You Are Here by Ami Fields-Meyer

I'm writing a book

ON COURAGE is a primer for dissent and defiance in America's age of fear. Coming summer 2026.

Sep 7 • 

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June 2025

A conversation that will give you hope

My interview with Mike Bonin on fighting state repression and lighting a path for democracy, even in the depths of darkness

Jun 23 • 

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May 2025

We can stop America's concentration camps. But we need to act now.

People in the U.S. can prevent this human rights crisis from spiraling into its worst possible outcomes.

May 27 • 

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A chat with some Brits for your next commute

My appearance on the UK's American Friction podcast

May 20 • 

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What I said to a national convening of Jewish Democrats

Three short video clips making the argument for a better Jewish politics in the age of rising authoritarianism.

May 13 • 

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April 2025

A practical guide to courage in Trump's age of fear (The New Yorker)

I teamed up with the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Julia Angwin to interview dissidents across the world. Here's our primer for fighting…

Apr 15 • 

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Seder in the time of intergenerational strife

The Passover Seder offers an opportunity for parents and children struggling to talk about Israel and Jewish identity. Start with these four questions.

Apr 10 • 

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March 2025

How do we preserve democracy in the age of AI? [Watch or listen]

As an alliance grows between far-right leaders and tech billionaires, revisiting a talk I gave at Harvard a year ago – a vision for making AI work for…

Mar 31 • 

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This is not a viable opposition

A brief history of the Chuck Schumer saga – and where the movement for constitutional democracy goes from here.

Mar 19 • 

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I debated Jimmy Carter, and he changed my mind about peace

It took me years to understand that this older man – who practiced another faith and led in a different time – didn't represent a bygone era, but a…

Mar 7 • 

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Dismissing Oscar-winner "No Other Land" is a profound and familiar mistake

The Jewish community must examine its gut response to the film—and challenge the perspectives that forged it.

Mar 6 • 

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February 2025