Slate, “Exile From Exarchia”
byWhen Alireza, a 26-year-old Iranian fleeing political troubles, arrived in Athens, Greece, in August 2018, he had nowhere to go. For the first three…
Anarchists In the News
Agency maintains an ongoing list of anarchism and anarchists discussed or mentioned in mainstream media outlets. Notable mentions are posted here in chronological order.
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The Guardian, “The Government of No One by Ruth Kinna review – the rise of anarchism”
byThe first suicide bomber in English literature is a crazed anarchist professor in Joseph Conrad’s novel The Secret Agent who stalks around London wired…
HuffPost, “Proud Boys, Outnumbered By Anti-fascists, Get Police Escort After 30-Minute Rally”
byA few hundred fascists once again invaded Portland for a much-anticipated rally Saturday, but this time were mostly deprived of the violent spectacle they…
ITV News, “Is it right to brand 2019 clashes in UK and Hong Kong anarchy?”
byFrom the summer protest-led chaos across UK cities to the ongoing violent clashes in Hong Kong, scenes of anarchy appear alive in 2019. Demonstrators…
CNN, “What happened to Christiania’s dream of becoming Denmark’s hippie paradise?”
bySeen from a boat drifting along Copenhagen’s wide canals, the neighborhood of Christiania is a verdant enclave tucked beneath a thick canopy of trees….
New York Times, “How Police Used Antifa to Investigate Far-Right Proud Boys”
byA New York City police detective, when asked on the witness stand this week how he had identified members of a far-right group called…
CNN, “Trump threatened to classify Antifa as a terrorist group. Germans hit back”
byPresident Donald Trump’s threat to label anti-fascism protest movement Antifa a terrorist organization has prompted a backlash in Germany, where thousands of social media…
PlanPhilly, “Developer Ori Feibush says “anarchists” vandalized his Point Breeze home”
byThe Point Breeze home of Philadelphia developer Ori Feibush was vandalized in an early morning incident that saw the first-floor windows of his home…
Dallas Observer, “Anarchists Are Gathering in Denton This Weekend to Debunk Stigmas”
byOrganizers of a Denton event hope to see anarchists flock to their city this weekend. Their goal isn’t to protest, but to invite others…
New York Times, “Paul Krassner, Anarchist, Prankster and a Yippies Founder, Dies at 87”
byHe was a prankster, a master of the put-on that thumbed its nose at what he saw as a stuffy and blundering political establishment….