New York Post, “CUNY newspaper editorial calls for violent protests,” December 24, 2014
CUNY newspaper editorial calls for violent protests Bob Fredericks, New York Post, December 24, 2014 The editorial — illustrated in the online version with the circled, capital A that symbolizes anarchy — also urges rioters to emulate the Black Panthers and Malcolm X instead of Martin Luther King and other advocates of nonviolence — and […]
USA Today, “Berkeley, Calif., protest gets violent for second night,” December 8, 2014
Berkeley, Calif., protest gets violent for second night Jessica Guynn and Laura Mandaro, USA Today, December 8, 2014 On Saturday evening, what started as a peaceful demonstration over the chokehold death of Eric Garner in New York and shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., ended with looting and damage at several Berkeley businesses after […]
ABC News, “Demonstrations, Violence Go on in Bay Area Cities,” December 8, 2014
Demonstrations, Violence Go on in Bay Area Cities Kristin J. Bender and Paul Elias, Associated Press, December 8, 2014 “There is an anarchist fringe of about 100 to 200 people who live in the area” who are responsible for the violence, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan said. Quan said the group thrives on media attention, obscuring […]
The Daily Show, “A Single Factual Error,” December 8, 2014
A Single Factual Error The Daily Show, December 8, 2014 “I’m not saying all we need to do is reexamine a system that produces these types of results. All I’m saying is cops are evil, every one of them, and we must burn this country to the ground! Anarchy! Anarchy!” READ MORE
CBS San Francisco, “Tear Gas, Windows Broken, Clashes With Police As Anarchists Hijack Peaceful Protest March Through Berkeley,” December 6, 2014
Tear Gas, Windows Broken, Clashes With Police As Anarchists Hijack Peaceful Protest March Through Berkeley CBS San Francisco, December 6, 2014 This was the fourth night of protests this week. Friday night, protesters blocked Interstate 880 in Oakland, disrupted BART service transit routes in San Francisco’s Castro District. Similarly, those protests started out peaceful, but […]