News & Information Sources
Many publications are listed, with a short description of the focus and orientation of each. Respected independent rating organizations are also listed to help you vet the accuracy and bias of other print and social media information sources.
Know Your Rights
Understand the laws, the history of our rights as Americans, and the rights of immigrants.
Protest Safety & Preparation
Educate yourself on the ins and outs of nonviolent protest. Stay safe!
Digital Safety
Consider whether to take your phone, turn it off or not, etc.
Voter Resources & Registration
Make sure you are registered to vote. Track how the GOP is trying to change voter laws, and how these changes would make it more challenging for some people to vote—especially women and rural voters.
Key Background Information
- Elections 2026: What’s at stake; how we can impact outcomes.
- Threats to Voting & Voting Laws: The quiet policy changes that make voting harder, who they hit hardest, and how.
- More About Voting Rights
- Democracy Under Pressure: Lessons from History: What the Gilded Age of the oil barons, McCarthyism, and other hard chapters can teach us about today’s political challenges and ways to push back.
- Political Patterns Repeating: The administration’s actions aren’t new patterns; see how history is repeating!
- Federal Spending and Your Tax Dollars: Federal policies have direct local consequences. Why are we getting poorer? Where are our tax dollars going? View live trackers of taxpayer spending.
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Democracy Book Club
Read about and discuss the issues with others in our community.
Protest Songs
Protest songs have long inspired community members to promote change. Music helps draw us together around our cause. Here are sources to listen to songs and find music scores.