The New Yorker, “When America Tried to Deport Its Radicals”
byOn a winter night a hundred years ago, Ellis Island, the twenty-seven-acre patch of land in New York Harbor that had been the gateway…
Anarchists In the News
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BBC, “The St Petersburg anarchists cooking up a vegan revolution”
byAs Russia enters its 20th year under the authoritarian leadership of Vladimir Putin, St Petersburg’s vegan anarchist community thrives. Hated by the far right…
LAist, “SoCal’s Kurds Rally To Save Their Radical Democratic Enclave in Northern Syria”
byIt’s been three weeks since President Trump ordered U.S. troops to withdraw from northeastern Syria, where they’d spent years backing Syrian Kurdish militias fighting…
Portland Anti-Fascist Activist Killed In Hit And Run Outside Cider Riot
byPortland Police say a prominent anti-fascist activist was killed early Saturday outside Cider Riot, a Northeast Portland club and a popular gathering spot for…
Business Insider, “World on fire: 13 major protests happening around the globe right now”
byProtests have long been a powerful political tool for enacting change and expressing discontent. From the Civil Rights Movement’s the March on Washington for…
The Progressive, “Under Surveillance: The police keep a close eye on nonviolent protesters”
byFlagstaff, Arizona, likes to think of itself as a liberal space within the historically “red” Grand Canyon State. It has been the only city to raise…
DCist, “Lawsuit Over ‘Unconstitutional’ Arrests On Inauguration Day Can Go Forward, Judge Rules”
byA lawsuit that accuses D.C. police of excessive force and unconstitutional arrests on Inauguration Day can move forward, a federal judge ruled on Friday….
The Guardian, “Anarchists hijack climate march on day of violent protests in Paris”
bySo-called Black Bloc anarchists infiltrated a peaceful climate change march in Paris on Saturday, smashing shop and business windows and torching mopeds and dustbins…
Daily Beast, “Anarchists’ Unlikely Tool for Fighting Climate Change: Farming”
byWith no faith in government, some radicals are hoping to provide for themselves and their neighbors through the land and each other. In the…
InDaily, “The “turbulent anarchist” who fought for SA women’s suffrage”
byMary Lee isn’t quite a household name in South Australia, but in the 125th year since women fought for and won the right to…