Washington Blade, “Baltimore neighborhood’s gentrification sparks tension”
The bookstore and coffeehouse, which is named after Emma Goldman, a Lithuanian anarchist and political organizer who emigrated to the U.S. in 1885, on its website describes itself as a “worker cooperative behind the restaurant, coffee roaster, bookstore and community events space.” Red Emma’s has also become an institution of sorts in an increasingly gentrified […]
The Washington Post, “Gov. Hogan’s office has blocked 450 people from his Facebook page in two years”
Mayer said “anarchists” flooded Hogan’s Facebook page with comments after the unrest in Baltimore and were subsequently blocked, meaning their comments were deleted and they were unable to post again. Continue Reading
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 […]
Christopher R. La Motte: Why do we applaud rebellion in film, but not in Baltimore’s streets?
Why do we applaud rebellion in film, but not in Baltimore’s streets? Christopher R. La Motte, The Baltimore Sun, May 9, 2015 Over the past few years, Americans have spent millions of dollars to enjoy fictional rebellion. Combined, “The Giver,” the “Hunger Games” series, and the “Divergent” series — all novels turned films — have […]
CrimethInc.: Why We Don’t Make Demands
Why We Don’t Make Demands CrimethInc., May 5, 2015 From Occupy to Ferguson, whenever a new grassroots movement arises, pundits charge that it lacks clear demands. Why won’t protesters summarize their goals as a coherent program? Why aren’t there representatives who can negotiate with the authorities to advance a concrete agenda through institutional channels? Why […]
Vice, ” The Most Absurd Conspiracy Theories Spawned in the Wake of Freddie Gray’s Death,” May 4, 2015
The Most Absurd Conspiracy Theories Spawned in the Wake of Freddie Gray’s Death by Sulome Anderson, Vice, May 4, 2015 According to a Fox News exclusive, an anonymous “data mining” firm with government ties has uncovered a social media network of anarchistic “professional protesters” responsible for stoking violence in both Ferguson and Baltimore. READ MORE
CNN, “Legal Expert Feels Personally Insulted By Crowd Saying ‘We Don’t Need Any Police,'” May 3, 2015
Legal Expert Feels Personally Insulted By Crowd Saying ‘We Don’t Need Any Police’ CNN (via RealClearPolitics.com), May 3, 2015 You were listening to hours of speeches. And many of them you found as a person of law enforcement background to be very uncomfortable. Those speakers you heard here yesterday, some of whom were calling for […]
Max Rameau: 6 Points About the Freddie Gray Murder Indictment
6 Points About the Freddie Gray Murder Indictment Max Rameau, The Hexateron, May 1, 2015 On April 12, 2015, Freddie Gray was jumped by six Baltimore cops for staring at one of them. Less than an hour later, after a ride in the paddy wagon, Freddie’s spine was 80% severed and his voicebox crushed. On […]
FOX News, “They’re professional anarchists,” April 30, 2015
“They’re professional anarchists” Geraldo, Fox News, April 30, 2015 (via Mediaite.com) On Thursday, again during a post-curfew segment on Hannity, it took less than 30 seconds for Rivera to start confronting a man off camera. “What’s your problem?” he asked the protester, who began to walk away. “You’re only brave when the camera’s turned?” he […]
Sam Brodey and Jenna McLaughlin: The Baltimore Riots Didn’t Start the Way You Think
The Baltimore Riots Didn’t Start the Way You Think Sam Brodey and Jenna McLaughlin, Mother Jones, April 28, 2015 After Baltimore police and a crowd of teens clashed near the Mondawmin Mall in northwest Baltimore on Monday afternoon, news reports described the violence as a riot triggered by kids who had been itching for a […]