mutual aid

• 
• SOURCE: The New Republic
  12/2/2022
  

  Defending Democracy Will Mean Working Locally for the Common Good

  by Nell Irvin Painter

  Americans can fight both partisan dysfunction in Washington and the rise of authoritarianism and ethnic nationalism by working to advance the common good in their own communities, strengthening bonds of social solidarity. 

• 
• SOURCE: Harper's Bazaar
  9/1/2022
  

  The Jackson Water Crisis Latest Chapter in Black Mutual Aid

  by Kaitlyn Greenidge

  The two sides of Mississippi's history are its exploitative oligarchy and the efforts of Black Mississippians and their allies to imagine egalitarian alternatives against the odds. Activists' responses to the collapse of the Jackson water infrastructure will test that spirit. 

• 
• SOURCE: Boston Review
  4/21/2022
  

  For Black Detroiters, the City's History of Mutual Aid is as Relevant as Ever

  by Nate File

  "The mutual aid movement here is steeped in history and working to build the city that politicians and private actors have promised for decades but failed to deliver."

• 
• 5/10/2020
  

  What to do about COVID? Start by Listening to People

  by Rachel F. Seidman

  An oral historian of medical care in the South observes that the current crisis shows weaknesses in the fabric of society that would have long been obvious to policymakers if they were more inclined to listen to ordinary people.