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Days ago, America marked the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It marks a moment when—a year into what was understood as a British civil war—the colonists imagined a new way of being in civil relationship and asserted that new way as “self-evident.” It would take eleven more years before the nation would be constituted,
For Louder Days: Reaching Beyond a Politics of Powerlessness by Yotam Marom, New Press, 2026. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to Convergence’s Bookshop. 10 of purchases made through our bookshop support our movement media work. Featured image by Jared Rodriguez. Most of Us Don’t Have a Strategy for Power The truth is, most of the
This episode’s guests found themselves in a position many long-time political organizers and activists were in back in 2016 following the first election of Donald Trump–family, friends, comrades and more all coming to them and asking “what do we do?” This familiar experience was the catalyst which resulted ten years later in the publication of their
On Thursday, June 11, FBI agents searched the Cleveland offices of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative and fanned out across the state—to the homes of its leaders, its staff, and people who had done nothing more than basic canvassing. The agents carried subpoenas. They seized laptops and phones. They knocked on doors in front of children and asked
This week on the show, we’re sharing the recording of the plenary panel Cayden presented on at MediaJustice and Mijente’s Take Back Tech III. Moderated by Tech Policy Press’s Justin Hendrix, Cayden is joined by Associate Professor of Black Digital Media at Georgia Tech, Andre Brock, and independent tech journalist Ariella Steinhorn, who has worked
Featured image by Elizabet Wendt In the conversations that follow, Jennifer Disla explores the ways that a grounded, political understanding of our individual identities and experiences can connect us to movement. When we realize that the same forces that shape our lives also affect others, she suggests, identity can help build the political unity
This month on the Attention Economy Navigator, our guide to what you should be paying more attention to, and what you can probably pay less attention to. And why those stories might not be what you'd assume. You can also listen to the podcast episode featuring Justin Hendrix and Josh Elstro, or watch the panel plot these stories in real time on
This week we are building June's Attention Economy Navigator, our guide to what you should be paying more attention to, and what you can probably pay less attention to. And why those stories might not be what you’d assume. Joining to help build this month's Attention Economy Navigator in real time is cofounder, CEO, and writer at techpolicy.press,
This month on the Attention Economy Navigator, our guide to what you should be paying more attention to, and what you can probably pay less attention to. And why those stories might not be what you'd assume. You can also listen to the podcast episode featuring Justin Hendrix and Josh Elstro, or watch the panel plot these stories in real time on
While we hear plenty of gloomy predictions about how the adoption of AI technologies will take away millions of jobs in the future, it’s already gutting labor rights and alienating workers right now. Alexandra Mateescu and Aiha Nguyen are two of the researchers behind a new report on this matter, “Last Place in the AI-First Economy: How the AI Industry
