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Defund Fear

February 1, 2021
Real safety happens when we bridge the divides and build relationships with each other, overcoming suspicion and distrust.
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VIDEO: In conversation with Edgar Villanueva

January 26, 2021
Talking to author and activist Edgar Villaneuva about “budgets as moral documents” – where we spend money reflects our real commitment to our values -…
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Fund Participation

January 26, 2021
Right now we’ve got a country that’s discouraging or outright preventing people from voting and other forms of civic engagement. Real democracy expands access to…
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Fund Resources

January 18, 2021
To achieve true safety, especially for the most vulnerable, the Biden Administration must shift from systemic deprivation to investing resources in communities.
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VIDEO: In conversation with Annie Leonard of Greenpeace US

January 18, 2021
“The situation is so different than when Biden was last anywhere near the White House…. we need Biden to come out of the gate as…
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Culmination, Not Aberration

January 15, 2021
The 45th President, for all the damage he has done, is not the sole source of America’s insecurity and suffering. A look at the unvarnished…
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VIDEO: What Safety Means With Danielle Sered

January 11, 2021
Watch my conversation with Danielle Sered, author and executive director of Common Justice, about what safety means and how we achieve it.
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Defund Suspicion

January 11, 2021
A suspicious society makes us all spies and suspects; all catchers and the caught. Whether the relationship is between neighbor and neighbor, parent and child,…
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Reflections on the Events of January 6th and 7th

January 8, 2021
Yesterday we saw the consequences of years of Trump fanning the flames of fear and distrust, and urging his followers to act on these impulses.
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Funding Accountability

January 4, 2021
To achieve true safety, especially for the most vulnerable, the Biden Administration must defund punishment and instead fund accountability.
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100 Days to Defund Fear

December 28, 2020
When Joe Biden is sworn in as President, it will not be true to say that the guardrails of democracy held. It would be truer…
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The Book Formerly Known As…

December 4, 2020
We all changed during 2020. So did the title of my book. When my book went to press at the end of 2019—presenting a new…
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