Publications
Playing Politics and Costing Lives
The Texas legislature is now meeting in a special session, in part, to scramble to fix a broken disaster assistance and flood prevention system after decades of turning a blind eye. The catastrophic flooding in Kerrville, Texas that killed hundreds, including at least 27 children and counselors attending a summer camp, is the kind of…
Read MoreThe End of Accountability
“People die in ICE custody. People die in county jails. People die in state prisons.” That is how Border Czar Tom Homan responded to the death of Isidro Pérez in ICE custody in Miami. Pérez, a 75-year-old father ostensibly detained because of two drug convictions from the 1980s, is the fifth person to die in…
Read MoreA Devastating Budget for American Communities and Public Safety
“[T]he largest loss of healthcare in American history.” – Rep. Boyle (D-PA) Congress is poised to pass Trump’s budget, adopting sweeping cuts to Medicaid that will result in approximately $1.1 billion in reduced funding to the program and nearly 17 million people losing their health insurance under Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. In another…
Read MoreControl, Punish, Surveil: The Multi-Front Attack on Reproductive Rights
The headlines keep circling back to Trump—but we’re missing the bigger picture. This week, we’re zooming in on recent attacks on reproductive care at every level. As we’ve emphasized throughout our newsletter series, fascism isn’t just about an authoritarian President in Washington, nor does its reach only extend to the courts and Congress. Fascism also…
Read More“In America, We Don’t Do Kings”
Tomorrow, millions are expected to take to the streets to protest Trump’s authoritarian rule. While the “No Kings” protests have been planned for weeks to coincide with Trump’s birthday military parade, their significance has grown as Trump took the unprecedented step of unlawfully commandeering California’s National Guard to respond to a largely peaceful protest against…
Read More“Well We Are All Going to Die”
A senior Senator from Iowa, Joni Ernst, got accidentally candid about a bill that will take vital healthcare and food assistance away from millions of Americans. The cuts are designed to pay for (a fraction) of the biggest tax cuts for the wealthy elites in modern history. When a constituent correctly pointed out that the…
Read MoreTrump’s Longing for the Days of Jim Crow
The federal government no longer prohibits contractors from having segregated facilities. If you believe this statement is a typo from a bygone, shameful era, you are wrong. President Trump made this change in 2025. The pro-segregation order demonstrates Trump’s desire to return to an era of white supremacy, the days when the government actively fought…
Read MoreTrump Executive Orders on Policing and Immigration are Dangerous, Racist, and Authoritarian
Over the last few weeks, Trump has issued several executive orders targeting undocumented populations while attempting to immunize the law enforcement agencies he hopes to deputize to carry out his cruel agenda. Two Executive Orders, issued on April 28, 2025, stand out: Collectively, these orders continue the administration’s attacks on vulnerable communities and local autonomy…
Read MoreDemocracy Under Attack
Wren’s twice-monthly newsletter highlighting the ways the state and federal governments are undermining democracy and making us less safe.
Read MoreMessaging for Fighting Back
Wren’s regular guidance on effective messaging against the authoritarian and anti-democratic developments spreading around the country.
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