Both/And by Marc Dones

Equity Work for Wartime Conditions

This is a talk I was asked to give this week at the National Alliance to End Homelessness. This version is condensed and tightened for written…

Jul 3 • 

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June 2025

Now & Then or A Story in Seven Bodies

cw: death, sexual assault

Jun 27 • 

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Two Poems

Hi friends. I also write poetry. I know, I know. I'm sorry about it too.

Jun 27 • 

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How the Suburbs Broke America: A Systems Perspective

This post is available as a podcast by clicking the article voiceover button.

Jun 19 • 

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Process notes: On Emptiness

Hello!

Jun 12 • 

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(W)hole

On Emptiness

Jun 12 • 

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Displeasure as Politics: How the Far Right Mastered Systems Change

Over the years, I’ve been asked again and again to explain what “systems change” actually means—and why, despite all our efforts, it still feels like…

Jun 5 • 

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Systems Change Is Not a Metaphor

Systems change has taken on a metaphoric quality in our speech. It’s aspirational rather than operational. We say “systems transformation” and…

Jun 5 • 

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May 2025

Failure: A Talk in Five Acts

Last week I had the opportunity to give a keynote at a conference on ending homelessness, a policy area I've worked in for 15 years now. The conference…

May 30 • 

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She’s back! And less well adjusted than ever.

Getting back into the Substack groove and getting into a schedule and a bit of a vibe so here’s so a video talking about that!

May 30 • 

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January 2025

A New Year (8 Days Later)

I’ve been meaning to write something because it’s the New Year, and you’re supposed to write something about the New Year and talk about how definitely…

Jan 8 • 

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December 2024

Depression: Fragments

cw: sucide, substance use

Dec 11, 2024 • 

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