Haaretz, “Radical lawyer Stanley Cohen, who defended clients like Hamas, on way to prison,” January 5, 2014
Radical lawyer Stanley Cohen, who defended clients like Hamas, on way to prison by Larry Cohler-Esses, Haaretz, January 5, 2014 The wisecracking attorney, who was raised in a moderately observant Jewish family in Westchester County, New York, today describes himself as an atheist and an anarchist, but is still proudly Jewish culturally and socially. READ MORE
Los Angeles Times, “#BlackBrunch brings peaceful protest to Oakland restaurants,” January 5, 2015
#BlackBrunch brings peaceful protest to Oakland restaurants Lee Romney, Los Angeles Times, January 5, 2015 It’s the same Oakland where those protests have in many instances devolved into vandalism, street fires and looting — often committed by small groups of young white men who self-identify as anarchists. Now, it is the birthplace of #BlackBrunch, a […]
Santa Cruz Sentinel, “New Year’s criminal activity not the norm across Santa Cruz County,” January 2, 2015
New Year’s criminal activity not the norm across Santa Cruz County Jessica A. York, Santa Cruz Sentinel, January 2, 2015 Three protesters, ages 23, 25 and 29 from cities of Santa Cruz, Reedley and Sacramento, were later detained and questioned related to the vandalism but were released when police could not specifically link them to the […]
Mountain Xpress, “Firestorm Café and Books finds a new West Asheville home,” January 1, 2015
Firestorm Café and Books finds a new West Asheville home Hayley Benton, Mountain Xpress, January 1, 2015 And for Asheville aesthetics, Lockamy adds, “one of the most exciting [crowd-funded projects] is the mural on the State Street side of the building, across from Sunny Point.” Though they have yet to pick an artist (and the artist […]
BBC News Magazine, “The secret to a happy life – courtesy of Tolstoy,” December 31, 2014
The secret to a happy life – courtesy of Tolstoy BBC News Magazine, December 31, 2014 “The State is a conspiracy,” he wrote to a friend. “Henceforth, I shall never serve any government anywhere.” Tolstoy was on the road to becoming an anarchist. He would be the first to encourage us to question the fundamental […]
The Stranger, “What They Really Think of Us,” December 31, 2014
What They Really Think of Us The Stranger, December 31, 2014 Anarchists didn’t like the way we wrote about them, as usual. Except when they did like the way we wrote about them. But in any case, how DARE we speak of “them,” as if anarchists are a monolithic entity, as if anyone who loudly […]
WHNT, “FBI tracking “staggering” number of threats against police,” December 31, 2014
FBI tracking “staggering” number of threats against police Al Whitaker, WHNT, December 31, 2014 “It’s a tough enough job but I really see the next few years being extremely tough as a result of the fact that, you know, you’ve got some people that want to, and in my opinion they’re just basically anarchists, that […]
WNCN, “Durham protesters due in court Tuesday,” December 30, 2014
Durham protesters due in court Tuesday by Justin Quesinbury, WNCN, December 30, 2014 Around the same time as that protest, Durham’s mayor requested an evaluation from the police department about recent demonstrations. In the report issued days later, Chief Jose Lopez said an anarchist group is behind some of the recent protests with a goal to […]
Examiner, “Police in three cities targets of assassination attempts in 24-hour period,” December 30, 2014
Police in three cities targets of assassination attempts in 24-hour period Examiner, December 30, 2014 Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke placed the blame for the growing hatred of police at the feet of Barack Obama, Eric Holder, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and others like MSNBC host Al Sharpton, Twitchy said in another report. […]
Seattle Weekly, “Punk Rock Is Not Bullshit,” December 30, 2014
Punk Rock Is Not Bullshit Kelton Sears, Seattle Weekly, December 30, 2014 Agatha, a queer punk band split between Olympia and Seattle, sprang out of a similar intentional space, forming around a group called “For Crying Out Loud,” an organization of punks, anarchists, and weirdos who wanted to confront, talk about, and address sexual violence […]