Frida Berrigan

Frida Berrigan, a TomDispatch regular, writes the Little Insurrections blog for WagingNonviolence.org, is the author of It Runs In The Family: On Being Raised By Radicals and Growing Into Rebellious Motherhood, and lives in New London, Connecticut.

EnvironmentOctober 2, 2018

Earth’s Greatest Threats Lie With Humans

But how do you explain that to a child?

Frida Berrigan
Guns and Gun ControlApril 16, 2018

How to Be a Pacifist in a Gun-Loving Country

True security lies not in arming ourselves against other people, but in connecting with them.

Frida Berrigan
Climate ChangeJanuary 8, 2018

How Can I Prepare My Children to Grow Up in Trump’s America?

I get breathless and sweaty thinking about what life will be like for my kids.

Frida Berrigan
SustainabilityJuly 11, 2017

There’s a Fascist in the White House. Time to Grow Your Own Food.

Under President Trump, gardening is a radical move.

Frida Berrigan
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ActivismFebruary 16, 2017

The New Patriotism

How to find community and sustain a tradition of nonviolence amid Trump chaos.

Frida Berrigan
Non-fictionAugust 31, 2016

How a Nun, a Vet, and a Housepainter Stood Up to the Threat of Nuclear Weapons

Dan Zak’s Almighty reminds readers that the United States’ poisonous and very expensive history of nuclear-weapons production is far from over.

Frida Berrigan
Guns and Gun ControlAugust 1, 2016

Why Toy Guns Matter

The NRA wants to start kids young, but parents can resist gun culture.

Frida Berrigan
Campaigns and ElectionsApril 12, 2016

Explaining Donald Trump to My Children

Most toddlers have a better sense of social consciousness than Trump.

Frida Berrigan
Guns and Gun ControlDecember 22, 2015

When Your 3-Year-Old Son Asks, ‘Are They Going to Kill Me?’

We shouldn’t have to explain lockdown drills to preschoolers.

Frida Berrigan
Accidents and DisastersOctober 6, 2015

The Art of Parenting on a Disappearing Planet

From mommy magazines to child-development specialists, we are constantly told how to protect our children—but how do we protect them from climate change?

Frida Berrigan

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Frida Berrigan

EnvironmentOctober 2, 2018

But how do you explain that to a child?

Guns and Gun ControlApril 16, 2018

True security lies not in arming ourselves against other people, but in connecting with them.

Climate ChangeJanuary 8, 2018

I get breathless and sweaty thinking about what life will be like for my kids.

SustainabilityJuly 11, 2017

Under President Trump, gardening is a radical move.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

ActivismFebruary 16, 2017

How to find community and sustain a tradition of nonviolence amid Trump chaos.

Non-fictionAugust 31, 2016

Dan Zak’s Almighty reminds readers that the United States’ poisonous and very expensive history of nuclear-weapons production is far from over.

Guns and Gun ControlAugust 1, 2016

The NRA wants to start kids young, but parents can resist gun culture.

Campaigns and ElectionsApril 12, 2016

Most toddlers have a better sense of social consciousness than Trump.

Guns and Gun ControlDecember 22, 2015

We shouldn’t have to explain lockdown drills to preschoolers.

Accidents and DisastersOctober 6, 2015

From mommy magazines to child-development specialists, we are constantly told how to protect our children—but how do we protect them from climate change?