The St. Louis American, “Why put up barricades before the Stockley verdict?”
Ferguson protests were joined at times by local anarchists and out-of-town arsonists affiliated with the Revolutionary Communist Party, who taught local youth how to make Molotov cocktails. More recent protests of President Trump, such as the one Sunday in Berkeley, were joined by groups of masked anti-fascists (Antifas) who acted aggressively. Continue Reading
ABC 11 (NC), “Durham deputy blasts comments about Confederate statue arrests”
“Anarchists are using the volatile issue of race to accomplish destruction and spread hatred. Is this what our political leadership desires? Is this leadership?” Continue Reading
CBS New York, “‘You Let Your Police Officers Down:’ Queens Woman Confronts De Blasio About Germany Trip”
“I don’t care about the trees,” she shouted. “Pay your police officers and stop spending it on money to go protest against our country.” She spoke with Kramer on Friday and continued to ask questions. “Why did you go to Germany? Why did you stand with the communists, the anarchists, the socialists when you’re supposed […]
Willamette Week, “Portland Police Chief Says Antifa Protesters Used Slingshot to Launch Urine and Feces-Filled Balloons at Riot Cops”
Portland Police Chief Mike Marshman said today that riot cops pushed antifascist and anarchist protesters out of downtown parks June 4 after the protesters used slingshots to launch balloons filled with urine, feces and unknown chemicals into police ranks. Continue Reading
Fox 10 Phoenix, ” Anti-police graffiti causing concern in a Tempe neighborhood”
“There’s a small group of folks around here that claim to be anarchists,” said one resident. “You’re gonna have it everywhere go, especially with the sentiment of cops around our whole country I guess.” Continue Reading
TeleSur, “New ‘App’ Offers Anarchist Alternative to Calling 911”
A project of the Better Angels collective, a self-described “friendly group of anarchist techies committed to feminist, anti-racist, and anti-capitalist struggle” the Buoy system allows people to create a variety of customized support networks which, in the case of an emergency, can be notified through a single text of your location and situation. Continue Reading
Washington Examiner, “Trump to meet with with fiery anti-Obama sheriff, 7 others on Monday”
Among them are Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, who rose to prominence this year as an outspoken critic of the Black Lives Matter movement. He has called the group an “anarchist movement” and a “hate group” and said President Obama “set this whole country on fire with his race politics.” Continue Reading
KXAN Austin, “Officers’ actions in viral video were ‘egregious,’ Chief Acevedo says”
The police chief also said that, unlike “anarchist” groups in Austin, Turner records officers in a respectful way and does not interfere with police activity. “[Turner] talks about how he believes most officers are good people, but he is of the strong belief that it is important to videotape officers to keep them honest.” Continue Reading
The Seattle Times, “After peaceful evening, protesters, police clash late in Olympia,” May 22, 2015
After peaceful evening, protesters, police clash late in Olympiaby Joseph O’Sullivan, The Seattle Times, May 22, 2015 “We appreciate the peaceful protests!” read one tweet. But late at night, the self-proclaimed anarchists gathered for a more militant march; police responded with a more visible and armed presence. Faces garbed in black bandannas, protesters hurled insults at […]
Baltimore City Paper, “Wandering Eye: The badass art of Okwui Enwezor, cops now say they’re afraid to use force, and more,” May 12, 2015
Wandering Eye: The badass art of Okwui Enwezor, cops now say they’re afraid to use force, and more Baltimore City Paper, May 12, 2015 He is an anarchist, he says, devoted to making the spaces we live in more interesting and less predictable. For a lot of like-minded, well-meaning people, that idea translates directly into […]