Snap Judgement: Jen Angel (Season 16 – Episode 54)

Jen Angel is a beloved cupcake baker whose life was taken in a smash and grab gone wrong. Now a young man accused of the crime has his future hanging in the balance. Cries for justice, retribution and reason all collide as everyone tries to figure out “What Would Jen Do?” This episode contains graphic […]

Shaping Anarchist Narratives: Why it’s Important to Engage the Mainstream Media

Core to our mission at Agency is to raise the profile of anarchist ideas and the anarchist movement, and to influence the way they are treated in public conversation. Understandably, anarchists have long questioned the value of talking to the corporate-controlled, mainstream media since they so often mischaracterize and misrepresent anarchists and anarchist ideas. So […]

Peter Gelderloos: Weaving Paths from Colonial Apocalypse to Ecological Revolution

Please support the fundraiser for Weaving Paths to Ecological Revolution: https://www.firefund.net/pathstoecorevolution People who are paying attention know that wildfires, hurricanes, droughts, and floods are becoming more frequent, more extreme, more dangerous. We know it’s harder to grow food. We know that greenhouse gas emissions are rising every year, unless there’s an economic recession. We know […]

The New Republic, “Trump’s War on Antifa is Destined to Backfire”

By raising the salience of anti-fascism, the administration is likely to inspire a heightened public profile for the movement—and a deeper identification with its ideas and values. By Michael Gould-Wartofsky In recent days, President Trump and his circle have effectively declared war on “antifa.” They have bestowed a “domestic terrorist” designation upon the anti-fascist movement as a […]

The Washington Post, “ICE amps up its surveillance powers, targeting immigrants and antifa”

Iris scanners, facial-recognition apps, phone-hacking software and cellphone location data are among the agency’s recent technological purchases. By Eva Dou The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has been rapidly building out its surveillance capabilities in recent weeks, signing a string of contracts for technologies to identify individuals by their irises or facial features and to […]

The Intercept, “‘Antifa’ Protesters Charged With Terrorism for Constitutionally Protected Activity”

After shots were fired at a protest against ICE, federal prosecutors pursued guilt-by-association charges against two protesters. By Natasha Lennard Federal prosecutors are making good on the Trump administration’s threat to treat antifa-related activity as terrorism. On Thursday afternoon, prosecutors in Texas announced that terrorism charges had been filed against two people for alleged involvement in a shooting […]

Bend Bulletin, “ICE promised doxing cases against Portland ‘anarchists.’ Months later, no charges filed”

The lack of follow-through could be a reflection of the First Amendment concerns most doxing laws and charges pose, legal experts say By Shaanth Nanguneri Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem set expectations high in July. Well before her appearance at Portland’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility last week, she had promised swift legal action against “anarchists” and […]