This past winter, I was invited to a private dinner at the home of someone described to me as a “big donor” to progressive and Democratic causes, along with a mix of people with decades of experience in movement organizing. According to the person who pulled together the invitee list, our host was interested in supporting creative efforts to resist Donald Trump’s impending presidency, but this wasn’t a meeting to pitch specific projects, more a listening session to hear what people were working on or thinking about.Nevertheless, on the elevator up to our host’s apartment, one fellow attendee turned to me and quietly said, “I just hope this isn’t another version of ‘activist Hunger Games.’”“What do you mean?” I asked....
