Todd Blanche's Trumpism, Beating Data Centers & How Missouri Workers Mobilized PLUS "Earth Guardians"
If you missed last week's email, and are wondering what happened to the plethora of messages you were used to receiving from me, here's what I sent out last week in explanation. The upshot is, you'll get one email each Friday with a digest of all stories, plus occasional extras for special announcements.
Here are my latest stories:
LATEST NEWS: What does acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s narrow Senate confirmation to lead the Justice Department mean for ethics in government? And what can stand in the way of Blanche’s enactment of Donald Trump’s authoritarian agenda?
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ORGANIZING WORKS: A powerful coalition has formed to counter the devastating impacts of data centers and Big Tech’s thirst to build such centers all over the country.
AN ELECTION WIN: Kenton Wright, a Black bagel worker and barista and organizer with Missouri Workers Power explains how a massive grassroots mobilization defeated Republican Governor Mike Kehoe’s regressive agenda during the recent Missouri primary election.
RISING UP FOR JUSTICE: Emmy Scott is Executive Director of Earth Guardians, a global organization powering young leaders to catalyze resources for resilient climate solutions. Emmy was recognized as the WWF 2025 Youth Conservation Leader of the Year. She shared the inspiring work of her organization in mobilizing young people all over the world for climate justice.
Oh, and have you heard, I have a new book that's about to publish?
Gustavo Arellano of the LA Times, did a Q&A with me last week about it.
