Sasha Abramsky

The Caravan Against Fear Is Fighting Trump’s Border Wall

The Caravan Against Fear Is Fighting Trump’s Border Wall The Caravan Against Fear Is Fighting Trump’s Border Wall

Resistance, in this environment, is at least as much about crafting alternative stories of community and humanity.

Jul 14, 2017 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

Trump Climate Change

Trump Echoed Hitler in His Speech Withdrawing From the Paris Climate Accord Trump Echoed Hitler in His Speech Withdrawing From the Paris Climate Accord

Seriously—it’s not a direct quote from the Führer, but it’s perilously close.

Jun 2, 2017 / Sasha Abramsky

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California Takes Center Stage in the Resistance to Trump California Takes Center Stage in the Resistance to Trump

The state Democratic Party has been moving rapidly to the left—and because it has a supermajority, that portends big social reforms.

May 23, 2017 / Sasha Abramsky

Trump Baton Rouge

Trump Is a Cornered Megalomaniac—and That’s a Grave Danger to the Country Trump Is a Cornered Megalomaniac—and That’s a Grave Danger to the Country

He will likely resort to all the tricks of the demagogue as he fights for his survival.

May 19, 2017 / Sasha Abramsky

WA Attorney General Bob Ferguson

Meet Bob Ferguson, the Washington State Attorney General Who Shut Down Trump’s Muslim Ban Meet Bob Ferguson, the Washington State Attorney General Who Shut Down Trump’s Muslim Ban

Now a toast of the progressive community, Ferguson views the law as a profoundly moral enterprise.

May 2, 2017 / Sasha Abramsky

California Dreaming: Evan Minton, Transgender Political Staffer

California Dreaming: Evan Minton, Transgender Political Staffer California Dreaming: Evan Minton, Transgender Political Staffer

An interview with the co-chair of the California state Democratic Party’s LGBT Caucus, who recently transitioned from female to male. 

Mar 29, 2017 / Sasha Abramsky

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California Dreaming in the Age of Trump California Dreaming in the Age of Trump

A DREAMer, a Hmong farmer, a transgender political staffer, and more shed light on the concerns and values of Californians in our strange and dangerous political moment.

Mar 29, 2017 / Sasha Abramsky

California Dreaming: Chukou Thao, Hmong Farmer

California Dreaming: Chukou Thao, Hmong Farmer California Dreaming: Chukou Thao, Hmong Farmer

An interview with the president of the National Hmong American Farmers, an association based in Fresno, in California's Central Valley.

Mar 29, 2017 / Sasha Abramsky

California Dreaming: Will Scott, Sharecropper’s Son

California Dreaming: Will Scott, Sharecropper’s Son California Dreaming: Will Scott, Sharecropper’s Son

An interview with the president of the African-American Farmers of California.

Mar 29, 2017 / Sasha Abramsky

California Dreaming: Lydia Avila, East Los Angeles Organizer

California Dreaming: Lydia Avila, East Los Angeles Organizer California Dreaming: Lydia Avila, East Los Angeles Organizer

An interview with a Boyle Heights-based community organizer with California Calls, an alliance of 31 social justice organizations across the state that conducts voter-engagement ca...

Mar 29, 2017 / Sasha Abramsky

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