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Kings Are Not the Problem. Presidents Are.
This weekend, millions of people took to the streets across the United States in what may become one of the largest protests in the country’s history.
Apr 1
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Alan Dettlaff
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On Self-Care and the Violence of Survival
We live in a moment saturated with the language of self-care.
Mar 9
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Alan Dettlaff
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What We're Reading | March 2026
For our March and April reading, we turn to a book that asks us to continue rethinking one of the most policed words in political life—violence.
Mar 3
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Alan Dettlaff
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Revolution Without Politics: On One Battle After Another
Jan 16
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maya
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On Violence, Nonviolence, & "No Kings"
Jun 16, 2025
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Alan Dettlaff
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Our September Read
Sep 5, 2023
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Alan Dettlaff
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What Are We Really Willing To Do About Fascism?
Feb 3, 2025
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Alan Dettlaff
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On Emergent Strategy, the 2024 Election, and the Work Moving Forward
Dec 16, 2024
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Alan Dettlaff
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On Fractals, Abolition, and Practicing New Worlds
Feb 28, 2025
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Alan Dettlaff
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Black Music for Black History Month: On Jill Scott’s To Whom This May Concern
Plus: Register for our February 24th Zoom Discussion of Everything for Everyone
Feb 22
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maya
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Rehearsing Freedom
Reading Huey P. Newton alongside Everything for Everyone
Feb 13
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Alan Dettlaff
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Celebrating Black History and a Legacy of Literacy
Plus the Complete Toward Liberation Bookshelf!
Feb 9
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Toward Liberation
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In Case You Missed It — January Highlights from Toward Liberation
January at Toward Liberation set our tone for the year, inviting you not only to think about revolution theoretically, but to engage with what…
Feb 2
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Toward Liberation
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Revolution Without Politics: On One Battle After Another
I’ll start by admitting that I have only seen Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another (OBAA) once.
Jan 16
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maya
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2026 with Toward Liberation
Plus a few notes on a bleak week and a HUGE win; Welcome home Marie "Mechie" Scott!
Jan 10
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Toward Liberation
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Revolution Is Not a Metaphor
What We're Reading: January-February 2026
Jan 2
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Alan Dettlaff
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Onward | Year End Reflections from Toward Liberation
Alan, connease, and Maya consider what 2025 meant for liberatory struggle
Dec 29, 2025
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Toward Liberation
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Join Us for Scrap Theory with Mali D. Collins
We know it’s been a while since we’ve been in touch, so we wanted to send an update and an invitation to join our virtual discussion of Scrap Theory…
Oct 27, 2025
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Alan Dettlaff
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