Kelly Hayes & Maya Schenwar: The Midterms Did Not Stop the March of Fascism, But We Can

Twenty-two months into the Trump administration, the United States is a country in denial. Even amid the Democrats’ recent electoral gains, Trump’s would-be opposition is not poised to halt the rise of fascism. Nancy Pelosi announced plans to pursue “bipartisanship” and “common ground,” even before her own electoral victory was complete. Trump himself endorsed Pelosi […]

Eric Laursen: Why I’m Not Voting

On a short visit to Austin, Texas in June, I heard that one of my favorite one-hit wonders from the long-ago British punk-pop scene, Wreckless Eric (“(I’d Go) the Whole Wide World”), was playing at a local club. I quickly bought tickets. Wreckless gave a tremendous show. The songs from his new album were terrific, […]

Vice News, “Trump is using antifa to scare people into voting for Republicans”

Donald Trump has a new boogeyman to scare midterm voters, an unruly mob known as antifa. “These are bad people,” the president said at the rally for Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp in Macon, Georgia, on Sunday. “These are the people causing problems and the press doesn’t want to talk about them.” Trump implied that […]

The Outline, “Meet the anarchist who wants to abolish government… by joining it”

John Carico hopes to bring the Antifa movement to the mainstream with his independent campaign for U.S. Senate. John Michael Carico, 32, is not a typical anarchist. Most anarchists would never launch a serious bid for public office because they oppose the existence of the state but, despite loathing the electoral process, Carico is running […]

Politico, “Politico’s Best Photos of 2016”

Protesters, identifying themselves as anarchists, gather amid media and police during a demonstration near the Republican National Convention July 20, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio. Although mass protests were expected, they never materialized amid a massive police presence throughout Cleveland. Continue Reading

The Huffington Post, “A Radical Post-Bernie Cooperative Multicultural Immigrant Manifesto”

Just how could this cooperative-immigrant alliance actually work? One need look no further than Athens, Greece for the ultimate gold standard. There, anarchists have established the so-called Notaria solidarity center in the Exarcheia neighborhood. Eschewing a purely philanthropic approach, Notara asks refugees to attend assembly meetings where decisions are made on a consensus basis. Continue […]

The Guardian, “The day I went hunting for the Ku Klux Klan”

With an hour to kill before the Klan parade, there was general anxiety that some faction of the protesters would start a drum circle. “The anarchists don’t like drum circles,” Megan noted. Sugelema pointed to a man with a red drum at his feet. Two other men were carrying cymbals. Another man with an elaborate […]