futures Thinking and Approaches
  • Newsletters

    THE VISTA: November 2024

    November 25, 2024
    The Horizons Project
    THE VISTA: November 2024
  • Newsletters

    THE VISTA: October 2024

    October 28, 2024
    The Horizons Project
    THE VISTA: October 2024
  • Articles

    Lessons from Around the World: Engaging ‘Pillars of Support’ to Uphold and Expand Democracy

    October 13, 2024
    Maria J. Stephan
    Lessons from Around the World: Engaging ‘Pillars of Support’ to Uphold and Expand Democracy
  • Publications

    Introducing the Pillars of Support Project

    October 7, 2024
    Adam Fefer
    Introducing the Pillars of Support Project
  • Newsletters

    THE VISTA: September 2024

    September 30, 2024
    The Horizons Project
    THE VISTA: September 2024
  • Case-studies

    Tunisian Unions Support the Arab Spring

    September 27, 2024
    Adam Fefer
    Tunisian Unions Support the Arab Spring
  • Articles

    Business for Democracy: A Call for Courage and Action

    September 27, 2024
    Julia Roig
    Business for Democracy: A Call for Courage and Action
  • Case-studies

    Brazilian Religious Leaders and Democratic Backsliding

    September 19, 2024
    Adam Fefer
    Brazilian Religious Leaders and Democratic Backsliding
  • Case-studies

    Philippines Armed Forces Resist a Dictatorship

    September 12, 2024
    Adam Fefer
    Philippines Armed Forces Resist a Dictatorship
  • Case-studies, Newsletters

    Teachers in Hungary Oppose Democratic Backsliding

    September 12, 2024
    Adam Fefer
    Teachers in Hungary Oppose Democratic Backsliding
  • Case-studies

    The Quakers Advance Democracy in the US Civil Rights Movement

    September 12, 2024
    Adam Fefer
    The Quakers Advance Democracy in the US Civil Rights Movement
  • Case-studies

    Brazilian Business Leaders Push Back on an Illiberal President

    September 12, 2024
    Adam Fefer
    Brazilian Business Leaders Push Back on an Illiberal President
  • Recommended Readings

    Sensemaking

    August 31, 2024
    The Horizons Project
    Sensemaking
  • Newsletters

    THE VISTA: August 2024

    August 29, 2024
    The Horizons Project
    THE VISTA: August 2024
  • Articles

    New Initiative Launched to Counter the Growing Threat of Political Violence in Communities across the US: HOPE-PV Campaign Moving People to Take “Courageous” Action

    August 15, 2024
    The Horizons Project
    New Initiative Launched to Counter the Growing Threat of Political Violence in Communities across the US: HOPE-PV Campaign Moving People to Take “Courageous” Action
  • Newsletters

    THE VISTA: July 2024

    July 31, 2024
    The Horizons Project
    THE VISTA: July 2024
  • Case-studies

    Labor Unions Join the Fight for Civil Rights

    July 25, 2024
    Lucianne Nelson
    Labor Unions Join the Fight for Civil Rights
  • Videos

    Sensemaking with Horizons: Shun Tucker-Allen, Senior Faith Partnerships Coordinator of Fair Count

    July 25, 2024
    The Horizons Project
    Sensemaking with Horizons: Shun Tucker-Allen, Senior Faith Partnerships Coordinator of Fair Count
  • Case-studies

    Veterans Defend Standing Rock Protesters 

    July 5, 2024
    Louis Pascarella
    Veterans Defend Standing Rock Protesters 
  • Case-studies

    Venezuelan Military Officers Refuse Honors from a Dictator

    July 5, 2024
    Adam Fefer
    Venezuelan Military Officers Refuse Honors from a Dictator
  • Case-studies

    A “Wall of Vets” Protects Free Expression in Portland

    July 5, 2024
    Sivahn Sapirstein
    A “Wall of Vets” Protects Free Expression in Portland
  • Case-studies

    US Military Leaders Affirm Their Commitment to Democracy

    July 5, 2024
    Sivahn Sapirstein
    US Military Leaders Affirm Their Commitment to Democracy
  • Case-studies

    Ukrainian Veterans Save Lives Through Quiet Diplomacy

    July 5, 2024
    Claire Trilling
    Ukrainian Veterans Save Lives Through Quiet Diplomacy
  • Case-studies

    Sikh Langars Feed Protests for Farmers’ Rights

    July 5, 2024
    Claire Trilling
    Sikh Langars Feed Protests for Farmers’ Rights
  • Case-studies

    Hungarian Evangelicals Resist Democratic Backsliding

    July 5, 2024
    Adam Fefer
    Hungarian Evangelicals Resist Democratic Backsliding
  • Case-studies

    Polish Bishops Refuse to Support Authoritarianism

    July 5, 2024
    Adam Fefer
    Polish Bishops Refuse to Support Authoritarianism
  • Case-studies

    Activating Faith: The Southern Christian Leadership Conference Fights for Freedom

    July 5, 2024
    Lucianne Nelson
    Activating Faith: The Southern Christian Leadership Conference Fights for Freedom
  • Case-studies

    Southern Baptist Leaders Condemn the January 6th Insurrection

    July 5, 2024
    Lucianne Nelson
    Southern Baptist Leaders Condemn the January 6th Insurrection
  • Case-studies

    Latter-Day Saints Speak Out to Protect Democracy

    July 5, 2024
    Lucianne Nelson
    Latter-Day Saints Speak Out to Protect Democracy
  • Case-studies

    Going Pro (Bono): Lawyers Provide Support Against the Muslim Ban

    July 5, 2024
    Lucianne Nelson
    Going Pro (Bono): Lawyers Provide Support Against the Muslim Ban
  • Case-studies

    “Ask your Doctor if Voting is Right for You!” American Doctors Speak Out on Voting

    July 5, 2024
    Lucianne Nelson
    “Ask your Doctor if Voting is Right for You!” American Doctors Speak Out on Voting
  • Case-studies

    Brazilian Doctors Strike for Healthcare Reform and Democracy

    July 5, 2024
    Louis Pascarella
    Brazilian Doctors Strike for Healthcare Reform and Democracy
  • Case-studies

    Lawyers in Pakistan March Against a Military Dictator

    July 5, 2024
    Adam Fefer
    Lawyers in Pakistan March Against a Military Dictator
  • Case-studies

    US Lawyers Use Litigation Against Assaults on Democracy 

    July 5, 2024
    Lucianne Nelson
    US Lawyers Use Litigation Against Assaults on Democracy 
  • Case-studies

    Polish Judges Resist Attacks on the Rule of Law

    July 5, 2024
    Adam Fefer
    Polish Judges Resist Attacks on the Rule of Law
  • Case-studies

    Indian Farmers’ Unions Block Roads to Bolster Democracy

    July 5, 2024
    Claire Trilling
    Indian Farmers’ Unions Block Roads to Bolster Democracy
  • Case-studies

    American Unions Mobilize Poll Workers

    July 5, 2024
    Louis Pascarella
    American Unions Mobilize Poll Workers
  • Case-studies

    Unions Join Unlikely Allies to Defend American Elections 

    July 5, 2024
    Louis Pascarella
    Unions Join Unlikely Allies to Defend American Elections 

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