William C. Anderson: The Disregard of Power in Journalistic “Objectivity”
Images of the brutalized, dead, and dying can buy awards and recognition for journalists. When the opportunity presents itself, many rush to participate because…
Dread Scott: America God Damn
The multidisciplinary artist and social justice activist reflects on the recent protests in response to the killing of George Floyd and the history of…
Black Rose Anarchist Federation: Re-Introducing the Black Anarchism Reader
A little over four years ago we introduced The Black Anarchism Reader — an expansive collection of texts that span more than 150 years…
Gothamist, ““That Happens in Fascist Countries”: The NYPD Is Interrogating Protesters About Their Political Sympathies”
By Nick Pinto, June 9, 2020 The New York City Police Department may be violating a 35-year-old agreement meant to keep the police from…
This Is Anarchy: Eight Ways the Black Lives Matter and Justice for George Floyd Uprisings Reflect Anarchist Ideas in Action
Since Minneapolis police brutally murdered George Floyd on May 25, 2020, demonstrations have exploded across the US and the world. Millions of people have…
Hawzhin Azeez: Police abolition and other revolutionary lessons from Rojava
Democratic confederalism, the ideological framework organizing society in Rojava, outlines the features of a post-revolutionary justice system. Roar Magazine, June 6, 2020 Hundreds of…
Leah Donnella: How Much Do We Need The Police?
NPR, June 3, 2020 One effect of the widespread protests across U.S. cities this week has been to renew discussions of what role the…
Ezra Klein: Why Ta-Nehisi Coates is hopeful
The author of Between the World and Me on why this isn’t 1968, the Colin Kaepernick test, police abolition, nonviolence and the state, and…
Mike Ludwig: Uprisings Are Driving a Surge in Mutual Aid in Minneapolis and Beyond
Truthout, June 4, 2020 Mutual aid is flourishing in south Minneapolis, where the police killing of an unarmed Black man and a revolt against…
Spencer Sunshine: Blaming it on Antifa
Trump’s Crisis Scapegoats The Battleground, June 5, 2020 The year 2020 has been filled with wild plot twists, from the Coronavirus pandemic to a…