On January 23, over 300,000 people withdrew from the economy in the Twin Cities, carrying out a general strike to exert leverage against the ICE occupation.

Ahead of May Day, it's worth revisiting this example of how we can wield collective power—and what can hinder us from doing so.

https://crimethinc.com/2026generalstrikes

"We need a movement that cannot be held back or hijacked by any leadership, a movement that compels every aspiring vanguard to hurry after it, setting aside their squabbles and petty ambitions. That was what made the general strike of January 23 so powerful...

"The important question is whether an organizational model is reproducible, serving to empower whoever makes use of it to resist oppression, or extractive, serving to concentrate power in the hands of leaders."