This essay argues that the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and ICE laid the groundwork for a police state that now threatens everyone’s freedom. Using the killing of Renee Nicole Good as a turning point, it calls for repealing the Homeland Security Act, restoring civil liberties, and rejecting fear-based politics. The piece urges collective action to honor those harmed by unchecked federal power and to demand a future grounded in dignity, equality under the law, and true constitutional freedom.
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Mamdani-Hysteria and the Misdirected Angst about “Progressive Antisemitism”
Why are so many American Jews focused on “progressive antisemitism” when the most dangerous antisemitic threat is the emboldened Right? This essay argues the panic over Mamdani distracts from white supremacists, Christian nationalism, and a politics built on fear.
Why we pound the pavement for No Kings
Why do people show up for No Kings? This member voice explains what’s at stake, from free speech and the right to assemble to protecting vulnerable neighbors, and why public action is how we defend democracy.
Join us for the No Kings March on Oct. 18
Friends and supporters of democracy: Last June 14th, through Indivisible we massed well over 5 million people across our towns and cities to say there are “No Kings” in a democracy, and we will not allow a tyrant to trample our rights. In possibly the largest political assembly ever in the Quad Cities, over 3ContinueContinue reading “Join us for the No Kings March on Oct. 18”
