Maya Schenwar
@mayaschenwar.bsky.social
Director, Truthout Center for Grassroots Journalism.
Board president, Truthout.
Co-editor “We Grow the World Together”
Co-author “Prison by Any Other Name”
Abolitionist, anti-zionist, pro-cat, pro-karaoke, Chicagoan
mayaschenwar.com
Board president, Truthout.
Co-editor “We Grow the World Together”
Co-author “Prison by Any Other Name”
Abolitionist, anti-zionist, pro-cat, pro-karaoke, Chicagoan
mayaschenwar.com
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The Right Funds Its Media. Can Progressive Philanthropy Meet the Moment?
Rigorous, principled, independent journalism is an essential part of movement building.
truthout.org
Movement journalism isn't just a nice thing to have: It's essential to expose injustice, uplift movements, and share visions for our collective futures.
Amazing @femmfeministe.bsky.social and I wrote about why resourcing journalism is important, especially right now!
truthout.org/articles/the...
Amazing @femmfeministe.bsky.social and I wrote about why resourcing journalism is important, especially right now!
truthout.org/articles/the...
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“[Movement journalism is] not in ‘business’ to funnel advertising dollars to the pockets of billionaires; we’re here to perform liberatory work” write @femmfeministe.bsky.social & @mayaschenwar.bsky.social. It’s time for progressive philanthropy to commit to funding journalism.
Progressive philanthropy needs to commit to funding journalism
Marginalized voices are facing new pressures amid industry cutbacks and increasing attacks from the Trump administration
prismreports.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
“[Movement journalism is] not in ‘business’ to funnel advertising dollars to the pockets of billionaires; we’re here to perform liberatory work” write @femmfeministe.bsky.social & @mayaschenwar.bsky.social. It’s time for progressive philanthropy to commit to funding journalism.
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New resource⚡️ Block it! Don’t Build It. Don’t Fill It. Don’t Fuel It.
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
November 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
New resource⚡️ Block it! Don’t Build It. Don’t Fill It. Don’t Fuel It.
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
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Border agents are set to target communities in southeast Mississippi and Louisiana in a major immigration crackdown called "Swamp Sweep.”
Federal agents aim to arrest 5,000 people during the operation.
buff.ly/ISpXE0l
Federal agents aim to arrest 5,000 people during the operation.
buff.ly/ISpXE0l
Border Agents Target Mississippi Communities in ‘Swamp Sweep’
Border agents are set to conduct a major immigration crackdown called "Swamp Sweep,” targeting immigrants in southeast Mississippi and Louisiana.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Border agents are set to target communities in southeast Mississippi and Louisiana in a major immigration crackdown called "Swamp Sweep.”
Federal agents aim to arrest 5,000 people during the operation.
buff.ly/ISpXE0l
Federal agents aim to arrest 5,000 people during the operation.
buff.ly/ISpXE0l
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"Rigorous, principled, independent journalism is an essential part of movement building." Read @femmfeministe.bsky.social and @mayaschenwar.bsky.social's urgent appeal to keep progressive media alive -- and thriving -- during these terrible times.
The Right Funds Its Media. Can Progressive Philanthropy Meet the Moment?
Rigorous, principled, independent journalism is an essential part of movement building.
truthout.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"Rigorous, principled, independent journalism is an essential part of movement building." Read @femmfeministe.bsky.social and @mayaschenwar.bsky.social's urgent appeal to keep progressive media alive -- and thriving -- during these terrible times.
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every trans suicide is a murder
every trans murder is a policy consequence
and the bodies keep piling up as the elected officials who today tell us they care about us — ALL of them. — still label the hate against us as a “distraction”
sorry, the funeral i went to last week was not a distraction
every trans murder is a policy consequence
and the bodies keep piling up as the elected officials who today tell us they care about us — ALL of them. — still label the hate against us as a “distraction”
sorry, the funeral i went to last week was not a distraction
November 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
every trans suicide is a murder
every trans murder is a policy consequence
and the bodies keep piling up as the elected officials who today tell us they care about us — ALL of them. — still label the hate against us as a “distraction”
sorry, the funeral i went to last week was not a distraction
every trans murder is a policy consequence
and the bodies keep piling up as the elected officials who today tell us they care about us — ALL of them. — still label the hate against us as a “distraction”
sorry, the funeral i went to last week was not a distraction
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NEW: As immigration enforcement continues across North Carolina, communities are mobilizing--inside and outside formal organizing networks--to protect their neighbors:
North Carolina immigration raids expected to escalate
As the impacts of the raids quickly ripple outward from Charlotte, North Carolinians are mobilizing to stem enforcement operations in their communities
prismreports.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
NEW: As immigration enforcement continues across North Carolina, communities are mobilizing--inside and outside formal organizing networks--to protect their neighbors:
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Children at my son’s Spanish immersion preschool in Chicago bore witness to a teacher being violently assaulted by ICE agents who entered their school, armed with weapons, earlier this month. Miss Diana was abducted by ICE on the morning of November 5 as she prepared to start her shift for the day.
ICE Raided My Son’s Daycare to Abduct a Teacher. This Kind of Trauma Lasts.
Children in Illinois have suffered months of systematic abuse by federal agents enacting Trump’s immigration raids.
truthout.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Children at my son’s Spanish immersion preschool in Chicago bore witness to a teacher being violently assaulted by ICE agents who entered their school, armed with weapons, earlier this month. Miss Diana was abducted by ICE on the morning of November 5 as she prepared to start her shift for the day.
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Trump would really hate it if you sent this article to your friends at progressive foundations.
The Right Funds Its Media. Can Progressive Philanthropy Meet the Moment?
Rigorous, principled, independent journalism is an essential part of movement building.
truthout.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Trump would really hate it if you sent this article to your friends at progressive foundations.
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Federal agents used chemical weapons on Chicagoans at least 49 times — even after a judge said to stop.
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders. blockclubchi.co/47PoaXb
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders. blockclubchi.co/47PoaXb
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Federal agents used chemical weapons on Chicagoans at least 49 times — even after a judge said to stop.
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders. blockclubchi.co/47PoaXb
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders. blockclubchi.co/47PoaXb
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It’s time for progressive philanthropy to commit to funding journalism, write @femmfeministe.bsky.social & @mayaschenwar.bsky.social in an op-ed. With the folding of Teen Vogue into Vogue & the loss of newsroom diversity, marginalized voices face new obstacles amid cutbacks & right-wing pressure.
Progressive philanthropy needs to commit to funding journalism
Marginalized voices are facing new pressures amid industry cutbacks and increasing attacks from the Trump administration
prismreports.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
It’s time for progressive philanthropy to commit to funding journalism, write @femmfeministe.bsky.social & @mayaschenwar.bsky.social in an op-ed. With the folding of Teen Vogue into Vogue & the loss of newsroom diversity, marginalized voices face new obstacles amid cutbacks & right-wing pressure.
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"Most of the doctors spoke with ProPublica on the condition of anonymity, as they feared retaliation for violating ... a hospital 'gag order' against discussing abortion. In a sign of how secretive this decision-making has become, most said their hospitals had not written down these new policies."
The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May)
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May)
Why Hospital Policies Matter in States That Ban Abortion
Our first-of-its-kind data analysis found that a seismic split emerged in how medical institutions in Texas' two largest metro areas, Houston and Dallas, treated miscarrying patients — and in their ou...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:17 AM
"Most of the doctors spoke with ProPublica on the condition of anonymity, as they feared retaliation for violating ... a hospital 'gag order' against discussing abortion. In a sign of how secretive this decision-making has become, most said their hospitals had not written down these new policies."
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www.wbez.org/public-safet... - the fact that this is just regular order really speaks to this country.
Chicago’s top cop pledges to address rise in officers pointing their guns at people
The independent monitor overseeing the city’s consent decree pointed to CPD data showing a nearly 44% increase from 2022 to 2024.
www.wbez.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
www.wbez.org/public-safet... - the fact that this is just regular order really speaks to this country.
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please read, share, and fund movement journalism! we are out here working our asses off to make media for us that actually respects human dignity.
Movement journalism isn't just a nice thing to have: It's essential to expose injustice, uplift movements, and share visions for our collective futures.
Amazing @femmfeministe.bsky.social and I wrote about why resourcing journalism is important, especially right now!
truthout.org/articles/the...
Amazing @femmfeministe.bsky.social and I wrote about why resourcing journalism is important, especially right now!
truthout.org/articles/the...
The Right Funds Its Media. Can Progressive Philanthropy Meet the Moment?
Rigorous, principled, independent journalism is an essential part of movement building.
truthout.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
please read, share, and fund movement journalism! we are out here working our asses off to make media for us that actually respects human dignity.
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🚨HERE IS OUR SOLUTION ➡️
My colleague @mayaschenwar.bsky.social at @truthout.org and I argue that it is time for progressive philanthropy and left philanthropy to make a serious, wide-ranging investment in journalism–and stick with it for the long haul.
prismreports.org/2025/11/19/p...
My colleague @mayaschenwar.bsky.social at @truthout.org and I argue that it is time for progressive philanthropy and left philanthropy to make a serious, wide-ranging investment in journalism–and stick with it for the long haul.
prismreports.org/2025/11/19/p...
Progressive philanthropy needs to commit to funding journalism
Marginalized voices are facing new pressures amid industry cutbacks and increasing attacks from the Trump administration
prismreports.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
🚨HERE IS OUR SOLUTION ➡️
My colleague @mayaschenwar.bsky.social at @truthout.org and I argue that it is time for progressive philanthropy and left philanthropy to make a serious, wide-ranging investment in journalism–and stick with it for the long haul.
prismreports.org/2025/11/19/p...
My colleague @mayaschenwar.bsky.social at @truthout.org and I argue that it is time for progressive philanthropy and left philanthropy to make a serious, wide-ranging investment in journalism–and stick with it for the long haul.
prismreports.org/2025/11/19/p...
Movement journalism isn't just a nice thing to have: It's essential to expose injustice, uplift movements, and share visions for our collective futures.
Amazing @femmfeministe.bsky.social and I wrote about why resourcing journalism is important, especially right now!
truthout.org/articles/the...
Amazing @femmfeministe.bsky.social and I wrote about why resourcing journalism is important, especially right now!
truthout.org/articles/the...
The Right Funds Its Media. Can Progressive Philanthropy Meet the Moment?
Rigorous, principled, independent journalism is an essential part of movement building.
truthout.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Movement journalism isn't just a nice thing to have: It's essential to expose injustice, uplift movements, and share visions for our collective futures.
Amazing @femmfeministe.bsky.social and I wrote about why resourcing journalism is important, especially right now!
truthout.org/articles/the...
Amazing @femmfeministe.bsky.social and I wrote about why resourcing journalism is important, especially right now!
truthout.org/articles/the...
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🚨 WHY THIS STARBUCKS STRIKE IS DIFFERENT - @kimkelly.bsky.social
Reporting on the ground from the Red Cup Rally in Philly, Kim Kelly breaks down why this strike is so important & how it's different from other collective actions @sbworkersunited.org have taken against Starbucks.
@therealnews.com
Reporting on the ground from the Red Cup Rally in Philly, Kim Kelly breaks down why this strike is so important & how it's different from other collective actions @sbworkersunited.org have taken against Starbucks.
@therealnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
🚨 WHY THIS STARBUCKS STRIKE IS DIFFERENT - @kimkelly.bsky.social
Reporting on the ground from the Red Cup Rally in Philly, Kim Kelly breaks down why this strike is so important & how it's different from other collective actions @sbworkersunited.org have taken against Starbucks.
@therealnews.com
Reporting on the ground from the Red Cup Rally in Philly, Kim Kelly breaks down why this strike is so important & how it's different from other collective actions @sbworkersunited.org have taken against Starbucks.
@therealnews.com
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ahoy!
my pal @samfeder.bsky.social's film Heightened Scrutiny is available free to stream for a week starting tomorrow!
check out trans people just wanting to live their lives while horrible Supreme Court and NYT weirdos try to legislate us out of public space!
also Chase Strangio is a dreamboat!
my pal @samfeder.bsky.social's film Heightened Scrutiny is available free to stream for a week starting tomorrow!
check out trans people just wanting to live their lives while horrible Supreme Court and NYT weirdos try to legislate us out of public space!
also Chase Strangio is a dreamboat!
HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY - Video On Demand - Gathr
With the dangerous SCOTUS decision upholding the ban on life-saving healthcare, Heightened Scrutiny is an urgent call to action against bigotry and injustice. HEIGHT...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
ahoy!
my pal @samfeder.bsky.social's film Heightened Scrutiny is available free to stream for a week starting tomorrow!
check out trans people just wanting to live their lives while horrible Supreme Court and NYT weirdos try to legislate us out of public space!
also Chase Strangio is a dreamboat!
my pal @samfeder.bsky.social's film Heightened Scrutiny is available free to stream for a week starting tomorrow!
check out trans people just wanting to live their lives while horrible Supreme Court and NYT weirdos try to legislate us out of public space!
also Chase Strangio is a dreamboat!
Welcome to Truthout, @theappeal.org! ❤️
We’re thrilled to share that Truthout is taking over The Appeal’s journalism. With Truthout’s powerhouse reputation for independent, reader-funded journalism, our reporting on overpolicing and mass incarceration will continue and reach even wider audiences.
theappeal.org/news_awards/...
theappeal.org/news_awards/...
The Appeal Joins Truthout: A New Chapter Begins
Exposing the harms of the criminal legal system and elevating solutions that keep all people safe.
theappeal.org
November 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Welcome to Truthout, @theappeal.org! ❤️
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14 Nov 2025 -- A week after Supreme Ct emergency ruling allowing Trump to restrict passports State Dept updates its website, which assured trans ppl passports “remain valid until [their] expiration” to add "or until we invalidate it under federal regulations."
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social
Trump Admin Quietly Changes State Department Page To Indicate It May Invalidate Trans Passports
The change comes after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the administration and lifted a temporary injunction.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
14 Nov 2025 -- A week after Supreme Ct emergency ruling allowing Trump to restrict passports State Dept updates its website, which assured trans ppl passports “remain valid until [their] expiration” to add "or until we invalidate it under federal regulations."
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social
Caregivers are doing so much courageous organizing right now! And caregiving has always been an integral part of movements!
I loved being part of this convo with Bill Ayers, Keisa Reynolds & Anya Tanyavutti around our book (w/ Kim Wilson) "We Grow the World Together."
www.c-span.org/program/book...
I loved being part of this convo with Bill Ayers, Keisa Reynolds & Anya Tanyavutti around our book (w/ Kim Wilson) "We Grow the World Together."
www.c-span.org/program/book...
Parenting and Activism
Bill Ayers, Keisa Reynolds, and Anya Tanyavutti ([We Grow the World Together]) talked about the role that parenting and caregiving can play in changing the world. This event was part of the 2025 Print...
www.c-span.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Caregivers are doing so much courageous organizing right now! And caregiving has always been an integral part of movements!
I loved being part of this convo with Bill Ayers, Keisa Reynolds & Anya Tanyavutti around our book (w/ Kim Wilson) "We Grow the World Together."
www.c-span.org/program/book...
I loved being part of this convo with Bill Ayers, Keisa Reynolds & Anya Tanyavutti around our book (w/ Kim Wilson) "We Grow the World Together."
www.c-span.org/program/book...
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That we’d be *safer* if there were no borders, no police, no prisons, and we built institutions instead centered on repair.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
That we’d be *safer* if there were no borders, no police, no prisons, and we built institutions instead centered on repair.
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In 2008, "a lot of people saw online writing as something that you did for free,” @mayaschenwar.bsky.social tells Sarah Jaffe. So the staff at Truthout unionized, kicking off a wave of media organizing that helped shaped a generation’s thinking about unions
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/digit...
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Digital Media’s Union Wave Helped Shape a Generation’s Thinking About Unions
When Maya Schenwar and her colleagues at Truthout began to talk about...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
In 2008, "a lot of people saw online writing as something that you did for free,” @mayaschenwar.bsky.social tells Sarah Jaffe. So the staff at Truthout unionized, kicking off a wave of media organizing that helped shaped a generation’s thinking about unions
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/digit...
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/digit...
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Tonight's launch event at Women & Children First was delightful. I am so grateful to my fellow contributors and besties @mayaschenwar.bsky.social and @tanuja.bsky.social for joining me in conversation. It was a packed house. Btw, I signed all copies of Read This and LTRY at this bookstore. ❤️
November 12, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Tonight's launch event at Women & Children First was delightful. I am so grateful to my fellow contributors and besties @mayaschenwar.bsky.social and @tanuja.bsky.social for joining me in conversation. It was a packed house. Btw, I signed all copies of Read This and LTRY at this bookstore. ❤️
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Grateful and honored to have written a chapter with my Movement Media Alliance colleague @mayaschenwar.bsky.social for @projectcensored.bsky.social's “State of the Free Press” 50th Anniversary edition.
Buy your copy here:
www.project-censored.org/shop/p/state...
Buy your copy here:
www.project-censored.org/shop/p/state...
State of the Free Press 2026: Fiftieth Anniversary Edition — The Official Project Censored Online Store
State of the Free Press 2025 publicizes the most important stories ignored or obscured by the news establishment, exposing the lies and spin of corporate Junk Food News (frivolous stories that distrac...
www.project-censored.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Grateful and honored to have written a chapter with my Movement Media Alliance colleague @mayaschenwar.bsky.social for @projectcensored.bsky.social's “State of the Free Press” 50th Anniversary edition.
Buy your copy here:
www.project-censored.org/shop/p/state...
Buy your copy here:
www.project-censored.org/shop/p/state...
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“There’s no power for the people without journalism by & for the people,” write @mayaschenwar.bsky.social & @femmfeministe.bsky.social.
“State of the Free Press 2026” is out now ft. contributions by Prism's editor-in-chief! Congrats to our friends @projectcensored.bsky.social on their 50th year👏
“State of the Free Press 2026” is out now ft. contributions by Prism's editor-in-chief! Congrats to our friends @projectcensored.bsky.social on their 50th year👏
Exciting news! "State of the Free Press 2026" is here—just as Project Censored celebrates our 50th anniversary.
This year’s edition showcases fearless independent journalism uncovering ICE surveillance, Meta censorship, and police violence.
www.project-censored.org/shop/p/state...
This year’s edition showcases fearless independent journalism uncovering ICE surveillance, Meta censorship, and police violence.
www.project-censored.org/shop/p/state...
State of the Free Press 2026: Fiftieth Anniversary Edition — The Official Project Censored Online Store
State of the Free Press 2025 publicizes the most important stories ignored or obscured by the news establishment, exposing the lies and spin of corporate Junk Food News (frivolous stories that distrac...
www.project-censored.org
November 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
“There’s no power for the people without journalism by & for the people,” write @mayaschenwar.bsky.social & @femmfeministe.bsky.social.
“State of the Free Press 2026” is out now ft. contributions by Prism's editor-in-chief! Congrats to our friends @projectcensored.bsky.social on their 50th year👏
“State of the Free Press 2026” is out now ft. contributions by Prism's editor-in-chief! Congrats to our friends @projectcensored.bsky.social on their 50th year👏