Piper Tompkins: Global Capitalism, Empire, White Supremacy: The Mosque Shooting In Perspective
As this is being written last night two New Zealand mosques were attacked by a white nationalist wearing army fatigues, carrying four fire arms as well as being armed with explosive devices. The attack was brutal, 49 people being killed and more injured, one man who was interviewed by ABC News had blood spatter on […]
The Washington Post, “Suspected attacker Jeremy Joseph Christian stood out amid rising tensions in Portland”
The attack comes as Portland has weathered rising tensions between groups with fiercely opposing views, including white nationalists, right-wing extremists, anarchists and so-called left-wing “antifascists,” known as the “antifa.” These groups have been colliding with increasing frequency across the country since the election last fall of President Trump — especially in cities regarded as liberal. In […]
OC Weekly (CA), “These Things Are Becoming Extinct in Orange County—And We Couldn’t Be Happier!”
More than 90 years ago, 30,000 Klansmen held the largest KKK rally ever west of the Mississippi; in 2016, a couple of middle-aged men got their asses kicked by way more anarchists. The poster boy for modern-day hate in OC is Billy Quigg, the Grand Dragon of the Loyal White Knights of the KKK—and he […]
Forbes, “Frank Immigration Talk”
Back in the day the U.S. responded by shutting out the world. The Wilson Administration’s Justice Department took the most flagrant action, instituting the Palmer Raids. Rounding up several thousand anarchists and communists–confirmed or suspected–the department actually deported 249 of them to Russia on the U.S.S. Buford. With enormous support from lawmakers three Presidents signed […]
The Colorado Independent, “Confederate and American flags burned at Denver anti-racist rally,” June 24, 2015
Confederate and American flags burned at Denver anti-racist rally by Nat Stein, The Colorado Independent, June 24, 2015 Around 50 people gathered to rally against white supremacy in the wake of the Charleston shooting. It was a loosely organized event, drawing from various groups committed to anti-racism. Coffee Not Cops — an anti-cop group that meets […]
Chloe Angyal: I Don’t Want to Be an Excuse for Racist Violence Anymore
I Don’t Want to Be an Excuse for Racist Violence Anymore Chloe Angyal, New Republic, June 22, 2015 “That said, the distinction between women and womanhood should not let individual white women off the hook for how we benefit from and participate in racism. That we are victims of sexism does not erase our culpability […]
Khury Petersen-Smith & Brian Bean: Fighting racism and the limits of “ally-ship”
Fighting racism and the limits of “ally-ship” Khury Petersen-Smith & Brian Bean, Socialist Worker, May 14, 2015 “We believe that ally-ship is a step in the right direction — but we need to go well beyond it if our objective is overcoming racism and winning black liberation. Our case is that the politics of solidarity […]
Laci Green: Is Racism Over Yet?
In this video, Laci Green talks about the nature of racism in 2015. She begins by challenging commonly held ideas about what racism is. She highlights how racist attitudes have created a racist system…which have created more racist attitudes. In order to stop the cycle, she illustrates 6 common ways that racism is institutionalized. Wealth […]