The Work Ahead of Us Is No Bigger Than Before

We find ourselves in another chapter of struggle: the faces in power change, but the machinery behind them—consolidating control, maximizing profit, and exploiting people and resources—remains the same. The challenges of economic inequality, systemic exploitation, and imperialist violence are no less pressing than they were yesterday.

Our purpose has not shifted with this election or any other; it remains a commitment to a world where people matter more than profit and community comes before capital. This purpose is untethered from the cycles of political theater.

Trump’s 2024 victory, for many, feels like a bitter reversal, a reminder of the fragility of progress in a system where power appears to change hands but not direction. To his supporters, it may seem like a blow to corruption; to others, it is proof of how neoliberal and imperialist interests thrive on fear and division.

This election exposes a government serving corporate agendas, channeling wealth to the powerful, and using militarism to silence dissent.

But allowing despair to settle in only strengthens the very structures that seek to divide and exhaust us. This election is a moment—not the whole story.

Our purpose—resisting systems that value profit over people, treat communities as assets, and make survival a commodity—cannot depend on any single election. Our work reaches beyond electoral politics, into the deeper structures of neoliberalism and imperialism that determine who has rights, resources, and dignity worldwide.

For those who had dared to hope for change, this moment may bring exhaustion. Yet the struggle has always transcended national politics. Neoliberal and imperial forces are not the projects of any one leader but are embedded in policies, economies, and narratives that persist regardless of who sits in office. We challenge a system that exports violence, enforces inequality, disrupts economies, and denies the sovereignty of entire nations.

Real change has never trickled down from above. It arises from communities reclaiming housing, workers organizing for dignity, Indigenous groups protecting their lands, and networks that cross borders to reject exclusion and exploitation. Our power does not reside in institutions that maintain militarism and profit motives; it lies in people reclaiming control from systems that ignore their needs, and in communities creating alternatives where neoliberal policies have failed.

Black, Brown, Indigenous, queer, disabled, and immigrant communities—those most harmed by policies that treat people and land as disposable—remain at the center of this fight. Their struggles ground us, reminding us that solidarity and self-determination are not luxuries but essentials in a world where even the most basic needs are monetized. We are not starting over; we build on the work of those who have resisted imperialism, challenged exploitation, and created networks of care. Our purpose remains: to oppose systems that commodify, to resist the forces that reduce entire nations to resources, and to create connections that support autonomy and dignity.

This moment calls for more than resignation or optimism; it demands clear action. Trump’s victory may fuel old divisions, but our task is to bridge them, to see how exploitation touches us all, and to unite with those affected by the same systems of control. Our work is not isolation; it is exposing the forces that profit from our divisions and finding common ground against neoliberal and imperialist powers.

This is not unity for its own sake; it is about transforming frustration, anger, and exhaustion into organized action. Building mutual aid networks, reclaiming public spaces, supporting workers and communities, and rejecting policies that uphold global hierarchies—these actions bring our values to life. Words alone are not enough; we need tangible work that challenges imperial and capitalist logics at their foundation.

The work ahead is not larger than it was; it is the same work it has always been. As long as we continue, forging connections across lines of race, gender, ability, and class, and resisting systems that profit from suffering, we move closer to a world where justice, autonomy, and freedom extend beyond borders.

We are building toward a future where power is shared, where freedom is inherent, and where solidarity dismantles the imperial and oppressive structures that have shaped our lives for far too long.