The Atlantic, “The Ankara Shooting Won’t Start World War III”
In September 1898, the Empress of Austria—on holiday in Geneva, Switzerland—was stabbed and murdered by an Italian anarchist. The killing stunned Europe. Forty years later, the novelist Rebecca West still recalled her shock at the news. She explained her surge of emotion to a puzzled housemaid: “Assassinations lead to other things.” But do they? Continue […]
The Washington Post, “The Oakland fire would never have happened if the city cared more about artists”
These were artists, not anarchists. And evicting them from the spaces they’ve created won’t keep them safe. A tangle of complex issues underlies this tragedy, and one of them is the housing crisis. But to characterize the affected community as anarchists choosing a life of lawlessness is a dangerous and disrespectful misrepresentation. These artists have […]
Vice, “Meet the Charismatic Protester Leading the ‘Portland Resistance’ Against Trump”
The police called one rally in Portland a “riot” after some participants damaged businesses and cars and threw objects at cops, and naturally the protests were used as evidence by right-wingers that anti-Trump activists were violent rubes. But as someone who was on the front lines of the protests for hours multiple nights, I can […]
NBC 11 (Twin Cities), “Vets say they will peacefully protest at pipeline”
Marks doubts that this week’s events will draw 3,000 veterans as advertised. He believes many in the camp are “professional protesters” and said the movement there has “nothing to do with Native American rights.” “There is probably a very core element of them that are anarchist,” he said, “that just want to be a pain […]
Smithsonian SmartNews, “The Sticky Science Behind the Deadly Boston Molasses Disaster”
Though an anarchist terrorist attack was first blamed for the calamity, investigators soon pointed at the holding tank’s shoddy construction. But the question has remained, why did the molasses explode as a wave and not just slowly drip out of the tank? A group of students at Harvard investigated the event and presented their conclusions at recent […]
Vice, ” The Most Absurd Conspiracy Theories Spawned in the Wake of Freddie Gray’s Death,” May 4, 2015
The Most Absurd Conspiracy Theories Spawned in the Wake of Freddie Gray’s Death by Sulome Anderson, Vice, May 4, 2015 According to a Fox News exclusive, an anonymous “data mining” firm with government ties has uncovered a social media network of anarchistic “professional protesters” responsible for stoking violence in both Ferguson and Baltimore. READ MORE
FOX News, “They’re professional anarchists,” April 30, 2015
“They’re professional anarchists” Geraldo, Fox News, April 30, 2015 (via Mediaite.com) On Thursday, again during a post-curfew segment on Hannity, it took less than 30 seconds for Rivera to start confronting a man off camera. “What’s your problem?” he asked the protester, who began to walk away. “You’re only brave when the camera’s turned?” he […]
SFist, “Separate Tech Shuttle And Black Lives Matter Protests Planned For Oakland On May Day,” April 28, 2015
Separate Tech Shuttle And Black Lives Matter Protests Planned For Oakland On May Day SFist, April 28, 2015 It remains to be seen if these two separate Oakland actions will converge on downtown, and if, per usual, opportunistic anarchists will use the gathering to run around breaking shit and lighting things on fire. READ MORE
Fox News, “Social Media Analysis Suggests Links Between Baltimore and Ferguson Violence,” April 28, 2015
Social Media Analysis Suggests Links Between Baltimore and Ferguson Violence by Catherine Herridge, Fox News, April 28, 2015 The firm, which asked to remain anonymous because of its government work, found between 20 and 50 social media accounts in Baltimore that were also tied to the peak period of violence in Ferguson. While further analysis is […]