Global • Safety
Have things reached the point where it’s time to leave the U.S.?
David Kirp
San Francisco Chronicle
No one, except perhaps the authors of Project 2025, could have predicted that the so-called guardrails of democracy were made of papier-mâché, that this country could so quickly be teetering on the precipice of autocracy.
Published On: 04/12/2025
Canada • Safety
American family seeks asylum in Canada, citing Trump
Dalson Chen and Jacob Barker
CBC News
A family from Illinois is anxiously awaiting a decision from a Canadian tribunal as they seek asylum north of the border, claiming that America's politics have made them feel unsafe. Kaitlyn and Ted Berg say they made the recent decision to uproot their children as they witnessed the fallout of November's presidential election.
Published On: 03/11/2025
Safety • Threat Management
Mutual Aid
SCOT NAKAGAWA
The Anti-Authoritarian Playbook
Mutual aid is a form of collective care in which communities come together to share resources, provide for one another’s needs, and build systems of support independent of the state or corporate entities.
Published On: 03/10/2025
Safety • Threat Management
Taking Heart
Robert Reich
Robert Reich Substack
A few people I know are coping by remaining in denial. They continue to normalize what’s happening in the familiar terms of Republican versus Democrat, right versus left, conservative versus liberal or progressive.
Published On: 03/09/2025
Journalism • Press Freedom • Safety
Equally Safe
Jennifer Robinson, Dr Keina Yoshida
Article 19
What might a feminist approach to the protection of journalists look like? What concrete benefits might it bring? And could it provide solutions to the well-documented – and highly gendered – abuse that women journalists face every day?
Published On: 05/03/2022