BBC News, “The Jewish anarchists fighting to save Langside synagogue”
byFor decades after it opened in 1927, Langside Synagogue was a hub for a vibrant Jewish community in the southside of Glasgow. But as…
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Bloomberg, “A Global Anarchy Revival Could Outdo the 1960s”
byIndia has exploded into protests against a citizenship law that explicitly discriminates against its 200 million-strong Muslim population. Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government has…
Daily Echo, “Now I’m an old anarchist and I realise how important my vote is”
byPOLLING booths opened across the conurbation this morning with voters heading to ballot boxes in what has been billed as the most important General Election…
Vice, “‘Antifa’ the Video Game Wants to Teach Gamers About Antifascism”
byA new game lets players fight a ridiculous caricature of the Trump regime, but is nevertheless backed by serious politics. Welcome to Dumpland, where…
Independent, “Alan Moore: Watchmen creator and self-proclaimed anarchist to vote in election for first time in 40 years”
byAlan Moore, the self-proclaimed “anarchist” who wrote the Watchmen comic books, has announced he will be voting for the first time in 40 years….
NY Post, “Antifa protesters crash Proud Boys rally near Trump Tower”
byA rally by 25 far-right Proud Boys was crashed by 300 protesters in Manhattan Saturday — and the two groups spent an hour hollering…
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…
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…