The Guardian, “Anti-fascists were stabbed at a neo-Nazi rally. Then police tried to charge them”
California law enforcement pursued criminal charges against eight anti-fascist activists who were stabbed or beaten at a neo-Nazi rally while failing to prosecute anyone for the knife attacks against them, according to police records reviewed by the Guardian. In addition to the decision not to charge white supremacists or others for stabbings at a far-right […]
Newsweek, “California Police Tried to Charge Antifa Activists Stabbed at Neo-Nazi Rally”
In June 2016, a white supremacist rally marched through Sacramento in California. Met by anti-fascist counter-protesters, the event turned violent and several people—almost all of them activists—were stabbed. After the brawl, police investigated 100 anti-fascists, and recommended some 500 charges in the wake of the violence, police reports seen by The Guardian indicate. Eight people […]
The Sacramento Bee, “Top stories of 2016 feature anger and violence, but also plenty of hope”
How did they protest neo-Nazis? With their own violence, of course A violent clash between neo-Nazis and anarchist and self-proclaimed “anti-fascist” protestors turned the state Capitol grounds into a chaotic scene of attacks and counter-attacks. Included was an assault on a TV reporter and his cameraman by people who said they opposed the neo-Nazis. Continue […]
The Sacramento Bee, “The voice of Nevada City, KVMR, makes a move,” March 5, 2015
The voice of Nevada City, KVMR, makes a move by Sam McManis, The Sacramento Bee, March 5, 2015 Of course, given KVMR’s famous leftist tilt and its quasi-anarchist heritage exemplified by the legendary folk protest singer U. Utah Phillips, you didn’t expect program director Steve Baker to actually use something so square as the crosswalks […]