Dana R. Fisher’s work on the Resistance has been profiled in the Washington Post, New York Magazine, and Wired. She has discussed it on Morning Joe, PBS Newshour, and on CNN. In addition, she has written about it in the Monkey Cage at the Washington Post, TIME Magazine, Business Insider, the American Prospect, and at the Brookings Institution. It has also been featured in media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, TIME Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, USA Today, Science Magazine, and on various programs on National Public Radio and BBC Radio.
Selected coverage of American Resistance in Backwards chronological order by year (for a more complete list, go to the media section of Professor Fisher’s personal Website):
2022:
- Radical Climate Protests: do they help or harm the movement? Planet A, DWNews. 1/6/2023.
- Climate activists’ new, confrontational tactics aren’t popular. That’s kind of the point. Grist. 12/22/22.
- Throwing soup at the problem: are radical climate protests helping or hurting the cause? The Guardian. 11/12/22.
- Is eco-vandalism an effective way to raise awareness about climate change? Experts weigh in. ABC News, 11/11/22.
- Frustration Simmers Around the Edges of COP27, and May Boil Over Far From the Summit. Inside Climate News, 11/11/22.
- Fed up young climate activists: ‘Adults aren’t listening.’ Associated Press, 11/10/22.
- The 24-year-old trying to bring conservatives into the environmental movement. ABC Nightline, 11/9/22.
- From throwing soup to blocking traffic, what makes an effective climate protest? What on Earth Podcast, CBC News, 10/28/22.
- The debate over vandalizing art to fight for climate action, CBC The National, 10/24/22.
- Climate Conservatives, IMPACT x Nightline, Season 1, Episode 2, HULU, 10/13/22.
- Can Climate Protests Make a Difference? BBC World Service: The Climate Question. 10/10/22.
- A victory at whose expense? Climate activists grapple with political compromise. Washington Post. 8/10/2022.
- ‘Like a public shaming’: tire-deflators target carbon-spewing SUVs. The Guardian. 7/27/2022.
- Lessons Learned from the Post-George Floyd Protests. FixGov at Brookings Institution. 7/22/2022.
- How the Universal Language of Music Can Help Us Solve Our Planetary Problem. TIME Magazine. 6/24/2022.
- Where have all the Climate Activists Gone? Grist. 6/16/2022.
- It’s Time for Democrats to “Stop Clapping for Tinkerbell.” The Nation. 6/10/2022.
- The Climate Scientists are Not Alright. Washington Post. 5/20/2022.
- Abortion rights groups to rally, declaring ‘Bans Off Our Bodies.’ Washington Post. 5/13/2022.
- What Will It Take to Get to Successful Climate Action? FixGov at Brookings Institution. 5/12/2022.
- The Climate Fight Isn’t Lost. Here Are 10 Ways to Win. Rolling Stone. 4/20/2022.
- Follow the global youth protests this week. New York Times. 3/23/2022.
- Time is running out. Here’s how the climate movement can level up. Vox. 1/10/2022
2021:
- Protesters at Supreme Court square off over abortion. The Washington Post. 12/1/2021
- What History Tells Us About Protest in an Era of Vigilante Violence Slate. 11/24/2021
- Obama Addresses Climate Activists in Glasgow, But Should They Listen? Rolling Stone. 11/9/2021
- Climate Activism’s Search for 3.5 Percent. The Atlantic. 11/8/2021.
- Black Lives Matter marches of 2020 were surprisingly white and educated. Is that why results have been so mediocre? The Philadelphia Inquirer. 10/14/2021.
- Supporters of Abortion Rights Struggle to Gain Marchers and Momentum. The New York Times. 10/2/2021.
- For protesters, trauma lingers long after the marching ends. Vox. 9/23/2021.
- Where Is the Anti-Biden Tea Party? The New York Times. 8/24/2021.
- Outsourcing Activism. The Ralph Nader Radio Hour. 6/26/2021.
- White America: Awakened? Politico. 5/25/2021.
- Americans can’t keep ignoring the dozens of states sneaking through laws that attack the right to protest and make it more dangerous to take to the streets. Business Insider. 5/8/21.
- Unpacking the Art of Resistance. Evening WURDS with Nick Taliaferro. 4/14/21
- One of America’s Most Prescient Political Thinkers on the Changing Politics of Climate Change. PBS Promise & Peril. 3/2/21
- What happens to the Resistance after the world’s loudest science denier leaves the White House? Salon. 1/24/21
- As Trump Leaves Office, Anti-Trump Activists Try To Form New Agenda. NPR All Things Considered. 1/19/21.
- The pro-Trump riots at the Capitol may be a startling preview of a new political reality. Business Insider. 1/10/21
- Pro-Trump Insurrectionists Cause Chaos At The Capitol. The Kojo Nnamdi Show. 1/7/21
- What’s Happening at Today’s Pro-Trump Demonstrations? The Kojo Nnamdi Show. 1/6/21.
2020:
- America is Shattering in Two. Business Insider. 12/21/20
- ‘A dark, empty place:’ Public officials face personal threats as tensions flare. Washington Post. 12/14/20.
- The original Women’s Marchers are still a political force. Washington Post. 11/3/20.
- How young activists helped make climate a campaign issue. Washington Post. 10/30/20.
- Trump catalyzed the March for Science. Where is it now? Science. 10/30/20.
- Door-Knocking in a Life-or-Death Campaign. American Prospect. 10/1/20.
- Women’s March plans return to D.C. in October to protest Supreme Court nomination. Washington Post. 9/28/20.
- The US Postal Service protests were the perfect example of a new type of political activism. But the organizing tactic is about to face its biggest test yet. Business Insider. 8/25/20.
- These Black Lives Matter Protesters Had No Idea How One Arrest Could Alter Their Lives. TIME. 8/19/20.
- After two months of protests, Seattle activists say work not done. Seattle Times. 8/3/20.
- If Trump Rejects Election Results, Streets Could ‘Overflow’ With Protesters. Newsweek. 7/22/20
- Yes, even in small, single-stoplight towns they’re saying his name. Washington Post. 7/13/20.
- Trump Wants a Backlash. Can He Whip One Into Shape? New York Times. 7/1/20.
- The George Floyd protests may become a defining moment in the future of American politics. Business Insider. 6/28/20.
- Young novice protest leaders help drive US wave of dissent. Associated Press. 6/27/20.
- One big difference about George Floyd protests, many white faces. New York Times. 6/13/20.
- Pandemic helps ‘Generation Z’ ignite a movement. Financial Times. 6/12/20.
- After 15 stunning days of anti-racist protests … what happens next? The Guardian. 6/10/20.
- Diversity In Crowd At George Floyd Protests Shows Growing Support For Change, UMD Professors Say. CBS Baltimore WJZ. 6/9/20.
- Researchers asked hundreds of George Floyd protesters about the 2020 election. All said they’d vote for Biden over Trump or anyone else. Business Insider. 6/9/20.
- Plans for police reform are symbolic at this point. Squawk Box Asia, CNBC. 6/9/20.
- I’m a professor who studies protests and activism. Here’s why the George Floyd protests are different. Business Insider. 6/7/20.
- D.C. protests over the death of George Floyd have grown bigger and more diverse. That’s not an accident, experts say. Washington Post. 6/5/20.
- Why people loot. The Atlantic, 6/2/20.
- As unrest grows, officials try to separate protesters from vandals. Experts say it’s not that simple. Washington Post, 6/1/20.
- The Genius of Protesting in Car Caravans. Washingtonian, 6/1/20.
- Youth Climate Activists Once Opposed Joe Biden. Now, They Say They’ll Vote for Him. Politico, 5/8/20.
- The foot soldiers of the new environmental movement. Washington Post, 4/20/20.
- Coronavirus drives U.S. political protest off the streets and into online forums. Reuters, 4/14/20.
- Democratic Party’s progressive wing leverages political power to push Joe Biden leftward. ABC News, 4/12/20
- Coronavirus Halts Street Protests, but Climate Activists Have a Plan. New York Times, 3/19/20
- Climate activists shift gears in an age of ‘social distancing.‘ Politico, 3/19/20
- Experts on activism say millions would have to fill the streets to curb Trump’s authoritarian behavior. Business Insider, 2/24/20
- Behind Bernie Sanders, a passionate grassroots army – with a sting. Christian Science Monitor, 2/24/20
- Democrats should support grassroots to capitalize on the Bloomberg bankroll. USA Today, 2/14/20
- Will Radical Resistance Movements Shaking up the Globe Reach the U.S.? The Takeaway, 2/10/20
- In Trump Country, the Resistance Meets the Steel Curtain, The New York Times, 2/6/20
- The Youth Climate Movement Comes to New Hampshire, The New Republic, 2/5/20
- The Connective Tissue of Democracy, Democracy Works Podcast, 1/27/20
- ‘Women rising’ but numbers falling: 2020 March tries to re-energize amid flagging enthusiasm, USA Today, 1/16/20
- Why the Women’s March is still relevant, Interview on Greater LA on KCRW, 1/16/20
- Where the hell are the impeachment protests? Washingtonian, 1/14/20
- ‘Nobody needs another pink hat’: Why the Women’s March is struggling for relevance, Washington Post, 1/12/20
- The Decade in 11 Movements, American Prospect, 1/8/20
- Breaking down the big impeachment rally mystery, NBC News. 1/4/20
2019:
- The Resistance Almost Missed Impeachment, The Atlantic, 12/18/19
- Impeachment Needs to Move to the Streets. The Nation. 12/16/19
- Protests in the Trump Era Have Been Mostly Peaceful. Here’s How the 2020 Election Could Change That. Time. 12/12/19
- Democracy Fights Back. America’s Democrats Podcast. 12/8/19
- Trump’s lies and cruelty fueled a real resistance. That’s hopeful news for progressivism. NBC News. 12/1/19
- American Resistance: A sociologist’s new book evaluates resistance in the Trump era, Interview with Jesse Singal, ArcDigital. 11/12/19
- American Resistance: Tracing the Rise of Resistance Groups Since Trump Morning Joe. 11/1/19
- Why Aren’t People Taking to the Streets for Impeachment? Boston Globe. 10/24/19
- 1, 2, 3, 4, Trump Can’t Rule Us Anymore. New York Times. 10/21/19
- The young Climate Strikers marching this week are all fired up and ready to vote. Washington Post. 9/28/19
- Protesting Climate Change, Young People Take to Streets in a Global Strike. New York Times. 9/20/19
- A Battle Over Emissions and the Global Climate Strike. Science Friday. 9/20/19
- Youth Marches for Climate Action Draw Millions around the World. PBS Newshour. 9/20/19
- The Youth Climate Summit starts July 12. It’s full of young activists trained in the anti-Trump movement. Washington Post. 7/12/19
- 2 years into the Trump era, the Women’s March weighs its future, Yahoo News, 1/14/19
- Democratic National Committee out as Women’s March sponsor amid anti-Semitism controversy, USA Today, 1/15/19
- The Women’s March is evolving, but its enemies are the same, CNN Digital, 1/17/19
- The Women’s March in Year 3: Can the movement overcome a year of controversy and division? Washington Post, 1/17/19
- Women’s March 2019: Activists press on for Saturday protest despite stiff headwinds, USA Today, 1/18/19
- US Women’s March, Al Jazeera English, 1/19/19
- Women Lead The Way, CNN New Day, 1/19/19
- This year’s Women’s Marchers weren’t focused on the leadership controversy. They were all about local and national political organizing. Washington Post, 1/22/19
- The Women’s March drew more moderates in its third year. It’s all Trump, researchers say. Washington Post, 1/27/19
- Climate change the new Vietnam War? Generation Z poised to change US politics with activism, USA Today, 5/6/19
- Tracking Resistance Shows Movement’s Growth, Morning Joe, 1/22/18
- What Data Teaches Us About the Resistance, The Takeaway, 1/22/18
- Why the Resistance is More Important than Ever, Thom Hartmann Show, 1/23/18
- How the Movement is Growing By the Numbers, 50 States of Blue, 1/24/18
- American Resistance, The Politics Guys Podcast, 1/24/18
- Activism (with Dr. Dana Fisher), Pantsuit Politics Show, 1/26/18
- Florida School Shooting: Where do US protests go from here? BBC, 2/24/18
- Breaking Down the Numbers of March for Our Lives, Morning Joe, 3/26/18
- Here’s who actually attended the March for Our Lives. (No, it wasn’t mostly young people), Washington Post, 3/28/18
- Despite media narrative, study says teenagers made up just 10 percent of March for Our Lives crowd, Fox News, 3/28/18
- Democrats hope March for Our Lives protests fuel momentum for 2018 midterms, discussion of Fisher’s work by Steve Kornacki, MSNBC, 3/30/18
- Teens started March for Our Lives, but all ages participated, Vox, 3/30/18
- Activism and #MarchforOurLives Data with Dr. Dana Fisher, Pantsuit Politics Show, 4/3/18
- If Trump Fires Mueller, the Protests Will Be Crazier Than You Think, Vice, 4/24/18
- Resistance makes subtle impact even where Trump is popular, Seattle Times/ AP, 5/26/18
- Who came out in the brutal heat to the ‘Families Belong Together’ march? Here’s our data, Washington Post, 7/3/18
- Will Scientists Gear Up for Activism in the Age of Trump? The American Prospect, 7/13/18
- Here’s why the protests against Kavanaugh (and the Trump administration) won’t go away, Washington Post, 10/6/18
- Women’s Marches Take to the Polls, Wall Street Journal, 10/28/18
- The Climate Activists Who Got Arrested at Nancy Pelosi’s Office are Just Getting Started, Vice, 11/23/18
- The Women’s March rolls out a political platform before its third Washington rally, Washington Post, 12/14/18
- Chicago nixes next Women’s March amid growing rift over anti-Semitism claims against national group, Chicago Tribune, 12/25/18
2017:
- POTUS 2017 with Brian Lehrer, 31 August 2017.
- American Sociological Association Podcast, 13 October 2017.
- Year One: Resistance Research, New York Review of Books Daily, 9 November 2017.
- What football? Some see Super Bowl week as way of getting message out, Star Tribune, 8 December 2017.
- One year of Trump, The World Weekly, 21 December 2017.
- Looking Back on a Year Resisting Trump, Think Progress, 21 December 2017.