Daily Emerald, “The evolution of Eugene’s anarchist movements”

Rioters ran through the streets of downtown Eugene, blocking traffic and resisting arrest on June 18, 1999. The event had escalated from an international protest named “Carnival Against Capital” earlier that same day. People went to the nearest bank and started smashing windows according to John Zerzan, a prominent, Eugene-based anarchist thinker. Activist Rob los […]

The Daily Beast, “The Unabomber Is Back to Terrorize America”

He resigned abruptly two years later, and, by 1971, had moved to a remote cabin in Lincoln, Montana, where he lived as a recluse for the next two decades and, as we know now, waged a deadly mail-bombing campaign in the name of anarchism. A “manifesto” he wrote that—along with a tip from his brother—helped […]

Huffington Post, “A Stanford University Debate: Transhumanism vs. Anarcho-Primitivism,” November 20, 2014

A Stanford University Debate: Transhumanism vs. Anarcho-Primitivism Zoltan Istvan, Huffington Post,  November 20, 2014 Last Saturday night at Stanford University, I had the honor of publicly debating the world’s leading anarcho-primitivist philosopher John Zerzan. As a transhumanist, I differ from Zerzan on just about every topic. According to Wikipedia, anarcho-primitivism “advocates for a return to […]

i09, “Why Do the Anarcho-Primitivists Want to Abolish Civilization?” September 10, 2014

Why Do the Anarcho-Primitivists Want to Abolish Civilization? George Dvorsky, i09, September 10, 2014 Anarcho-primitivists are the ultimate Luddites — ideologues who favor complete technological relinquishment and a return to a hunter-gatherer lifestyle. We spoke to a leading proponent to learn more about this idea and why he believes civilization was our worst mistake. Philosopher […]