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Tag: Social conflict

  • Battles of Matewan and Minneapolis

    John Sayles wrote and directed the blockbuster 1987 film Matewan, about the 1920 Battle of Matewan. This was centered around the Matewan, West Virginia coal miner’s strike that saw scores of people left dead. Fast forward 115 years to Minneapolis, Minnesota. On the one hand we have the US government, run by a wannabe dictator, […]

  • As Public Support for ICE Drops, Women’s March WIN Launches Campaign Urging Agents to Walk Away

    As Public Support for ICE Drops, Women’s March WIN Launches Campaign Urging Agents to Walk Away

    As the Trump administration enters its eleventh month pushing aggressive immigration crackdowns, public sentiment appears to be shifting. A new YouGov survey finds growing discomfort with the broad and aggressive methods being employed by the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE). According to the poll, a majority (53%) of Americans somewhat or strongly disapprove of […]

  • The Hungarian Revolution

    This Day in Anarchist History, October 23rd 1956 we remember the Hungarian Revolution when student protesters and the broader Hungarian working classes took on the Secret Police and the Red Army. After days of striking and rioting that boiled into a firefight, protesters were able to defeat the country’s Secret Police and even negotiated the […]

  • Terrorists: NOT a Love Story!

    Being a baby boomer who protested against the Vietnam debacle, what the Trump regime is now doing is disgusting. All this week we see Republican Congressional minions and members of the Trump gang standing in front of cameras calling those who peacefully protest as Terrorists. Webster’s dictionary defines a terrorist as ” A person who […]

  • The Spectacle of a Police State: This Is Martial Law Without a Formal Declaration of War

    In Trump’s America, the bar for martial law is no longer constitutional—it’s personal. What is unfolding right now in California—with hundreds of Marines deployed domestically; thousands of National Guard troops federalized; and military weapons, tactics and equipment on full display—is intended to intimidate, distract and discourage us from pulling back the curtain on the reality of […]

  • Main-Streeting Hate and Bigotry in Trump’s America

    Main-Streeting Hate and Bigotry in Trump’s America

    At demonstrations, most wear matching outfits; hoodies, hats, blue t-shirts and chinos. Although they claim to eschew violence, they come prepared; donning matching shin guards like catchers wear in baseball, and often wield red, white and blue shields. They wear body cameras so their media team can process and post collected footage. Some are calling […]

  • Civil Workers, Uncivil Problem: The 1934 Civil Works Administration Strike in Utica, New York

    The history of the labor movement in the Mohawk Valley is an extremely rich yet untapped field. This is not to say that there’s no labor historiography of the region, but it seems lacking compared to other areas of New York. Utica itself has experienced or been adjacently involved with a number of strikes since […]

  • German Police Chase a 10-year-old Boy with Palestinian Flag in Berlin

    Seems Germany is doing whatever it can to descend into increasing irrelevance as a state. A video was circulated on social media showing German police chasing a boy, said to be 10-years-old, carrying a Palestinian flag during a pro-Palestinian protest in Berlin. Activists stated that the child had been detained. The child’s fate or whether […]

  • CODEPINK’s Palestinian-American Staff Member ARRESTED on False Accusation of Assault by Member of Congress

    CODEPINK’s Palestinian-American Staff Member ARRESTED on False Accusation of Assault by Member of Congress

    Milwaukee, WI – In an incident of political thuggery and intimidation at the RNC, CODEPINK’s Palestinian campaign organizer, Nour Jaghama, has been unjustly arrested by police on accusation of assaulting a member of Congress. While peacefully waiting in line to enter the event, Nour, a visibly Palestinian woman, was intentionally bumped into by a bald, white […]

  • This Day in Anarchist History: The Vinegar Revolt

    On June 13th 2013in anarchist history, we remember The Vinegar Revolt, a series of protests turned into riots across the lands occupied by Brazil. On June 13th 2013 ongoing demonstrations over a transit fair hike In São Paulo, Brazil erupted into a national uprising after police cracked down hard, arresting 60 people for simply possessing […]

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