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Resolute

This year is less about resolutions and more about being resolute, determined, unwavering, and persevering in the face of an insatiable GOP that wants nothing more than to wipe the country clean of social programs, voting rights, reproductive health care, and so much more.

Let Freadom Ring

Representation matters, and when we ban books that speak to who we are as people and the diversity among us, we silence entire communities and their allies.

Introducing the AI Writer

If you thought writing letters before with Resistbot was easy, wait until you try out our newest feature: AI-written letters.

Take Pride in Who We are

We have become a nation ruled by legislation that fuels phobias instead of progress.

Let's Be Loud!

Resistbot users have their finger on the pulse of the nation and express themselves eloquently.

Death with Dignity

Each person deserves the right to decide for themselves when their terminal illness is too much.

Wisconsin, You're Up!

For Wisconsinites, abortion is yet again on the ballot in one of the most critical elections in the state’s history and the most important American election of 2023.

Drag[net]

The protection that our children need is not from drag queens. They need protection from violence.

Resistbot at Six: Building a Community

Six years, nearly 10 million users, 35 million letters, and 450 million texts later, Resistbot remains an indispensable partner in civic engagement.

Looking for the Bright Side

While the red wave came for my home state of Florida, it mostly stopped there, and we saw wins across the country of which we can all be proud.

The Tides They Are A Changin'

Climate change, women’s reproductive rights, individual sexual autonomy, voting rights, and more are on the ballot in November and voting is our only way of protecting these rights and our future.

Stay Awake

In today’s highly charged political landscape, “woke” has come to mean two very different things depending upon which side of the aisle you find yourself on.

Take a Break

When exhaustion hits you, you should pay heed to what your body and mind are telling you and take a mental health break. Do not let hitting the wall be the first time you notice that you need help or just a break.

The Fall of Roe: Something Wicked This Way Comes

Reproductive healthcare is not the only fundamental right that has a date with the executioner.

Roe

Alito spends a considerable portion of the first 68 pages of his decision blathering on about what the abortion laws were in the US in the mid-1800s when the 14th Amendment was ratified—when women were chattel.

The Unhoused

165,000,000 people may be one unanticipated hardship away from finding themselves without a roof over their heads or food in their stomachs.

Follow the Money

As has been the norm since America’s founding, the prospect of successful Black communities rattles the cages of White conservatives who often view the success of the “Other” as a detriment to their own prosperity. Mason City and BlueOval City are no different.

Rosie’s Sisters in Arms

We thank all the women who have given of themselves, and those who continue to do so, in an effort to form a more perfect union.

The Crushing Weight of the Mortar Board

The student-debt crisis and the gender gap make it difficult for women to get by, let alone ahead.

Happy Fifth Anniversary Resistbot

In five years, Resistbot has handled over 444 million text messages, delivered over 40 million pieces of correspondence to elected officials, and serviced nearly 10 million Americans home and abroad.

This History of Us

Regardless of where we find ourselves in history, white Americans continue to find new ways to shore up their sense of superiority at the cost of the Black mind and body.

Don’t Destroy Section 230, Fix it

The EARN IT act contains a number of bad provisions, including what’s effectively a repeal of Section 230. Section 230 can and should be fixed, not removed.

This Seat is Taken

Care about the map, and maybe you will get an elected official that cares about you.

The Hallway Commute

What was thought impossible by most employers just a few years ago has become commonplace. Teleworking is the new normal for many industries.

January 6th: What Happens When Your Coup Fails (But Almost Succeeds)

A failed coup is still a coup.

Sanctuary

We may not hear as much about Sanctuary Cities in the daily news as we did just a couple of years ago; however, they remain an important component of our immigration policies at the state level.