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Act Out! [172] - Joyful Militancy or Building Thriving Resistance in Toxic Times

Act Out! [172] - Joyful Militancy or Building Thriving Resistance in Toxic Times
Wed, 8/8/2018 - by Eleanor Goldfield

Activism so often gets the bad rep of being all about sacrificing – all about pain and struggle – never about joy. And yet as we find ourselves in a culture that preaches escapism, demands smiles, a Stepford Wife happiness that defies reality and central nervous systems, what does joy mean? Furthermore, what does activism mean – militancy, rigid radicalism, the toxicity of movement spaces and more?

Well – let's dive in.

 

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Republicans’ fate in the 2026 midterms is likely sealed. But they could be out of power for multiple subsequent election cycles if Democrats are smart.

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Whether Republicans want to be the party of Christianity or the party of worshipping false idols is a question they’ll have to seriously reckon with very soon, unless they want the American electorate to speak for them.

Posted 1 month 1 week ago

Their tactics to force construction of data centers even against significant opposition from local communities have become increasingly forceful and hostile.

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“Storytelling teaches not through instruction, but through imagination and example,” says the Sami artist Máret Ánne Sara. “These stories don’t provide direct answers, but rather the ethical tools to navigate and sustain the world.”

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