Pam Coukos
@femlaw.bsky.social
Lawyer, scholar, community organizer, nerd, original Hoosier, once & forever Californian and now Marylander. Founder of Working IDEAL. Believer in a more just society, a fair and equitable workplace, and the power of people working together to make it so.
Congrats to all the organizers who made tonight happen, door by door, vote by vote. You didn’t despair despite the darkness. You got to work and harnessed the power of the people and reminded us of how it feels to hope. Thank you!
November 5, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Congrats to all the organizers who made tonight happen, door by door, vote by vote. You didn’t despair despite the darkness. You got to work and harnessed the power of the people and reminded us of how it feels to hope. Thank you!
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After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings
We happen to be in Asheville NC on vacation today so that’s where we showed up for #NoKings with thousands of people who believe in democracy and brought the signs and costumes and fierce joy to prove it
October 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
We happen to be in Asheville NC on vacation today so that’s where we showed up for #NoKings with thousands of people who believe in democracy and brought the signs and costumes and fierce joy to prove it
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10 days until the biggest peaceful protests in modern American history. A No Kings Day event is likely happening near you wherever you are. Please join us to show we won’t cower in response to Trump’s authoritarian takeover: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
October 8, 2025 at 12:10 PM
10 days until the biggest peaceful protests in modern American history. A No Kings Day event is likely happening near you wherever you are. Please join us to show we won’t cower in response to Trump’s authoritarian takeover: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
Proud to march today with thousands of others who believe in a Free DC
This is what democracy looks like! A people united will never be defeated. We want federal forces out of DC NOW! #WeAreAllDC #FreeDC
September 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Proud to march today with thousands of others who believe in a Free DC
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DC communities are joyful, powerful— and we're under attack.
"But, what can I do?" Glad you asked!
Check this out or check out tons of opportunities on the full calendar here ⬇️
"But, what can I do?" Glad you asked!
Check this out or check out tons of opportunities on the full calendar here ⬇️
We Are All DC: A National March — Free DC
DC communities are joyful, powerful — and we're under attack. Armed National Guard soldiers are carrying guns through our neighborhoods. ICE and FBI agents are profiling, harassing, and violently arr...
freedcproject.org
August 31, 2025 at 3:13 PM
DC communities are joyful, powerful— and we're under attack.
"But, what can I do?" Glad you asked!
Check this out or check out tons of opportunities on the full calendar here ⬇️
"But, what can I do?" Glad you asked!
Check this out or check out tons of opportunities on the full calendar here ⬇️
I’ve now read my alma mater Brown University’s agreement with the Administration, and I’m deeply troubled by numerous provisions in it, but the larger problem is that bargaining with lawless authoritarians gives them legitimacy. They aren’t settling a proper investigation, this was a shakedown. /1
August 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I’ve now read my alma mater Brown University’s agreement with the Administration, and I’m deeply troubled by numerous provisions in it, but the larger problem is that bargaining with lawless authoritarians gives them legitimacy. They aren’t settling a proper investigation, this was a shakedown. /1
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"Different people in organizations will always get different things for various reasons, but the people in an organization must trust that the processes allocating opportunities and benefits are fundamentally fair and legitimate."
New article by Ahmmad Brown and @femlaw.bsky.social:
New article by Ahmmad Brown and @femlaw.bsky.social:
Organizational Justice (SSIR)
A path forward for diversity, equity, and inclusion work.
ssir.org
July 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"Different people in organizations will always get different things for various reasons, but the people in an organization must trust that the processes allocating opportunities and benefits are fundamentally fair and legitimate."
New article by Ahmmad Brown and @femlaw.bsky.social:
New article by Ahmmad Brown and @femlaw.bsky.social:
Working IDEAL has a new podcast called Democracy, Equity and Inclusion. Because the fight to save our democracy goes right alongside the fight for equal opportunity. ow.ly/OL3350WlTt1
Cyrus Mehri on What History Tells Us About the Possibility of Democratic Renewal
Democracy, Equity, and Inclusion · Episode
ow.ly
July 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Working IDEAL has a new podcast called Democracy, Equity and Inclusion. Because the fight to save our democracy goes right alongside the fight for equal opportunity. ow.ly/OL3350WlTt1
This is an important conversation and appreciate the data and perspective offered in the article and in the comments and critiques.
One thing not mentioned - nonviolent protest is essential to engage more people in the fight. Larger numbers matter. And some will step up the ladder of engagement.
One thing not mentioned - nonviolent protest is essential to engage more people in the fight. Larger numbers matter. And some will step up the ladder of engagement.
Yesterday, @robbwiller.bsky.social and I published an opinion essay making the case for the power of nonviolent protest. I’m proud of our work but also think we could have done more to “steel man” case *against* nonviolence. Here’s essay. Some counterarguments in 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/o...
Opinion | This Is What Makes Protests Successful
www.nytimes.com
June 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
This is an important conversation and appreciate the data and perspective offered in the article and in the comments and critiques.
One thing not mentioned - nonviolent protest is essential to engage more people in the fight. Larger numbers matter. And some will step up the ladder of engagement.
One thing not mentioned - nonviolent protest is essential to engage more people in the fight. Larger numbers matter. And some will step up the ladder of engagement.
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My team and I at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@djpressman@bsky.social, Soha Hammam, & Chris Shay) have a new piece out: wagingnonviolence.org/2025/06/amer.... In it, we show that through May 2025, the size and scale of anti-Trump protests have dwarfed those in 2017. 🧵
June 13, 2025 at 2:25 AM
My team and I at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@djpressman@bsky.social, Soha Hammam, & Chris Shay) have a new piece out: wagingnonviolence.org/2025/06/amer.... In it, we show that through May 2025, the size and scale of anti-Trump protests have dwarfed those in 2017. 🧵
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250 years ago, Americans rejected the rule of a mad king.
In two days, we’re taking to the streets again to say NO KINGS.
2,000 peaceful protests are planned in small towns and major cities across the country. Join your community on Saturday for #NoKings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
In two days, we’re taking to the streets again to say NO KINGS.
2,000 peaceful protests are planned in small towns and major cities across the country. Join your community on Saturday for #NoKings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
June 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
250 years ago, Americans rejected the rule of a mad king.
In two days, we’re taking to the streets again to say NO KINGS.
2,000 peaceful protests are planned in small towns and major cities across the country. Join your community on Saturday for #NoKings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
In two days, we’re taking to the streets again to say NO KINGS.
2,000 peaceful protests are planned in small towns and major cities across the country. Join your community on Saturday for #NoKings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
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Midnight, June 7 is the deadline to comment on the revised Schedule F, Trump's plan to politicize the civil servants by converting them into at-will appointees that can be fired for the mildest pushback against illegal actions.
It's easy - here is how:
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/last-day-t...
It's easy - here is how:
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/last-day-t...
Last day to weigh in on Trump's plan to politicize the civil service
Trump has already shown us how he would use Schedule F powers
donmoynihan.substack.com
June 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Midnight, June 7 is the deadline to comment on the revised Schedule F, Trump's plan to politicize the civil servants by converting them into at-will appointees that can be fired for the mildest pushback against illegal actions.
It's easy - here is how:
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/last-day-t...
It's easy - here is how:
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/last-day-t...
I am sharing this open letter, signed by 10 former Department of Labor Officials, including me, that we just released this morning. bit.ly/ContractorOp...
bit.ly
April 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I am sharing this open letter, signed by 10 former Department of Labor Officials, including me, that we just released this morning. bit.ly/ContractorOp...
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Barack Obama just delivered a blistering takedown of Trump's lawlessness. Importantly, Obama also offered Dems a way to argue that Trump's dictatorial abuses of power and his imminent wreckage of the economy are the same story.
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1936...
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1936...
Obama’s Blistering New Takedown of Trump Gives Dems a Way Forward
In an appearance on Thursday, the former president laid out the connection between Trump’s lawlessness and—yes—the price of eggs. Will other Democrats follow?
newrepublic.com
April 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Barack Obama just delivered a blistering takedown of Trump's lawlessness. Importantly, Obama also offered Dems a way to argue that Trump's dictatorial abuses of power and his imminent wreckage of the economy are the same story.
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1936...
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1936...
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A key step in fighting the Trump admin's attacks on higher education specifically and democracy more broadly is to say as clearly as we can that we share values that are meaningful and that we will not stand by while our institutions are destroyed.
You can do that here:
bit.ly/DemocracyAndHigherEd
You can do that here:
bit.ly/DemocracyAndHigherEd
March 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
A key step in fighting the Trump admin's attacks on higher education specifically and democracy more broadly is to say as clearly as we can that we share values that are meaningful and that we will not stand by while our institutions are destroyed.
You can do that here:
bit.ly/DemocracyAndHigherEd
You can do that here:
bit.ly/DemocracyAndHigherEd
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I spoke with @audiosand.bsky.social for @npr.org All Things Considered about the fact that the "Anti-DEI" movement is an anti-Civil Rights Movement.
www.npr.org/2025/03/17/n...
www.npr.org/2025/03/17/n...
Experts worry that DEIA bans are part of a push to undo the 1964 Civil Rights Act
Civil rights experts worry bans on DEIA in education and government are part of a larger, ongoing push to undo the country's 1964 Civil Rights Act.
www.npr.org
March 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I spoke with @audiosand.bsky.social for @npr.org All Things Considered about the fact that the "Anti-DEI" movement is an anti-Civil Rights Movement.
www.npr.org/2025/03/17/n...
www.npr.org/2025/03/17/n...
So America is fighting with Canada (!) And cozying up to Russia (!) and shredding longstanding pro-democracy alliances. As someone who personally lived through “tear down this wall” and 9/11 I’m appalled the Republican Party now endorses this.
February 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
So America is fighting with Canada (!) And cozying up to Russia (!) and shredding longstanding pro-democracy alliances. As someone who personally lived through “tear down this wall” and 9/11 I’m appalled the Republican Party now endorses this.
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Out today from David. This is my family and our children. Share widely please.
Please read and share. But especially share with folks that might not realize how critical Section 504 is to so many people. I tried to write a simple clear explanation at the break. Gift link here: www.startribune.com/why-are-repu...
February 21, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Out today from David. This is my family and our children. Share widely please.
Jenny R. Yang and I have a few words to say about why the current federal government's intentional campaign of fear and intimidation against fundamental principles of equal opportunity is contrary to law, to good business and to core American values fortune.com/2025/02/20/t...
Trump’s DOJ can’t rewrite the law on DEI. Here’s why companies shouldn’t back down
Do not fall into the trap: A presidential executive order cannot nullify federal or state law.
fortune.com
February 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Jenny R. Yang and I have a few words to say about why the current federal government's intentional campaign of fear and intimidation against fundamental principles of equal opportunity is contrary to law, to good business and to core American values fortune.com/2025/02/20/t...
This is how it works - collective action doesn’t just happen by magic. You need this step by step work assembling supporters. It will feel like nothing is happening then everything. The protests starting up. Those DOJ resignations. The pressure is building. Make some more calls.
We know it’s tempting to give into cynicism or despair right now. So let us tell you what keeps us going: We are in daily communication with Members of Congress and senior staff who want to see a unified opposition as well. They are fighting on the inside to build that opposition. 🧵
February 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This is how it works - collective action doesn’t just happen by magic. You need this step by step work assembling supporters. It will feel like nothing is happening then everything. The protests starting up. Those DOJ resignations. The pressure is building. Make some more calls.
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Every Democrat in the US Senate could learn a little lesson from Wendy Davis right now.
It wasn’t just that she held the floor, but that she turned a procedural thing into a huge story, and it captured people’s attention.
It wasn’t just that she held the floor, but that she turned a procedural thing into a huge story, and it captured people’s attention.
February 14, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Every Democrat in the US Senate could learn a little lesson from Wendy Davis right now.
It wasn’t just that she held the floor, but that she turned a procedural thing into a huge story, and it captured people’s attention.
It wasn’t just that she held the floor, but that she turned a procedural thing into a huge story, and it captured people’s attention.
Hello, just joined up. The times may be dark but I’m doing my part to hand out the flashlights. Excited to meet fellow members of Team Democracy and other Good Troublers and Organizers.
February 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Hello, just joined up. The times may be dark but I’m doing my part to hand out the flashlights. Excited to meet fellow members of Team Democracy and other Good Troublers and Organizers.