Mercedez
Mercedez is CODEPINK's Campaigns Assistant and a community organizer who weaves storytelling, environmental justice, and the arts into her political work. She holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies from CU Boulder and is currently pursuing an interdisciplinary, cross-cultural MFA through lived experience and creative practice.
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My conversation with Karl Marx about Donald Trump
The dialogue between Norman Solomon and Karl Marx debated if Trump's power derived from individual action or underlying class relations.
Donald Trump, arsonist in chief
Someday, Donald J. Trump will undoubtedly be remembered as the president from—yes, it’s an all too appropriate and accurate word—hell.
Inside ALMA Backyard Farms’ mission to reclaim formerly incarcerated lives
Founded in 2013, it focuses on restorative justice, environmental stewardship, and ending food insecurity in underserved communities.
America 250 flyovers: A celebration of militarization
As they try to normalize the militarization of our streets and skies here, these displays, framed as celebration and "freedom," also serve another grim reminder.
Double whammy explodes soul-sucking GOP deal with devil Don
Caught by gangland-style squeeze play,/ Damned if they do, damned if they betray.