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The Resistance Now

The Resistance Now is a weekly email update on the people, action and ideas driving the protest movement in the US. Subscribe

8 December 2018

  • Ieshia Evans, the Pennsylvania nurse arrested at a protest in Baton Rouge in 2016. The image, called Taking a Stand in Baton Rouge, became a phenomenon.

    A new series on antiracism, and why Beto O'Rourke is 'no bold progressive'

    Guardian collaborates with Antiracist Research and Policy Center, and is O’Rourke a Clintonite? Plus, we say thanks to our readers

1 December 2018

  • In September last year, protests followed a not guilty verdict in the trial of Jason Stockley, who was accused of killing Anthony Lamar.

    Police charged over St Louis protests, and the NRA is losing serious cash

    Three officers accused of beating up an undercover colleague; while tax returns show gun lobby group took a considerable hit

17 November 2018

  • Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna said the chief executive of Walmart currently makes 1,188 times as much as the median worker.

    Bernie Sanders targets Walmart and takes aim at low wages and CEO pay

    Stop Walmart Act would prevent large companies from buying back stock unless they pay all employees at least $15 an hour

10 November 2018

  • Protesters rally in New York to protect the Mueller investigation.

    Thousands rally to protect Mueller, and a historic victory for voting rights

    Thousands protest against Trump’s firing of Jeff Sessions, but good news in Florida as 1.5m former felons win the right to vote

3 November 2018

  • Kyrsten Sinema<br>Democratic Senate candidate Kyrsten Sinema talks to volunteers at a get-out-the-vote phone bank in Phoenix, Ariz., alongside members of the “Veterans for Sinema” group in this Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018 photo. Both major parties are worrying about so-called “spoilers” as election day nears. In tight races, third party candidates can make the difference by drawing away voters who’d otherwise support the Democrat or Republican. (AP Photo/Bob Christie)

    The midterm election is close but progressives see hard work left to do

    Days before America goes to the polls, efforts to get out the vote are going into last-minute overdrive

20 October 2018

  • A referendum on the midterm ballot in Florida would grant those with prior felony convictions the right to vote.

    'When a debt is paid, it's paid': Florida group pushes for voting rights

    Florida residents with prior felony convictions, a group of 1.5m people, would be allowed to vote under midterm referendum

13 October 2018

  • TOPSHOT-US-POLITICS-TRUMP<br>TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump speaks during a “Make America Great Again” rally at Erie Insurance Arena on October 10, 2018, in Erie, Pennsylvania. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images

    Republicans' new strategy ahead of midterms: call the left an 'angry mob'

    Trump got things rolling: ‘Don’t give power to an angry leftwing mob’. Other Republicans and the conservative media have gleefully joined in the mob messaging

6 October 2018

  • US-politics-justice-investigation<br>A woman holds up a placard in front of the US Supreme Court as demonstrators protest US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on October 4, 2018, in Washington, DC. - Top Republicans voiced confidence Thursday that Brett Kavanaugh will be confirmed to the US Supreme Court this weekend, as they asserted that an FBI probe had found nothing to support sex assault allegations against Donald Trump’s nominee.”Judge Kavanaugh should be confirmed on Saturday,” Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, told reporters. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP)JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images

    'Survivors will not be quiet': Kavanaugh backlash boils over

    Emotional demonstrations surge as some weigh prospects of impeachment, plus a victory for immigrant protections

29 September 2018

  • Protestor confronts Senator Flake in elevator after he announces he is voting to confirm Brett Kavanaugh nomination<br>epa07054458 A woman who said she is a survivor of a sexual assault (R) confronts Republican Senator from Arizona Jeff Flake (L) in an elevator after Flake announced that he vote to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, 28 September 2018. The woman, who used her foot to prevent the elevator door from closing, said to Senator Flake ‘Look at me when I’m talking to you. You are telling me that my assault doesn’t matter.’ EPA/JIM LO SCALZO

    Protesters take on Republican senator over Kavanaugh confirmation

    Two women challenged Jeff Flake over his position on the supreme court nominee. Shortly afterward, he apparently changed his mind

22 September 2018

  • Activists protest on Capitol Hill against the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the supreme court.

    Protesters out in force to oppose Brett Kavanaugh nomination

    Republican Senate swing voters targeted; GOP go careful on the Affordable Care Act; and a new statue of Alice Dunnigan

15 September 2018

  • Democratic candidate for governor, Cynthia Nixon listens to cheers from supporters and attendees after conceding the primary at Cafe Omar in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., September 13, 2018. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs

    New York progressives find silver lining in primary losses

    Despite losses from Cynthia Nixon, Jumaane Williams and Zephyr Teachout challengers crushed a group of state senate Democrats further down the ballot

7 September 2018

  • A shotgun was turned in as part of a gun buyback event in Chicago in 2016 where every firearm turned in earned a gift card.

    Indiana clerics work toward Indianapolis gun buyback program

    Program would exchange guns for iPads, protesters disrupt Kavanaugh’s supreme court hearings and Bernie Sanders introduces a bill to tax large companies

1 September 2018

  • Jordan Leon-Atkins, bottom left, a Democratic Socialist of America volunteer, joins two other women who are supporters of Julia Salazar, who is running for the Democratic primary of the 18th district seat of the New York State Senate, as they talk with a man at the Union Pool bar, on Aug. 19, 2018, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The women were among a group of sex workers and allies who had just finished canvassing for Salazar, who supports decriminalizing sex work and repealing laws that target people in the sex industry. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

    Progressives are making political gains – with one $27 donation at a time

    Andrew Gillum, who was endorsed by Bernie Sanders, won Florida’s Democratic primary this week as Julia Salazar in Brooklyn challenges an incumbent for state senate

25 August 2018

  • Inside San Quentin State Prison<br>Inmates stand outside at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. San Quentin, home to the state’s only death row, houses 725 condemned inmates. On the November 8th California ballot voters have the chance to abolish the death penalty or speed up the process. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

    Inmates release demands amid 19-day prison strike across US

    Prisoners continue to protest while students target Smith & Wesson in 50-mile gun control march and a survey reveals majority of Americans support Medicare for all

18 August 2018

  • Senator Elizabeth Warren holds town hall forum in Woburn, Massachusetts<br>epa06936874 United States Senator Elizabeth Warren talks with a supporter following a town hall forum at the Woburn High School in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA, 08 August 2018. EPA/CJ GUNTHER

    Elizabeth Warren's plan to fix capitalism and give more power to workers

    Massachusetts senator pushes bill to make US companies do more than make their rich shareholders richer

11 August 2018

  • Michelle and Barack Obama in February. Michelle Obama announced the voting drive on Monday – the 53rd anniversary of the Voting Rights Act being signed into law.

    Michelle Obama's new push to get young people voting

    Former first lady’s When We All Vote drive aims to register and rally young voters, while Al Sharpton plans sleepover on the streets of New York

4 August 2018

  • U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) speaks at the Netroots Nation annual conference for political progressives in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. August 3, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman

    Progressives look to 2020 at Netroots Nation conference

    Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris and other potential presidential candidates meet in New Orleans, while Michigan race fuels hope for left

28 July 2018

  • Good omen? Larry Sabato’s crystal ball says that 17 House races have just changed in favor of Democrats.

    With 100 days until the midterms, can the Democrats tip the scales?

    With elections coming, some predict 17 House races have changed in favor of Democrats. Plus, is Bill de Blasio progressive enough?

21 July 2018

  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the winner of a Democratic Congressional primary in New York, reacts to a passerby, Wednesday, June 27, 2018, in New York. Ocasio-Cortez, 28, upset U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley in Tuesday’s election. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

    Democratic left senses national star in Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

    Kansas rallies with Bernie Sanders are show of strength as party seeks winning coalition in usually Republican states

14 July 2018

  • Protesters in London against Donald Trump.

    UK protesters welcome Trump and Bernie Sanders teams up with the Guardian

    Thousands in Britain joined forces to protest against the president, and Vermont senator to host special town hall on Monday
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