LOOKING BACKWARD TO SEE OUR FUTURE.

• Date: 01 October 2022
• Author: Boddiger, David
• Published date: 01 October 2022
• Author: Boddiger, David

With the midterm elections now almost upon us, it's nearly impossible to ponder the deep fissures appearing in our democratic system without a sense of foreboding. Great effort--and large sums of money--have been spent on making us feel this way. The powerful want us to see ourselves as powerless (even when we express our discontent at the ballot box), which is the essence of the "Big Lie."

But there are stronger forces bubbling to the surface that can, and will, transform our fears, anxiety, and dread into indignation, courage, and conviction. While those who express faux piety and manipulate political strings seek to deny us our fundamental rights as they descend further into their own cruelty and madness, many others have been busy rolling up their sleeves, often quietly and without fanfare, and getting to work. When wealthy autocrats and authoritarians attempt to criminalize things like access to reproductive health care, or being a doctor, you better believe the people will show up to fight.

There is...