the fight for the future of US cities is between the Dems and the Dem Socialists, and despite being losers the Dems are still winning many cities, though we can actually change that
neoliberalism leads to fascism but fascism leads to socialism, the only major political ideology capable of addressing the roots of fascism. the more chaotic things get, the easier it is for *organized* people to win, so the answer right now is to be doing that organizing