The War Against May Day is a War On Workers

“What we would like to do is change the world…by crying unceasingly for the rights of the workers, of the poor, of the destitute. We can throw our pebble in the pond and be confident that its ever widening circle will reach around the world.” – Dorothy Day (1897-1980), journalist, anarchist, and social activist By […]

Shane Burley Talks About Antiracism, Antifascism, Antisemitism, and Reasons for Hope

Agency recently had the opportunity to preview Shane Burley’s excellent new book “Why We Fight: Essays on Fascism, Resistance, and Surviving The Apocalypse”, and interview him about the subject matter. Despite what one might imagine of a book about such weighty topics, “Why We Fight” is beautifully grounded in hope, and is a powerful reminder […]

2020 in Review: a Year of Challenging the State and Setting Transformative Goals

It’s been a hell of a year, to say the least. We’ve seen the US government go from flirting with fascism to unabashedly flaunting its alliance with white supremacists and drawing from fascist playbooks to suppress dissent. As communities throughout the country were ravaged by a deadly global pandemic—leaving hundreds of thousands grieving and millions […]

Why Anarchism is Dangerous

Anarchists frighten privileged elites and their authoritarian followers not simply because the primary goals of the movement have been to abolish the sources of elite power – the state, patriarchy, and capitalism – but because anarchism offers a viable alternative form of social and political organization grounded in workplace collectives, neighborhood assemblies, bottom-up federations, child-centered […]

Stand with Anarchist Publishers Banned by Facebook

Sign our open letter to oppose Facebook’s “both sides” narrative as they align with the Trump administration to suppress the voices of activists and media producers associated with left protest movements. As publishers, authors, educators, activists, and media producers, we are deeply troubled by Facebook’s decision to ban itsgoingdown.org, crimethinc.com, and several other publishers, authors, […]

Solidarity with Anti-Fascists and Across Struggles is Needed Now More Than Ever

Matthew Whitley, August 5, 2020 We have arrived at a bizarre junction in American history;  today to be an anti-fascist is to be declared a terrorist. Authorities in need of an enemy, any enemy, to justify their crackdown on the ongoing protests for racial justice have settled on anarchists and “antifa,” a shortening of anti-fascist […]