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The Case for Nonviolence
The power of nonviolent protest extends from your living room to the streets of every state. Groups like 50501, Indivisible, Veterans Against Trump, Common Cause, and others are growing in number each day and are active in every state. There are podcasts and publications, both liberal and conservative, sounding the alarm against the winds of fascism which are descending on us like a sandstorm in the desert. Poets are writing, Pedro is imploring and The Boss has spoken. Together we need to wield the most powerful weapon we have at our disposal: our voice.
Let Them Eat Tariffs
Trump’s economic plan is here, and it’s bigly ridiculous. In this satire about economic policy, we trace how a glorified subtraction problem turned into a national strategy, why trade deficits aren’t actually scary, and what happens when historical ignorance meets Marie Antoinette and logic gets the guillotine.
Self-Starter Internet Archivist: A Guide to Preserving Open Information in The Trump Age
Earlier today I printed out several news articles collected over the last five months, such as the Washington, D.C., air disaster from January 29th, 2025, and all of the FAA chaos that followed, a list of people abducted by ICE, including Rümeysa Öztürk from Tufts University, and a picture of the new pope. I then buried them in a jar somewhere in the woods.
How to Resist ICE
The deluge of ICE arrests this week has been terrifying in a way that’s hard to put into words. If there’s one lesson I’ve learned this week, however, it’s that being scared doesn’t have to stop us from taking action—we can simply do it scared. I’ve put together a list of actions we can take to resist ICE at the community, city, and state levels.
I've Been to 4 Months of Protests and Trump Shows No Signs of Stopping: Now What?
The road ahead is long but not endless. Each of us will inevitably face situations that make us angry, anxious, or afraid. We’ll question if we’re doing the right thing, or if we’re the right people to be doing it. We’ll question whether there’s anything we can do to solve a problem that just seems to get worse and worse. But by taking action in ways other than through protest, we can anchor ourselves and strengthen our resolve.
We fact-checked RFK Jr.’s claims about the supposed autism epidemic
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s April news briefing was meant to be his chance to inform the public about the Centers for Disease Control’s new autism prevalence study. Instead, it was rife with misinformation, fear mongering, and disability-negative views. Despite receiving intense backlash from the community, he has not relented. In fact, the National Institutes of Health and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid have announced a collaborative data platform that will create what can only be described as an autism database. We are fact-checking Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s claims because one can only understand the danger posed by this autism database after talking about the extent of his misinformation campaign.
Mass 50501 community reflections on ICE detentions
Who must be taken for your life to change? For the subtle fear in the back of your mind to break though? Today, we come together to share some of our reactions to the ICE kidnappings and the dismantling of our rights.
Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty
When writing about current events, historians often reference a “before time” to help provide context for a recent crisis. But there is no “before time” in U.S. history to draw upon for what we face today. What we’re living through is unprecedented, and the actions we’re taking have no blueprint written in that history.
A Republic In The Rain
I am tired, cold, soaking from the rain, and feeling older than my age. My legs and knees are in pain because a chain of 80 hour weeks stretches behind me, and I haven’t allowed sufficient time for rest and recovery.
The American Dream: Dollars over Democracy?
From the Massachusetts Bay Company to Google, corporations have helped shape America and our vision of what it means to be successful. Yet as corporations amass power and wealth, their influence grows beyond the economy, seeping into the political foundations of America itself.
Redeeming Democracy
In order to convince the apathetic to engage with what is happening before it becomes completely irreversible and sinister, we must remove the uncertainty and offer them a vision of the future to fill the void.
How Propaganda Destroys Unity in The United States
I still remember sitting in our “computer room” as an adolescent, listening to the shrieking sounds of our desktop modem connecting to AOL, feeling like I was about to have the world at my fingertips. Back then, the internet was mostly a garble of Netscape web pages filled with dancing pixelated GIFs and seedy chat rooms where everyone was greeted by “a/s/l?”
April 19, 1775 - Commemorating the Start of the American Revolution
It’s April 19, 1975—the 200th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution. The Vietnam War is still ongoing. Gerald Ford is president, and the country is trying to heal from the Watergate scandal.
Cut taxes, then Medicaid
Medicaid is a health insurance program jointly funded by the states and the federal government to provide care for low-income children, senior citizens, and disabled Americans. There is ample evidence to suggest that Medicaid is at risk.
This message is being shared with all Mass General Brigham Employees
On the evening of April 14th, MGB broadcasted an email to all post-docs and doctors, researchers and admin, and everyone in-between, including myself.
In Rare Moment of Self-Awareness, Trump Avoids Shitshow at Anti-Tyranny Celebration
The historical celebration took place in Massachusetts, one of the most loudly anti-authoritarian and Trump-hating states, and commemorated the start of a pivotal struggle of freedom-loving patriots against an overreaching, out of touch dictator.
Patriots Day I Spy
On April 16, 1775, the revolutionary paper The Massachusetts Spy relocated its headquarters from Boston to Worcester. In commemoration, we’d like to play an I Spy game with some of our local landmarks.
Insurrection Act FAQ
Insurrection Act of 1807: What it is and What to Expect on April 20th. Have you heard rumors of martial law being invoked on April 20th, but you’re not sure why people are saying that? We explain below what people are talking about and what it means for you and the nation at large.
The Marathon Is My Resistance
I spent the Christmas before the 127th Boston Marathon at a funeral. I stood outside on the red dirt, breathing in the cold morning air of Zuni, New Mexico. I kept looking into the dancing flames of the fire the men were tending for an answer. Any answer. Inside the house, my niece’s cousin, Jada Gonzales, lay wrapped in blankets.
The Insurrection Act: Troops and Boots? There's no proof.
Legal systems are not crafted to perfectly solve any problem. They are a mess of compromise, frayed at seams that never get fully patched because it is impossible to capture all the complex messy nuances of human behavior and society.