Welcome to our new periodic community newsletter, where you’ll get a glimpse into what the greater WomenCount community is reading, watching and listening to as we make our way through Trump’s second term.
We’re still firmly committed to staying in our lane: Strategically featuring the most competitive races on slates to make giving simpler and more engaging to our most powerful asset—our network—with the end goal of electing more Democratic women.
But since we do truly believe community is the most powerful tool we have for defeating Trumpism and making sure women thrive, we want to nurture that community in ways other than asking for money. And we want to highlight the best support for moving through the anguish of the Trump years.
That’s why you’ll start seeing this newsletter in your inbox from time to time. It’ll be a collection of media that we at WomenCount HQ, as well as our members and partners, think are particularly insightful and are using to inform our work.
📰 Deep Dive: Understanding the top news stories, one longread at a time.
Elissa Slotkin Just Wants to Be ‘Normal.’ Will Her Fellow Democrats Listen? [The Free Press]
One of the most successful women of the 2024 cycle on how we move forward.
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days [The Atlantic]
Using the constitution to dismantle the constitution, one step at a time.
The Jan. 6 Rioters, 4 Years Later [The New York Times]
Written before Trump’s pardons, and especially disturbing after.
🎧 Watch & Listen: For busy times when you need to play it by ear.
Trump’s Onslaught of Executive Orders [Strict Scrutiny, Crooked Media]
A rundown of the most consequential executive actions Trump has taken so far.
How We Will Get Through with Brittney Cooper & Rebecca Traister [We Can Do Hard Things]
How to navigate the next four years, from two of the country’s leading feminist writers.
📚 Between the Covers: Read more in 2025 by reading along with us.
Superbloom: How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart [Nicholas Carr]
New technologies driving social atomization is not just a 21st century phenomenon.
✨ Points of Light: Good people doing good work even in these times.
I Was Kamala Harris’ Videographer. The Experience Completely Changed Me. [Slate]
A behind the scenes look at her transformative time as Vice President.
Thanks for reading (this newsletter, and our recommendations).