Whistles, Witnesses, and the Power of Showing Up

From George Floyd’s murder to ICE raids in subzero streets, Minneapolis neighbors are teaching the country how sustained, neighbor‑driven resistance can…

Feb 1 • Nadine Smith

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January 2026

The Heroes of Jan 6

Trump pardoned his accomplices but we cannot allow him to erase the truth

Jan 6 • Nadine Smith

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Invading Greenland

Jan 4 • Nadine Smith

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Trump’s Mobster Shakedown in Venezuela

A U.S. president just toppled a foreign government to “run” its oil‑rich country like a seized casino and every autocrat on Earth is watching.

Jan 3 • Nadine Smith

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December 2025

What Tyrants Actually Want When They Erase Things

What historian and novelist Ada Palmer taught me about censorship, fear, and the long-term power of resistance.

Dec 23, 2025 • Nadine Smith

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You Made Wide Awake America A Bestseller

We are now in the Top 100 and rising in US Political Substacks

Dec 20, 2025 • Nadine Smith

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Smart People Can Believe Dangerous Things. Here's Why.

And here is how to test whether you have slipped into the same trap.

Dec 20, 2025 • Nadine Smith

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Wily Susie Wiles Heads For The Lifeboat

The Vanity Fair article begins the rewrite of history as Trump and MAGA implode

Dec 18, 2025 • Nadine Smith

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November 2025

A Certain Kind of Hero

Tina Certain didn’t flinch, and Florida’s phony “free speech” enforcers couldn’t handle it.

Nov 16, 2025 • Nadine Smith

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Let Them Eat Hate

The Gilded Age corruption returns, and so does the rage that ended it

Nov 2, 2025 • Nadine Smith

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October 2025

Politics and the Cockroach in the Kale

A Halloween Meditation on the ties that bind us

Oct 29, 2025 • Nadine Smith

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A Modest Proposal: Restore the People’s House

A plan to rid our democracy of gold leaf, false idols, and one man’s waste

Oct 24, 2025 • Nadine Smith

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