New York Times, “Help Me Find Trump’s ‘Anarchists’ in Portland”
byThe president has his politically driven narrative. And then there’s reality. Nicholas Kristof, July 29, 2020 I’ve been on the front lines of the…
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New York Times, “Why Protest Tactics Spread Like Memes”
byWhen items like umbrellas and leaf blowers are subverted into objects of resistance, they become very shareable. By Tracy Ma, With Natalie Shutler, Written by Jonah Engel…
Mic, “How Black anarchists are keeping the protest movement alive”
byVanessa Taylor, July 29, 2020 With a series of uprisings gripping the United States, President Trump has not hidden his disdain for protesters. Beyond…
USA Today, “Trump is on the prowl for enemies of the state in American cities. And who will stop him?”
byIn 1920, an honest federal official exposed outrageous raids on ‘radicals.’ One longs for an executive branch official with the guts to stand up…
Oregon Live, “Anarchists’ provoke tear gas use during Portland protests, police tell Oregon lawmakers”
byEverton Bailey Jr., July 19, 2020 High-ranking Portland police officials told state lawmakers they’ve tried to de-escalate violence at nightly downtown protests but a small group…
Portland Mercury, “DHS Director Decries “Violent Anarchists” Taking Over Portland”
byAlex Zielinski, July 16, 2020 The head of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the agency overseeing federal officers’ response to protests in…
Bristol Live, “The ‘anarchist Big Issue’ that’s helping homeless people in Bristol amid crisis”
byBy Alexander Brock, July 10, 2020 Amid an uncertain time for hundreds of homeless people across Bristol, a magazine described as the ‘anarchist Big Issue’ is…
Mother Jones, “How a “Bunch of Badass Queer Anarchists” Are Teaming Up With Locals to Block a Pipeline Through Appalachia”
by“People that grow up in places like this, seeing their environment destroyed, it stirs them, it causes people to want to get involved, and…
New York Times, “In the Autonomous Zones”
byAutonomous zones, protest camps and intentional communities alike thrive on hard work and consensus — and can become disastrous rapidly. By Ezra Marcus, June…
Smithsonian Magazine, “A Brief History of Anti-Fascism”
byAs long as the ideology has threatened marginalized communities, groups on the left have pushed back with force James Stout, June 24, 2020 Eluard…