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 […]

Press Release: Long-Standing Anarchist Organizations Announce Recipients of 2025 Grants

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:August 20, 2025 Long-Standing Anarchist Organizations Announce Recipients of 2025 Grants Marking Third Year of Partnership Between Institute for Anarchist Studies and Agency to Promote Anarchist Thought and Action Through Multimedia Projects WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Institute for Anarchist Studies (IAS) and the anarchist PR project Agency today announced the recipients of their […]

Five Resources for Debunking the Good Protester/Bad Protester Fallacy

By Agency With every wave of mass protests comes the need for anarchists and other critical thinkers to debunk the notion that some forms of protest are good and others are bad. Most often we find ourselves pointing out that property destruction and self-defense against state violence are often wrongly characterized as violence in the […]

Press Release: Leading Authors, Journalists, Scholars, Publishers, and Others Sign Solidarity Statement Opposing Facebook Ban of Anti-Fascist and Anarchist Groups

For Immediate Release: August 27, 2020Contact: [email protected] Leading Authors, Journalists, Scholars, Publishers, and Others Sign Solidarity Statement Opposing Facebook Ban of Anti-Fascist and Anarchist Groups Thousands of Signatories including Noam Chomsky, Cory Doctorow, Natasha Lennard, Molly Crabapple, David Graeber, and Andy Hurley Reject Facebook’s False Equivalency and Alignment with the Trump Administration’s Attacks on the […]

Anarchists, Activists, and Left Publishers Respond to Facebook Censorship and Bans of Independent Media from Social Media Platform

For Immediate Release: August 20, 2020Contact: [email protected] Anarchists, Activists, and Left Publishers Respond to Facebook Censorship and Bans of Independent Media from Social Media Platform Activists Charge that Ban Reflects Facebook’s Alignment with Trump and Justice Department’s Attempts to Exert a Chilling Effect on Dissent and Protest Movements WASHINGTON, D.C. – On August 19, Facebook deleted […]

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 […]

Emma Goldman: Reflections on her 150th Birthday

Emma Goldman (June 27, 1869 – May 14, 1940) is easily one of the most influential anarchists of all time. This week marks her 150th birthday. In the spirit of acknowledging those who have come before us, we asked some of our favorite anarchist writers to share their thoughts on the influence Goldman has had […]