The Independent (Ashland, KY) “Appalachian anarchist: ‘I’m the bogeyman,’” June 13, 2015
Appalachian anarchist: ‘I’m the bogeyman’ by Tim Preston, The Independent, June 13, 2015 As a self-described anarchist, Waugh said his political views were immediately intertwined with his charges, even though he denies ever making a statement about being an anarchist to any arresting officer. During an exclusive interview with The Independent last week, Waugh said […]
Doc Soup (PBS), “Daniel McGowan at Full Frame Documentary Festival,” April 14, 2015
Daniel McGowan at Full Frame Documentary Festival by Tom Roston, Doc Soup (PBS), April 14, 2015 What’s probably most striking about meeting Daniel McGowan — a man who was labeled an “eco-terrorist” by the government, served six years in prison, and is the subject of the POV Oscar-nominated film If A Tree Falls (POV 2011) […]
Cleveland.com, “Conspirator in Ohio 82 bridge-bombing plot loses appeal,” April 10, 2015
Conspirator in Ohio 82 bridge-bombing plot loses appeal by Eric Heisig, Cleveland.com, April 10, 2015 A federal judge did not err when he allowed an anarchist to represent himself at trial for the failed plot to blow up the Ohio 82 bridge in 2012, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. READ MORE
New Times Broward Palm Beach, “BRENT BETTERLY, OF THE ‘NATO 3,’ TO BE RELEASED FROM PRISON,” April 7, 2015
BRENT BETTERLY, OF THE ‘NATO 3,’ TO BE RELEASED FROM PRISON by Deirdra Funcheon, New Times Broward Palm Beach, April 7, 2015 In July 2012, as delegates from the North American Treaty Organization were set to meet in Chicago, police, fearing dissent from protesters, had undercover officers on the lookout for potential rabble-rousers. Police would later […]
Vice, “How an FBI Informant Sent a Radical Environmentalist to Prison, and How He Got Out Again,” February 27, 2015
How an FBI Informant Sent a Radical Environmentalist to Prison, and How He Got Out Again by CJ Ciaramella, Vice, February 27, 2015 McDavid first met Anna in 2004 at an invitation-only anarchist gathering in Des Moines, Iowa. It was a heady time for both radical leftists and federal law enforcement, which had been given […]
New York Post, “Anarchist Writes Judge Flattering Letter About Terrorist Cellmate,” January 20, 2015
Anarchist Writes Judge Flattering Letter About Terrorist Cellmate by Rich Calder, New York Post, January 20, 2015 He refused to testify in the 2008 bombing of the Times Square military recruiting center, but a self-proclaimed Brooklyn anarchist was more than willing to write a glowing letter seeking leniency for a convicted terrorist who plotted to […]
Associated Press, “Convicted ‘eco-terrorist’ freed amid evidence dispute,” January 9, 2015
Convicted ‘eco-terrorist’ freed amid evidence dispute by SUDHIN THANAWALA, Associated Press, January 9, 2015 A Northern California man described by federal officials as an anarchist and eco-terrorist intent on blowing up government and commercial buildings was set free after nine years in prison when the government conceded that evidence in the case was never turned over […]