Experiments with truth: 8/10/11

    • About 125 people gathered outside Speaker of the House John Boehner’s office in West Chester, Ohio on Tuesday to demand more jobs for people in his district.
    • Dozens of Togolese journalists marched in the capital, Lomé, on Saturday to call attention to reported allegations that government security agents planned to retaliate against critical reporters.

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    What the climate movement can learn from organized labor

    September 23, 2026

    The climate movement needs the kind of leverage that comes from shutting down the economy — and it can only get there through deep organizing with workers.

    • Analysis

    How to combat fear at the polls this November

    September 21, 2026

    As we approach a midterm election shadowed by threats of violence, there are freely available trainings for people who want to protect the vote.

    • Review

    Being a dissident is a capacity, not a calling

    September 17, 2026

    Gal Beckerman’s new book “How to Be a Dissident” finds that dissidence isn’t a personality type. It’s a human capacity that can be cultivated.