Bedford and Bowery, “From Anarchist Hangout to Bathhouse to Arcade: The Steamy History of 6 St. Marks”
On a chilly Thursday evening–January 5, 1911 to be exact–a mass of New York’s anarchists, socialists, and radicals were celebrating just 3 blocks north of St. Marks Place at Webster Hall. Prof. Bayard Boyesen of Columbia, and Leonard Abbott, the president of the newly formed Francisco Ferrer Association, along with Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman, […]
Detroit Metro Times, “Nightcall’s Peter Werbe: The exit interview”
On Halloween, Nightcall radio host Peter Werbe announced that his program, commercial radio’s longest-running live call-in talk show, had came to an abrupt end. The show, which had run for 46 years, went off the air without fanfare, and Werbe, perhaps commercial radio’s only self-identified anarchist, atheist, vegetarian host, had to use the program’s Facebook […]
The Sacramento Bee, “Top stories of 2016 feature anger and violence, but also plenty of hope”
How did they protest neo-Nazis? With their own violence, of course A violent clash between neo-Nazis and anarchist and self-proclaimed “anti-fascist” protestors turned the state Capitol grounds into a chaotic scene of attacks and counter-attacks. Included was an assault on a TV reporter and his cameraman by people who said they opposed the neo-Nazis. Continue […]
Politico, “Politico’s Best Photos of 2016”
Protesters, identifying themselves as anarchists, gather amid media and police during a demonstration near the Republican National Convention July 20, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio. Although mass protests were expected, they never materialized amid a massive police presence throughout Cleveland. Continue Reading
The Guardian, “Forgotten anarchist Simón Radowitzky’s life retold in graphic novel”
The anarchist Simón Radowitzky may be half-forgotten today, but his struggles in tsarist Russia, banishment to the “Argentinian Siberia” and participation in the Spanish civil war made him a legendary figure in his own time. Continue Reading
KATU (Portland), “Top 10 stories you clicked on: Protests, tornadoes and a very smart Girl Scout”
5. Anarchist rioters shatter windows in Portland following once-peaceful protest; 26 arrested: A group of anarchists broke off from a peaceful protest a couple of days after Donald Trump was elected president and smashed windows, burned flags and damaged cars in NE and NW Portland. They left behind about $1 million in damage. Continue Reading
Michigan Radio, “After Oakland fire, Detroit DIY spaces prepare for scrutiny”
The city has many informal, DIY spaces for creative people. And at least one of them, the Trumbullplex, was visited by a city fire marshal last week. Patience Young, a Trumbullplex resident, said the representative was friendly. He let the nearly 25-year-old artist-anarchist housing collective near Wayne State University know they would be facing a […]
DCist, “‘We Can Do A Lot With Few People’: DisruptJ20 Plans To Wreak Havoc On Inauguration”
Though the majority of the DisruptJ20’s core organizers are “people who would be described as anarchists,” according to Carrefour, they are welcoming in progressives and liberal groups “who don’t share the same politics as we do, but share the same values.” Continue Reading
The Independent (UK), “Rogue One: 5 new things we learned from the film’s visual guide”
Turns out, Cassian’s father was killed during a protest at the Carida military academy against the expansion of Republic militarism. This led to a lifetime of rebellion, drawn into anarchist movements during the rise of the Empire and eventually recruited by General Draven into the growing Rebellion. Continue Reading
Forbes, “Yimby Nation: The Rise of America’s Pro-Housing Political Coalition”
San Francisco’s Yimby figurehead is Sonja Trauss, a self-described anarchist who runs the San Francisco Bay Area Renters Federation (SFBarf). Trauss has been covered by numerous national media outlets, and spends her days distributing literature, speaking at public hearings, and pulling hard-nosed political stunts, like trying to stack the anti-growth local Sierra Club chapter with […]