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Crowd of dozens of people holding protest signs that read "No Kings (where the word King is represented as a yellow crown crossed out in red)", "Freedom, democracy, Hope", and "Veterans figh

To fight oligarchy, build local democracy

"No kings." This is a clear, unambiguous demand, but it isn't a rallying cry for the world we need to build. A world with no kings requires making our infrastructure reflect our commitments to local democracy.

Oct 29, 2025 4 min read Featured

A young girl carries a cushion to build a pillow fort and blanket tent inside her cozy home with her sister and parents

Utility justice is a place we can build together

All of us working on utility law, policy, and operation can change our work in order to create opportunities for collaboration with more progressive social movements not fewer. I want to offer a reparative definition for utility justice inspired by Ruth Wilson Gilmore and Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò.

Dec 11, 2024 15 min read Featured