A leading Hungarian organizer and teacher discusses the struggle to defend public education from Orban’s increasingly authoritarian government.

Hardy Merriman helped prepare Americans for a Trump coup attempt in 2020. In this conversation, he offers insights into overcoming threats to this year’s election.

Lessons on movement building from one of the founders of the Serbian student movement that brought down dictator Slobodan Milosevic.

Two of the organizers who trained Americans to defend against a Trump-led coup explain how to minimize the threats to democracy going forward.

To prevent future far-right violence, first we need accountability. Then we must build movements capable of transforming our social, political and economic systems.

A coup needs legitimacy to be successful. If the goal of seizing the Capitol was to gain legitimacy, the action backfired spectacularly.

Being part of the team that trained 10,000 people to defend the election taught me five principles I want to practice going forward.

The point of claiming a stolen election is not to set the stage for a coup, but to add to the right’s list of grievances for building political power in the future.

Beautiful Trouble’s guide to winning the numbers game, defending democracy and challenging business as usual to build the future we deserve.

As coup prevention has gained mainstream attention, here’s a series of tactics with a plan to defend our democracy.