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In search of new forms of life. It's Going Down is a digital community center and media platform featuring news, opinion, podcasts, and reporting on autonomous social movements and revolt across so-called North America from an anarchist perspective.

Aug 9, 19

Repression, Surveillance & Social Movements: Lauren Regan

In this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with Lauren Regan, an attorney at the Civil Liberties Defense Center... Read Full Article

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Aug 7, 19

El Paso, TX: Armed Trump Supporter Stopped by Police Outside Community Center Targeted by far-Right Media

Today protests greeted Donald Trump, as members of the El Paso community mobilized to oppose the President’s visit to their town following... Read Full Article

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Aug 6, 19

This Is America #84: Kentucky Miners Blockade Coal Train

Welcome, to This Is America, August 6th, 2019. In this episode, we bring you an interview with both a miner and an... Read Full Article

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Aug 6, 19

Don’t Allow the Turkish State to Finish Where ISIS Failed

“We lived under a great tyranny. But in these last few years, we found peace. Now the Turkish state threatens to invade... Read Full Article

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Aug 5, 19

Hunger Strike and Phone Zap Continues at Scotland C.I. in North Carolina

A hunger strike in Laurinburg, N.C. continued over the weekend. According to the SF Bayview: Grievances filed and notaries requested for legal... Read Full Article

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Aug 1, 19

Mark Bray on Anarchist Revolution In Spain & Lessons for Today

In this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak again with historian Mark Bray about the anarchist movement in Spain... Read Full Article

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Aug 1, 19

Proud Boy Leader & Unite the Right Attendee Behind ‘Antifa’ Petition

“We don’t want to silence Antifa or anything. We want them to be able to express themselves. We want them to come... Read Full Article

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Jul 31, 19

Between Red Alarms and Good Intentions: On ANTIFAIntel

Yesterday we received information from highly trusted comrades about some suspicious emails that they had received from a group calling itself ANTIFAIntel,... Read Full Article

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Jul 29, 19

TIA #83: Border Resistance Camp; Call to Support Anti-MVP Fight

Welcome, to This Is America, July 29th, 2019. In this episode we feature a special interview with someone involved in the upcoming... Read Full Article

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Jul 24, 19

Wind In Our Sails: On Repression & the #FreeCedar Explosion

In this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with two long-term anarchists from so-called Hamilton about the period of... Read Full Article

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Jul 19, 19

This Is America #82: Trump, Puerto Rico, and #AbolishICE

Welcome, to This Is America, July 19th, 2019. In this episode, we jump straight into the discussion, tackling Trump’s so-called social media... Read Full Article

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Jul 17, 19

Cracks In the ICE: History, Abolition & the Path Ahead

As this is being written, Abolish ICE protesters have surrounded the DC based ICE headquarters and today it was announced that BNP... Read Full Article

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Jul 13, 19

Danny Goldberg on Nirvana’s Endearing Rebellious Spirit

This episode, originally airing on KPFA, features an interview with Danny Goldberg, a long-time author, activist, and former manager of the band... Read Full Article

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Jul 10, 19

This Is America #81: On Every Front

Welcome, to This Is America, June 10th, 2019. In this episode, we bring you an interview with someone involved in the current... Read Full Article

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Jul 5, 19

This is America #80: Zakir Khan On the Rise of Far-Right Violence

Welcome, to This Is America, July 4th, 2019. In this episode, we were lucky enough to sit down and talk with Zakir... Read Full Article

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Jun 29, 19

Shane Burley on Oregon Militias, the GOP, & Beyond

In this episode we again catch up with antifascist author, journalist, and researcher Shane Burley to talk about the evolving situation in... Read Full Article

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Jun 28, 19

More Pride Defenders Arrested as Calls Grow to #FreeCedar

Police in Hamilton, Ontario have now arrested a total of 5 people in the aftermath of the events at Hamilton Pride, where... Read Full Article

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Jun 27, 19

This Is America #79: Now It’s Time to Fight

Welcome, to This Is America, June 27th, 2019. We have a jam packed show. First off, we talk with someone from No... Read Full Article

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Jun 27, 19

Disrupt, Sabotage, Shut-Down: #ClosetheCamps Resistance Timeline

Almost one year to the day that the Abolish ICE movement first kicked off across the United State; blockading ICE offices and... Read Full Article

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Jun 26, 19

“From Stonewall to Hamilton”: Posters in Support of Cedar

In solidarity with the recent call to action on June 28th in support of Cedar and other queer and trans anarchists facing... Read Full Article

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Jun 24, 19

Melting ICE, Confronting Fash: Your Guide To a Hot Summer

We are living in a very dangerous time. In just the last week alone, Trump has openly called for the rounding and... Read Full Article

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Jun 18, 19

Struggle Against Migrant Prison in Montreal Heats Up as VP of Architecture Firm’s Car Torched

Cover photo from LaPresse.ca Over the last couple of months, the struggle in so-called Canada in the area of Montreal has been... Read Full Article

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Jun 17, 19

This Is America #78: #MemphisUprising & Detroit Pride

Correction: Recording states that antifascist mobilization in DC is on July 12th when in fact it is on July 6th. Sorry for... Read Full Article

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Jun 8, 19

This Is America #77: Knoxville Abortion Doula Collective

Welcome, to This Is America, June 7th, 2019. In this episode, we speak with someone from the Knoxville Abortion Doula Collective about... Read Full Article

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Jun 7, 19

June 11th List of Events for Long Term Anarchist Prisoners

Every year, June 11th is marked by solidarity with long-term anarchist prisoners, both in the US and across the world. With repression... Read Full Article

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Jun 6, 19

Running Down the Walls 2019

This weekend, be sure to check out Running Down the Walls events in the following cities. From Prison Break: Sunday, June 9, in... Read Full Article

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Jun 5, 19

Just Us: An Antifascist Analysis of the Rise Above Movement Case

We’re no strangers to courtrooms, felony charges, and police harassment. But what about when it’s happening to our enemies? What happens when... Read Full Article

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Jun 5, 19

This Is America #76: Sima Lee On Building Power in DC

Cover Photo from Ash J Welcome, to This Is America, June 4th, 2019. In this episode, we talk with Sima Lee, an... Read Full Article

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Jun 4, 19

Atlanta Police Try and Shut Down #GunsDownWaterGunsUp But Movement Spreading

A self-organized movement dubbed, #GunsDownWaterGunsUp has spread to several cities in Georgia and over the next week is poised to branch out... Read Full Article

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Jun 4, 19

Back In Stock! Shirts to Benefit Autonomous Organizing on the Border

Back in stock and just in time for summer, sales of these brand new shirts will benefit Contra Viento y Marea in... Read Full Article

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Jun 3, 19

DeKalb County, GA: Marchers Bust Out Windows After Another Man Dies at DeKalb

In the Atlanta area, local news reports that a group of around 25 people, all wearing black with masks, marched on the... Read Full Article

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Jun 1, 19

Police and Thieves: Insurgency, Control, Crime

“Disorder and crime are usually inextricably linked, in a kind of developmental sequence…” – George L. Kelling and James Q. Wilson, Broken... Read Full Article

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May 31, 19

Raw Deal: Why Statecraft Won’t Solve the Climate Crisis

In this episode, we speak with a member of the Black Rose Anarchist Federation, about the increasing threat of climate change, growing... Read Full Article

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May 29, 19

TIA #75: Native People Are Using Tiny Homes to Fight a Pipeline

Welcome, to This Is America, May 27th, 2019. In this episode, we speak with Kanahus Manuel of the Secwepemc First Nation who... Read Full Article

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May 24, 19

This Is America #74: DeKalb Arrestees & Anarres Infoshop

Cover Photo via @plussone Welcome, to This Is America, May 24th 2019. In today’s episode, first we talk with several people in... Read Full Article

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May 22, 19

Man Not Charged in Stabbing of Person Removing Nazi Stickers

Content Warning: Graphic descriptions of violence. On Thursday April 25th an antifascist, referred to below as “C,” was stabbed multiple times in... Read Full Article

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May 22, 19

Dual Power Beyond the Local: A Conversation with Symbiosis

In this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we talked with several people involved in a new confederation of groups called... Read Full Article

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May 18, 19

This Is America #73: ROAR Conference, Shallow ‘Socialism vs Capitalism’ Debate

Welcome, to This Is America, May 17th, 2019. On today’s show we talk with one of the organizers of the Revolutionary Organizing... Read Full Article

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May 15, 19

The Imperial Border & the Growing Attack on Migrants

In this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we talk with two long time organizers who have worked both with migrants... Read Full Article

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May 12, 19

New Zine PDF Version of “Livewire: Against Automation, Against UBI, Against Capital”

Download and Print PDF HERE Thanks to an IGD reader, we now have a printable zine version of Livewire, our critique of... Read Full Article

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