The Trump administration's strategy is designed to traumatize us into paralysis. But what if the antidote isn't just about more resistance — it's learning how to build power differently?
In this wide-ranging conversation, historian and writer Lorissa Rinehart joins me to explore what it means to stay human and strategic when everything feels like it's falling apart.
We talked about why she walked away from a life that wasn't working and rebuilt herself by discovering the erased stories of women in history. We explored what it means to build instead of just resist, to tell stories that restore dignity, and to create political futures that don't run on outrage alone.
We discussed Jeanette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress, and her model of grassroots organizing — how she built a "constellation of activists" across Montana through trust rather than control. And we talked about how women's political labor gets systematically written out of the story, leaving us without models for the kind of democracy-building we need now.
If you're tired of doomscrolling and ready to think strategically about building power, this conversation is for you.
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