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Mourning in America

What you can do to organize

EL CENTRAL by EL CENTRAL
January 29, 2026
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  • Robert Reich
  • January 29, 2026
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This week we mourn the death-by-execution of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. I use the term execution intentionally because they were murdered intentionally by Trump’s goons. (I’ve seen the videos; I’m sure you have as well.)

At times like this, Gandhi used to say, “The truth is revealing itself.”

To show our grief and solidarity, you might want to wear a black armband this week and light a candle in your window this evening and for the remainder of the week.

But there is much more to do than mourn. As the labor leader Joe Hill asked in 1915 just before he was executed: “Don’t mourn … Organize.” The best way to honor the memories of Alex Pretti and Renee Good is to take action against the forces that executed both of them.

Obviously, your energies are needed in organizing your congressional district and your state for the midterm elections and getting out the vote. (I’ll be back in coming months with detailed suggestions for how.)

But the midterms are nine and a half months away. In the meantime, Trump and his thugs can do a great deal of damage if not stopped. What can you do now?

A few action items occur to me:

  1. Tell your U.S. senators to vote NO on the Department of Homeland Security spending bill they’ll be considering this week — unless ICE is disarmed and prohibited from using racial or ethnic profiling and its agents are explicitly liable to criminal prosecution and civil lawsuits. At the very least, DHS’s funding should be slashed. If DHS is shut down after January 30 because no spending bill has been enacted, so be it. (The congressional switchboard is: (202) 224-3121.)
  2. If you’re represented by Republicans, call them and demand they rein in ICE. They need to hear from you. Some Republicans are beginning to come around. (Remember: They now have a margin of only 3 votes in the House.)
  3. Urge your state attorneys general to join with other state AGs and to investigate ICE, the Border Patrol, and their leadership (Noem, Miller, Trump), with a view toward possible criminal prosecution. Trump cannot pardon them or protect them from state-level prosecutions. (You can locate the office of your state attorney general through the National Association of Attorneys General website at www.naag.org or the USAGov directory at www.usa.gov/state-attorney-general. Most offices have official websites with online complaint forms, phone numbers, and mailing addresses for submitting consumer inquiries, complaints, or reports.)
  4. If ICE is coming to your city or is already there, call on your mayor and your state police to protect those protesting ICE.
  5. Circulate a pledge in your community to oppose ICE if and when it arrives there. Aim for signatures from 10 percent of the adults residing there.
  6. If you are a member of your local Indivisible group (or if you’re not a member, join one; or if there’s none in your community, start one), suggest a general strike. What might this entail? I can imagine three elements: (1) no one goes to work (call in sick), (2) no one buys anything (stock up beforehand), and (3) no one uses social media (except Substack). In coordination with other Indivisible groups and other resistance groups across America, decide what date and for how long. (Then let me know!)
  7. Isolate the United States economically, even more than Trump is doing. If you live in an EU country, urge your government to activate the Anti-Coercion Instrument. The Trump regime represents a clear and present danger to the world, including the sovereignty of European nations. The Anti-Coercion Instrument in the EU would allow the sanctioning of Trump regime officials, freezing of assets of corporations benefiting from the theft of Venezuelan oil, and expulsion of U.S. forces from European bases.
  8. Allow the U.S. dollar to fall. Under the Trump regime — which is actively trying to take over the Fed, America’s central bank, and is dissolving ties with the rest of the free world — the dollar is becoming a highly risky currency. It’s already falling. Allow it to fall further. If you work in a large global corporation, urge your top executives to do the firm’s international transactions in currencies other than dollars. If you are in a large financial institution, urge traders to dump dollars.

Clearly, this is an incomplete list of the peaceful “good trouble” we could make. If other actions occur to you, please share them with the rest of us in the comments.

Friends, have courage. Be strong. Hug your loved ones. Remember Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Please do not succumb to fear or despair. We will be victorious.

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Qué puedes hacer para organizarte

Esta semana lamentamos la muerte por ejecución de Alex Pretti y Renee Good. Utilizo el término ejecución intencionadamente porque fueron asesinados deliberadamente por los matones de Trump. (He visto los vídeos; estoy seguro de que ustedes también).

En momentos como este, Gandhi solía decir: “La verdad se está revelando”.

Para mostrar nuestro dolor y solidaridad, les sugiero que lleven un brazalete negro esta semana y enciendan una vela en su ventana esta noche y durante el resto de la semana.

Pero hay mucho más que hacer que lamentarse. Como preguntó el líder sindical Joe Hill en 1915, justo antes de ser ejecutado: “No se lamenten… Organicen”. La mejor manera de honrar la memoria de Alex Pretti y Renee Good es actuar contra las fuerzas que los ejecutaron.

Obviamente, se necesita su energía para organizar su distrito congresional y su estado para las elecciones de mitad de mandato y para movilizar el voto. (Volveré en los próximos meses con sugerencias detalladas sobre cómo hacerlo).

Pero faltan nueve meses y medio para las elecciones de mitad de mandato. Mientras tanto, Trump y sus matones pueden causar mucho daño si no se les detiene. ¿Qué pueden hacer ahora?

Se me ocurren algunas acciones:

  1. Díganles a sus senadores estadounidenses que voten NO al proyecto de ley de gastos del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional que considerarán esta semana, a menos que el ICE sea desarmado y se le prohíba el uso de perfiles raciales o étnicos, y que sus agentes sean explícitamente responsables de enjuiciamiento penal y demandas civiles. Como mínimo, se debería recortar drásticamente la financiación del DHS. Si el DHS cierra después del 30 de enero porque no se ha aprobado ningún proyecto de ley de gastos, que así sea. (El número de teléfono del Congreso es: (202) 224-3121).
  2. Si están representados por republicanos, llámenlos y exijan que controlen al ICE. Necesitan escucharles. Algunos republicanos están empezando a cambiar de opinión. (Recuerden: ahora tienen una mayoría de solo 3 votos en la Cámara de Representantes).
  3. Insten a sus fiscales generales estatales a unirse a otros fiscales generales estatales e investigar al ICE, la Patrulla Fronteriza y sus líderes (Noem, Miller, Trump), con miras a un posible enjuiciamiento penal. Trump no puede indultarlos ni protegerlos de los enjuiciamientos a nivel estatal. (Puede encontrar la oficina del fiscal general de su estado a través del sitio web de la Asociación Nacional de Fiscales Generales en www.naag.org o en el directorio de USAGov en www.usa.gov/state-attorney-general. La mayoría de las oficinas tienen sitios web oficiales con formularios de quejas en línea, números de teléfono y direcciones postales para enviar consultas, quejas o informes de los consumidores).
  4. Si ICE está llegando a su ciudad o ya está allí, pida a su alcalde y a la policía estatal que protejan a quienes protestan contra ICE.
  5. Haga circular un compromiso en su comunidad para oponerse a ICE si llega allí. Intente obtener firmas del 10 por ciento de los adultos residentes.
  6. Si es miembro de su grupo local de Indivisible (o si no es miembro, únase a uno; o si no hay ninguno en su comunidad, cree uno), sugiera una huelga general. ¿Qué podría implicar esto? Imagino tres elementos: (1) nadie va a trabajar (llame para reportarse enfermo), (2) nadie compra nada (abastézcase con anticipación) y (3) nadie usa las redes sociales (excepto Substack). En coordinación con otros grupos de Indivisible y otros grupos de resistencia en todo Estados Unidos, decidan la fecha y la duración. (¡Luego avísenme!)
  7. Aísle económicamente a Estados Unidos, incluso más de lo que lo está haciendo Trump. Si vive en un país de la UE, inste a su gobierno a activar el Instrumento Anticoerción. El régimen de Trump representa un peligro claro e inminente para el mundo, incluida la soberanía de las naciones europeas. El Instrumento Anticoerción en la UE permitiría sancionar a los funcionarios del régimen de Trump, congelar los activos de las corporaciones que se benefician del robo de petróleo venezolano y expulsar a las fuerzas estadounidenses de las bases europeas.
  8. Permita que el dólar estadounidense caiga. Bajo el régimen de Trump, que está intentando activamente tomar el control de la Reserva Federal, el banco central de Estados Unidos, y está disolviendo los lazos con el resto del mundo libre, el dólar se está convirtiendo en una moneda de alto riesgo. Ya está cayendo. Permita que caiga aún más. Si trabaja en una gran corporación global, inste a sus altos ejecutivos a realizar las transacciones internacionales de la empresa en monedas distintas al dólar. Si trabaja en una gran institución financiera, inste a los operadores a deshacerse de los dólares. Claramente, esta es una lista incompleta de las acciones pacíficas y constructivas que podríamos llevar a cabo. Si se les ocurren otras ideas, por favor, compártanlas con los demás en los comentarios.

Amigos, tengan valor. Sean fuertes. Abracen a sus seres queridos. Recuerden a Alex Pretti y Renee Good. Por favor, no se dejen vencer por el miedo ni la desesperación. Saldremos victoriosos.

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