Sarah Kaplan

i”It means believing that racism is not a natural condition of poverty but a political weapon that rich men use to constrain poor people’s political power.”

Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness

“Their rhetoric — and the conventional wisdom that flows from it — suggests that we cannot talk about economic solutions without abandoning our commitment to the Black, Latino, gay, transgender and female poor that are the lifeblood of the Democratic Party’s base.”
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If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.

Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net

Why We Resist For the Country, For Each Other, For Ourselves, for the World

“The only thing we should fear is that we will surrender our homeland to be plundered by a gang of liars, thieves, and hypocrites. That we will surrender, without a fight, voluntarily, our own future and that of our children.”

Alexei Navalny prison diary 01/17/22

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GBH Documentaries | There Are Things To Do A love story to Urvashi Vaid: a lesbian immigrant who helped shape the modern gay rights movement.

If you weren't as lucky as me to know the incomparable Urvashi Vaid, you can still be part of her aura. She knew there was a place for everyone in the movement, that we had to build bridges to make change, that we didn't have to compromise our values to get things done. www.pbs.org/video/there-...

NO TYRANTS DAY - TORONTO, ON CANADA · No Kings **We don’t put up with would-be kings in the US.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO TYRANTS” and "NO KINGS", born in the streets, carried by millions in chants and on po...

Hey Toronto peeps! #NoKings www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

WATCH: What frog guy can teach Democrats -- and you Anat Shenker-Osorio on Portland, Chicago, No Kings, and how you can start changing minds right now

This is so good. Creating magnetic messaging, not "pollingism" and what the Democrats could be doing that they mainly are not. (But exceptions! @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, @govpritzker.illinois.gov, @govandybeshear.bsky.social)Attract people and don't be afraid to repel!

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How Meta's New Rules Are Putting LGBTQ People in Danger [Opinion] The company's systematic dismantling of digital civil-rights protections has consequences that extend far beyond our screens.

On top of everything else going on...Oppression and hate built into the algorithms. www.unclosetedmedia.com/p/how-metas-...

Ugh.

YouTube video by In Real Life • Steph Wong Women in the workplace - have we made progress? | IRL

This was a fun and provocative conversation. Stephanie Wong asked great questions that allowed me to bust many myths! You'll hear a lot of "howevers" because there's nuance when it comes to understanding gender inequality and the parenthood penalty! www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaaZ...

August 19, 2025 Yesterday, the 51 Democratic Texas state representatives who left the state for Illinois, New York, and Massachusetts on August 3 to prevent Republican lawmakers from redistricting Texas to give five ...

"On the road to authoritarianism, this is a whole factory of red flags." #Texas #Resistance

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Marriage Equality and Trans Rights Are Two Sides of the Same Coin for Many

People want to create a narrative that our movement is divided. It is not. Marriage Equality and Trans Rights Are Two Sides of the Same Coin for Many www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/u...

These transgender servicemembers and military candidates are ready and able to serve. Last night’s @thedailyshow.com segment highlights what’s at stake as legal challenges to Trump’s trans military ban continue.

Important to call these things what they are: concentration camps.

Canadians got the message.

I love adding this one data point to economic charts. It works every time.

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Voted! #ElectionsCanada

When a Tyrant Becomes Vulnerable An excerpt from Marcel Dirsus, How Tyrants Fall: And How Nations Survive

"A dictator can never save himself with a golden gun" lucid.substack.com/p/when-a-tyr.... from @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social and @marceldirsus.bsky.social

The image is a screenshot of a tweet from Brandon Bradford (@BrandonLBradfor ). The tweet reads: "Deporting Americans without due process then saying they no longer get due process because they aren’t in America means no one has rights, FYI. Nightmare scenario."

If you think this can’t happen, remember that of the 125,000 Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII for years without charge or trial, two-thirds were U.S. citizens. Including me.

YouTube video by Associated Press LIVE: Canada PM Mark Carney speaks after Trump’s tariffs announcement

Ok, this was a very, very good speech: The American era is over... In the past, from helping stranded passengers in Gander to fighting California fires, we have done extraordinary things for Americans. Now we need to do extraordinary things for ourselves. #Canada

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Opinion: The name can change, but the work must not: why Canada still needs DEI Workplace diversity initiatives are in rapid retreat south of the border, and backlash in Canada is looming. But in order for the country to become the meritocracy it strives to be, we need to fully e...

“No one wants a meritocracy more than those who are systemically disadvantaged.”

Great insights on the nature of DEI policies in Canada and their importance moving forward.

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Keep speaking. Keep fighting.

Blue text book on left with "Congratulations to Prof. Sarah Kaplan. She was selected to join The Bellagio Center Residency Program by The Rockefeller Foundation. Rotman. Here's where it change.

Congratulations to Prof. @sarahkaplan.bsky.social who was selected to join The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency Program. During her residency, Prof. Kaplan will work on her forthcoming book, Products for the People, to be published by W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. ow.ly/nIQe50VikpR

Research: With all of the "back to the office" pressure, it it is worth considering that remote work has been a protective shield against harassment for women... pushing them back to the office is pushing them into hostile situations www.rotman.utoronto.ca/news-events-...

Apple Erased Women’s Day—So We’re Taking Over the Whole Year Tell me you're afraid of women without telling me you're afraid of women.

Tell me you're afraid of women without telling me you're afraid of women. Apple Erased Women’s Day—So We’re Taking Over the Whole Year

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Must watch: Illinois Governor Pritzker Warns Against Threats to American Democracy in State of the State Address citing just how few days it took the Nazis to dismantle a republic. | C-SPAN.org

The probationary purge What current and former federal probationaries need to know

The purge of probationary Federal workers will undermine competency in these departments and agencies for years to come. open.substack.com/pub/protectd...

Re: DEI: “The retailer is currently being sued for allegedly hiding the risks of ending the company’s DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) programs after customers angry about the move started a boycott.” www.pride.com/gay-news/tar...

Canadian LGBTQ+ advocacy group won’t visit UN forum over concerns about U.S. border U.S. Customs and Border Protection says people entering the country must use proper documentation and Americans holding valid U.S. passports with a X gender marker will be processed as they had been p...

Canadian LGBTQ+ advocacy group won’t visit UN forum over concerns about U.S. border

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Opinion | Trump’s Shameful Campaign Against Transgender Americans Trump’s attacks on trans people are on the wrong side of history and humanity.

“Mr. Trump’s targeting of transgender Americans will go far beyond the military…his habitual cruelty to those who can be pushed around without others speaking up will go far beyond a campaign against this one small, vulnerable group.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/o...