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Tracking this authoritarian moment, and the resistance to it is a special Cross Cultural Solidarity project, consisting of five resource collections:
Charting the Resistance to the Second Trump Administration: These resources track the many forms of resistance to Trumpian authoritarianism, including from within institutions throughout society. Collectively and at scale, these many forms of resistance undermine the pillars of support authoritarian regimes rely on. The more people see these many forms of resistance, the more likely they are to participate themselves.
Resources for Resistance: Everything activists and organizers need, from resources on mutual aid to narrative strategy, to nonviolent resistance and cultivating hope.
Tracking the Authoritarianism & Bigotry in the Second Trump Administration: Authoritarianism is a constellation. This resource tracks each and every point in the constellation of Trumpian authoritarianism, with pages on everything from flooding the zone to unitary executive theory.
Tracking the Far Right Ecosystem: These resources track the many dimensions of the broader far right ecosystem the Trump administration is a part of, from Christian nationalism to far right fight clubs.
Tracking ICE During the Second Trump Administration: These resources track the many dimensions of ICE, from mass surveillance and warrantless arrests, to deportations without due process and how ICE harms the economy.
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News: 2026
February 2. Madi Smith: Students at 5 midcoast high schools walk out of class to protest federal immigration enforcement.
February 9. Lex McMenamin: These are the high schoolers taking a stand against ICE: ‘You can’t let despair take over.’ Thousands of students across the US have been walking out of their schools to protest ICE in their communities.
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February 1. It’s Going Down. Students Shut Down Pro-ICE Neo-Nazi Demonstration on ASU Campus.
February 20. Anthony Vidal Torres: This youth-led group wants to spark mass refusals to MAGA’s white supremacist agenda:Inspired by the abolitionist and civil rights movements, Get Free is mobilizing young people to turn campuses and communities into freedom beacons that defy Trump-Musk’s authoritarian power grabs.
April 11. Rebecca Kheel & Thomas Novelly: Hundreds of Students at Military Base Schools Walk Out to Protest Trump Administration’s Anti-Diversity Policies.
July 23. Davin Faris: A new youth-led lawsuit is challenging Trump’s fossil fuel orders: In Lighthiser v. Trump, 22 young people are using the protections of the Constitution to demand a livable future.
October 5. Dharna Noor: Youth-led US climate activists widen focus to fight authoritarianism: Sunrise Movement, which led calls for a Green New Deal, will organize against Trump’s attacks on universities.
June 25. Michael Tedder: The Political Youth Movement That Propelled Zohran Mamdani to Victory.
November 18. Spencer Chrisman & Akim Powell: Over 30,000 Charlotte students absent from school in protest of ICE operation, reports say.
December 8. Holly Bartholomew: Hundreds of Washington County students stage walkout over ICE activity.
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December 10, 2024. Austyn Gaffney: As Teenagers, They Protested Trump’s Climate Policy. Now What? Some young climate activists who were galvanized under Donald Trump’s first presidency are taking a different approach to his second.
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Trump’s Authoritarian Assault on the Free Press.
Trump’s Authoritarian Assault on Freedom of Speech.
Organizations Defending the Free Press
Free Press Action: Media and Technology are essential to our democracy. We fight to ensure they’re used for justice.
International Press Institute: Our mission is to defend media freedom and the free flow of news wherever they are threatened.
National Association of Black Journalists: Advocates on behalf of Black journalists and media professionals in the U.S. and worldwide.
Pen America: PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression in the United States and worldwide. We champion the freedom to write, recognizing the power of the word to transform the world.
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: The leading pro bono legal services organization for journalists and newsrooms in the U.S.
News: 2026
January 30. Richard Luscombe: Press freedom groups denounce arrests of two journalists including Don Lemon after Minnesota anti-ICE protest.
February 13. MPR: Meet Minnesota Bathrobe Lady Sam Stroozas of MPR News.
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February 21. The Associated Press: Associated Press sues 3 Trump administration officials, citing freedom of speech:The White House banned the AP from the White House and Air Force One after the news outlet refused to change its style from the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.”
March 24. Rebecca Hamilton: The Imperative of Solidarity in Response to Assaults on Legal Services, Universities, and Independent Media
May 5. Kate Lamb: ‘Fight back’: journalist taking Trump administration to court calls for media to resist attacks.
May 27. David Folkenflik: NPR and Colorado public radio stations sue Trump White House.
May 30. The Associated Press: PBS suing Trump administration over defunding, three days after NPR filed similar case.
June 1. Adam Gabbatt: NPR lawsuit aims to strike a blow for press freedom against Trump’s attacks.
July 16. Dale R. Anglin & Christina Shih: Press Forward invests $22.7 million in local news infrastructure to meet the urgent challenges newsrooms face.
August 5. Josh Dickey: More Than 2,300 WGA Members Blast Trump for ‘Authoritarian Assault’ on Free Press in Open Letter.
October 12. Will Neal: ABC Host Pulls Plug on JD Vance Interview Mid-Sentence.
October 14. Brian Stelter: Media outlets, including Fox News and CNN, refuse to sign Pentagon’s press access rules.
November 5. Marta Peirano: How to save the news: The internet has become a tool of misinformation and mass surveillance. A global initiative seeks to change that.
December 4. Erik Wemple: New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights.
December 5. David Folkenflik: NPR battles Trump executive order in court.
December 22. Joseph Cox: Archivists Posted the 60 Minutes CECOT Segment Bari Weiss Killed.
December 23. Jenna Amatulli: 60 Minutes episode on brutal El Salvador prison, pulled from air by CBS, appears online.
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News: 2026
January 17. Chris Stein: Republican dissent as key figures warn Trump against Greenland pursuit.
January 17. Chris Stein: Four Republicans join Democrats to force vote on bill that would extend Obamacare subsidies.
January 26. Maya Yang: Republican ends bid for Minnesota governor, citing ‘unconstitutional’ ICE surge.
February 1. Jacob Stern: Ammon Bundy Is All Alone: The anti-government militia leader can’t make sense of his allies’ support for ICE violence.
February 4. Greg Sargent: Trump’s New “Prison Camp” Threat Unleashes Fury Even in MAGA Country.
February 12. Franco Ordoñez & A Martínez: 6 House Republicans buck party, vote against Trump’s Canadian tariffs.
March 3. Ariana Baio: Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones finally turns on Trump for Iran war: ‘It was supposed to be America first.’
March 6. Jeremy Barr: ‘You unbelievable coward’: conservative US media in open warfare over Iran.
March 11. Tim Balk: Joe Rogan Says Trump’s Supporters Feel ‘Betrayed’ by Iran War.
March 16. Edward Helmore: Tucker Carlson expresses fear that he may face federal charges for talking to Iranians: Carlson in video claims the CIA is preparing a ‘crime report’ against him and alleges US agencies have read his texts.
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October 20. Miles Bruner: My Last Day as an Accomplice of the Republican Party: Why I’m leaving the GOP and why I’m urging my former colleagues to do the same.
November 13. Hannah Knowles: Trump faces heat from MAGA base on ‘America First’ agenda, Epstein.
November 14. Zane Irwin: In Kansas and elsewhere, some state lawmakers are skeptical of the redistricting rush.
November 16. Luke Garrett: Marjorie Taylor Greene says Trump policies are ‘not America first’ in fight over MAGA.
November 22. Edward Helmore: Politicians shocked by Marjorie Taylor Greene’s surprise resignation announcement.
December 2. Ian Ward: Inside the MAGA Divide Over Trump’s Venezuela Gambit.
December 7. Sam Levine: Republicans in Congress mocked Trump privately, Marjorie Taylor Greene says.
December 8. Sam Gringlas: Republican lawmakers push back on Trump’s expansive use of executive power.
December 8. Josh Marcus & Joe Sommerlad: MTG accuses Trump of ‘directly fueling’ death threats against her son by calling her traitor.
December 11. The Associated Press: Indiana Republicans defy Trump and reject his House redistricting push in the state.
December 11. Russell Berman: The State That Handed Trump His Biggest Defeat Yet: Indiana Republicans overwhelmingly rejected a redistricting plan backed by the president.
December 15. The Washington Post: MAGA leaders warn Trump the base is checking out. Will he listen?
December 15. Karen Tumulty & Sabrina Rodriguez: Trump attack on Rob Reiner tests the limits, even for his MAGA base.
December 15. Anthony Zurcher: How the Maga world became divided – and what it means for Trump.
December 20. Sarah Ellison & Hannah Knowles: Tucker Carlson inflames a raging battle for MAGA’s future.
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News: 2025
October 28. Maj. Gen. Randy Manner: I helped lead the National Guard. Troops don’t belong in our cities. We must not permit this gross misuse of the military to be normalized.
October 28. Nicole Sganga: 2 Illinois National Guard members speak out: “I won’t turn against my neighbors.”
November 10. Kat Lonsdorf: In an encrypted group chat, National Guard members question Trump deployments.
November 11. Kat Lonsdorf & Steve Inskeep: ‘Not what any of us signed up for’: National Guard members on Trump’s deployments.
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Find Protests, Boycotts, & other Resistance-Related Events.
News: 2026
January 19. Lex McMenamin & Andrew Witherspoon: ‘Very historic time’: US protests have jumped since Trump’s first term.
March 28. Tim Hjersted: How to View Protests Like an Organizer: An organizer looks at a mass protest and sees something completely different than the cynic does.
March 29. Alan Taylor: Photos From the Third Nationwide ‘No Kings’ Protest.
March 29. The Cause: No Kings protesters are firing up a movement built to win. Six things the DC No Kings survey data—and the pivot to May Day—tell us about a resistance that keeps stepping up.
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February 3. Monica Sager: National ’50 States’ Anti-Trump Protest Planned for Feb 5: What to Know.
February 5. Morgan Lee: Protesters in cities across the US rally against Trump’s policies, Project 2025 and Elon Musk.
February 10. Lana Leonard: Thousands “Rise Up for Trans Youth” in New York City, Leading National Conversation on Denial of Healthcare Across Major Hospital Systems.
February 25. Victoria Valenzuela: Los Angeles is leading the way in resisting Trump’s mass deportations: Since Trump’s inauguration, Latinos and their allies in LA have organized walkouts and near daily protests against ICE and in support of the undocumented community.
April 6. Rebecca Solnit: Millions Stood Up: April 5 Hands Off Day of Action.
April 7. Molly Jong-Fast: Trump Is Back. So Are Millions of Protesters.
April 19. Emma Bowman: Anti-Trump protests this weekend turn focus to community action.
May 6. Jordan King: Nationwide ‘No Kings’ Protest Planned for Parade on Trump’s Birthday.
May 25. Rachel Leingang: Indivisible: the mass movement leading the progressive fight against Trump.
July 21. Brad Reed: ‘It’ll Take All of Us’: Indivisible Launches Effort to Train 1 Million+ Organizers to Oppose Trump.Indivisible says its goal is “to train one million people in the strategic logic and practice of non-cooperation, as well as the basics of community organizing and campaign design.”
August 12. Waging Nonviolence: New data shows No Kings was one of the largest days of protest in US history: The historic number of No Kings Day protesters and their expansive geographic spread are signs of a growing and durable pro-democracy movement.
October 16. Waging Nonviolence: The resistance reaches into Trump country: As organizers for No Kings 2 seek historic turnout on Oct. 18, the broader pro-democracy movement has already broken new ground.
October 16. Bill McKibben: Ha, it’s a frog! On the role of humor in resistance movements.
October 20. Anand Giridharadas: At No Kings march, solidarity, defiance, and courage.
October 20. Gary Shteyngart: The Rise of the Inflatable Chicken Resistance.
October 20. Ana Marie Cox: How No Kings Embraced the Good Kind of Weird—and Won the Normies. In New Braunfels, Texas, a red county turned out against Trump, and made a joyous noise that was as American as apple pie … or a fighting unicorn.
November 13. K. Starling: 30,000 Rallies, Eight Months: 2025 is Poised to Shatter Records.
November 23. Victoria Namkung: Brand-new activists are discovering political movements – and each other: ‘You feel the camaraderie.’
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See also these suggested organizations to join.
50501: A grassroots campaign of nationwide demonstrations against the policies of the Trump administration.
Boycott Central: Knowledge is power. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of some of the most effective boycotts in the country.
Build the Resistance: A resource hub and movement megaphone – amplifying actions, resources, and victories that protect democracy, equality, and human rights.
Choose Democracy: Preparing our communities to prevent and stop undemocratic power grabs. Our work involves psychological preparation, lessons from history and around the globe, and strategic sensibility.
Defiance.org: Defiance.org was started because people kept asking us: “What can I do?” With a thousand nonprofits and impact groups out there protecting democracy, the answer often feels overwhelming. We created a hub to make it simpler.
Indivisible: A nationwide movement of millions of people working to stop the rise of authoritarianism in the United States. We build on-the-ground, volunteer-led, communities of people power.
Mobilize.us: Find events, petitions, and volunteer opportunities.
Stand Up for Science: Dedicated to defending and advancing America’s scientific ecosystem, a cornerstone of democracy, freedom, and progress.
Tesla Takedown: Organizing demonstrations at Tesla showrooms, promoting boycotts, and urging divestment from Tesla.
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Resources
Boycott Central: Look up what boycotts are happening now and who is organizing them rated by our criteria of what makes a boycott effective.
Tesla Takedown: We’re showing up at Tesla showrooms and superchargers to send a clear message: Musk Must Fall.
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February 7. Juliana Kim: DVDs and public transit: Boycott drives people to ditch Big Tech to protest ICE.
March 4. Rutger Bregman: Quit ChatGPT: right now! Your subscription is bankrolling authoritarianism.
March 5. Allie Rasmus: Boycott movement against ChatGPT grows amid OpenAI’s Pentagon deal.
March 13. Chabeli Carrazana: For many Black women, the Target boycott is not over. It may never be.
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February 18. Lauren Aratani: A quarter of US shoppers have dumped favorite stores over political stances: A new poll also found that four in 10 Americans have shifted spending to align with moral views in recent months.
February 28. Adria R Walker: ‘Hit them where it hurts’: Americans boycott corporations to protest anti-DEI policies.
March 3. Niko Georgiade: Activists Continue Target Boycott Until Corporation Brings Back DEI.
March 4. Daniel Hunter: The economic boycott caught fire. What’s next? The economic blackout on Feb. 28 was an important first step. But to have a greater impact, future boycotts will require more organizing grounded in real strategy.
March 9. Katie Herchenroeder: Nationwide Tesla Protests Against Elon Musk Are Escalating.
March 18. Robert Reich: The case for boycotting the United States.
June 16. Aarian Marshall & David Gilbert: The Definitive Story of Tesla Takedown.
October 20. Adrian Horton: Disney+ and Hulu cancellation rates doubled after Kimmel suspension.
October 22. Rachel Leingang: Boycotts, strikes and more protests: organizers on what’s next for No Kings: Leaders of groups behind mass protests against Trump administration map out their vision.
November 20. Hugh Cameron: Home Depot Speaks Out About ICE Involvement as Boycott Calls Grow.
November 24. Jen Kirby: What is the latest Black Friday boycott – and will it work?
November 25. Jessica Corbett: Boycott Campaign Targets Companies Tied to ICE Ahead of Black Friday: The Not With My Dollars campaign takes aim at Amazon, Whole Foods, Dell, Microsoft, Home Depot, Spotify, and Target.
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Tracking this authoritarian moment… and the resistance to it: This project, launched by Cross Cultural Solidarity, tracks the many forms of resistance to the Trump regime, as well as the various dimensions of the Trumpian authoritarian moment and the broader far-right ecosystem.
The Resist List: Follow daily acts of resistance on Bluesky. The Resist List is your “online hub of the ongoing resistance to the growth of authoritarianism in the United States.” A project from Choose Democracy.
The Pillar’s Project: Authoritarian regimes depend on the cooperation of key pillars of society, and successful social movements depend on dissent from within those pillars. The Pillar’s Project explores that dissent, including these examples. This effort is part of the larger Horizon’s Project.
Litigation Trackers: There are a number of resources tracking legal challenges to the Trump administration. Here are those of the Associated Press, Just Security, Lawfare, and the New York Times.