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Why This Book, Now?

To disarm right-wing propaganda and build a powerful, countervailing social movement, we need a new paradigm of white anti-racism. Roots Deeper than…

Oct 22, 2025 • David Dean

The Full Outline of "Roots Deeper than Whiteness"

Plus an update on our fundraising progress.

Oct 15, 2025 • David Dean

Our Special Donor Event + A Fundraising Update

I’m sending deep gratitude to each of the 45 donors who contributed over the last week and a half to help bring this book to life. Your early support…

Oct 5, 2025 • David Dean

Announcing: A Fundraiser for My Book, Roots Deeper than Whiteness

I need your help to bring this book to life.

Sep 24, 2025 • David Dean

Today Is the Anniversary of the U.S.-Backed Chilean Coup, a Day When a Democratic Alternative to Capitalism Was Destroyed

I spent time as a student in Chile and found that the country's history holds urgent political lessons we cannot afford to ignore.

Sep 11, 2025 • David Dean

A newsletter offering tools to build the solidarity our social movements need to win.

Long-Form Essays

Today Is the Anniversary of the U.S.-Backed Chilean Coup, a Day When a Democratic Alternative to Capitalism Was Destroyed

I spent time as a student in Chile and found that the country's history holds urgent political lessons we cannot afford to ignore.

Sep 11, 2025 • David Dean

Beating Trump While Remaining Committed to Our Highest Values

Gaza, the election, and building a powerful, anti-imperialist left with a “Block and Build” organizing strategy

Nov 4, 2024 • David Dean

The "Set-Up" of Settler Colonialism: From the U.S. to Ireland to Palestine

How the rich and powerful have used settler colonialism to divide and rule over the global 99%

Dec 21, 2023 • David Dean

Roots Deeper than Whiteness: Remembering who we are for the well-being of all

This piece was published by Comrades Education (formerly called White Awake) in October of 2018.

Aug 14, 2019 • David Dean

On Whiteness, Racial Capitalism, and Reclaiming Ancestral Legacies of Resistance

My Favorite Holiday

The meaning of May Day and its power in these times.

May 6, 2025 • David Dean

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What It Means to Cultivate "Roots Deeper than Whiteness"

Plus: Last call to join our "Radical Genealogy" online training

Jul 11, 2024 • David Dean

What Jewish Voice for Peace Can Teach White People about Anti-Racism

In recent months I have been truly inspired by the work of Jewish Voice for Peace, a Jewish-American organization that is currently fighting to end the…

Jan 31, 2024 • David Dean

Anti-Black Racism, The Minstrel Show, and the Making of Whiteness

The blackface minstrel shows of the 1800s were strategically used to socialize European immigrants to replace their radical politics with anti-black…

Jul 17, 2023 • Chris Crass

Organizing Insights and Skills

The Race-Class Narrative Project and The Challenge for Organizers

"It becomes very important that people deeply internalize a new way of seeing racism and social division."

Jun 22, 2024 • David Dean

Deep Canvassing: A Strategy for Building Coalitions Amidst Political Polarization

Deep canvassing is a method being employed across the country to inspire people to shed bias and join with others across lines of difference within…

Aug 14, 2023 • David Dean

How Inequality Harms the 1%

The ultimate health and well-being of the wealthiest among us also depends on the creation of a more egalitarian society

May 5, 2023 • David Dean

Building the Labor Movement Inside and Outside Your Workplace: A Guide for Getting Involved

Social movements of the past knew the unmatched power that organized workforces have to transform both the lives of workers and our society as a whole…

Mar 6, 2023 • David Dean

Interviews

The Deep Roots of Solidarity: An Interview with David

Last month I was interviewed by Dr. Liza Rankow. I want to share our conversation with you.

Aug 28, 2024 • David Dean

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Police as "Race-Makers": An Interview with Matthew Guariglia

In this conversation, historian Matthew Guariglia discusses his new book, "Police and the Empire City: Race and the Origins of Modern Policing in New…

Mar 30, 2024 • David Dean

Solidarity for Survival: An Interview with Ian Haney López

In this conversation, Professor Ian Haney López discusses his new book, Merge Left: Fusing Race and Class, Winning Elections, and Saving America.

Apr 30, 2020 • David Dean

Toward Solidarity

Toward Solidarity

Essays and training opportunities on race, class, and building the powerful coalitions our movements need to be victorious.

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