Against all binaries

Throw out the script and be more than "this or that."

25 for 2025

5 favorites in 5 categories to cap off the year 2025

It's the end of December

Must be time to think about death, again.

Preparing for the darkest days

Darkness is an invitation to find out what you're made of.

Where do you put all your anger?

Asking for a friend.

Find your political voice. Then use it.

Discourse isn't evil, and tough political conversations aren't about "reaching across the aisle"

Standing in the way of control

Or, the trap of visibility and the conundrum of putting your body on the line Listen to the essay0:00/801.0968131× In my neighborhood and adjacent neighborhoods in Chicago, there is a clear coordinated volunteer effort to provide visible symbols of community support and safety from ICE. Most obvious

Putting your Politics into Practice: A Sliding Scale Pricing Case Study

Practicing your politics is challenging: it demands that you explored your values and commitments, connected the dots between those principles and appropriate actions, and then charted a course for diligent implementation, all while contending with the million other demands on your time and energy that exist in your day-to-day life,

That new platform feel...

Welcome to all the newcomers and welcome back to the folks who were previously reading along directly on the website or just over email! This space is a fresh coat of paint and a bundle of newness, but hopefully it also continue to have the familiar Necessary Evil outlook.

How to have tough conversations

Reactions to Charlie Kirk’s death show how unprepared we are for challenging political conversations. Here’s how to start. If you were left wondering "how can people really feel this way" or feeling despair over others' reactions — in real life or online — to the assassination of

Revolution is NOT a Metaphor

If you've spent any time on god's green internet lately, you have probably been inundated with posts trying to "reclaim" or “expand” or “soften” the idea of revolution. Rest is revolution. Joy is revolution. Community is revolution. Friendship is revolution. You are the revolution.

Your ideas of "injury" and "recovery" are a trap

Why the narratives you have in your mind about injury, recovery, and training through pain are steeped in white supremacist, eugenicist, and ableist ideals. It turns out even injury and rehab are political.