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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.

Jul 29, 24

This Is America #198: Boeing 5, Heath Autonomy Convergence, Deep-Dive on Project 2025

Welcome, to This Is America, July 29th, 2024. In this episode first we present an interview on the case of the Boeing... Read Full Article

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Jul 22, 24

Steve Ongerth on the Bombing of Judi Bari and Redwood Summer

On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) organizer and historian Steve... Read Full Article

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Jul 16, 24

Antifascists Expose Rental Home of Neo-Nazis Who Attacked a Bartender in Nashville as Locals Call for Counter-Protest

Antifascist researchers at GDL Exposed are reporting that a group of violent neo-Nazis who rallied in Tennessee on Monday, July 15th with... Read Full Article

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Jul 11, 24

Peet’s Coffee Employees “March on the Boss” as IWW Union Campaign Expands to Fourth Store

Workers at Peet’s Coffee and members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), organized a “march on the boss” in Berkeley,... Read Full Article

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Jul 9, 24

This Is America #197: Resistance Roundup, Josh Fernandez on Antifascist History, Peter Gelderloos on Supreme Court & Beyond

Welcome, to This Is America, July 8th, 2024. On today’s episode, we speak first with Josh Fernandez, author of the new book,... Read Full Article

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Jul 4, 24

Shane Burley and Ben Lorber on “Safety Through Solidarity” and Community Mobilization in the Current Terrain

In this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we again speak with antifascist researchers Shane Burley and Ben Lorber, authors of... Read Full Article

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Jun 13, 24

More Voices From the Growing Anti-War Movement in Solidarity with Palestine

On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with folks across the so-called United States about the ongoing movement... Read Full Article

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Jun 11, 24

Strikes, Building Occupations, Blockades and Direct Actions Continue to Spread in Solidarity with Palestine

While reports on student led protests have largely left the news cycle, new encampments, both on and off campus, the taking over... Read Full Article

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May 26, 24

Andrew Lee on Displacement, Rising Rents, and Social War

On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with Andrew Lee, an organizer and author of the new book... Read Full Article

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May 26, 24

There’s No Liberty Under Fascism and No Alternative In Trump

On Saturday, May 25th, to jeers and boos, Donald Trump addressed the Libertarian Party conference, a testament to the far-Right turn that... Read Full Article

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May 5, 24

“They’ll Never Forget It”: Report from the Battle to Defend the Palestine Solidarity Encampment at UCLA

Photo by Shay Horse On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we are joined with a guest who discusses the... Read Full Article

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Apr 28, 24

Six Things You Need to Know About the Growing Anti-War Movement

Across the US, demonstrations, protest encampments, and the occupation of buildings are spreading against the ongoing US backed genocide of Palestinians by... Read Full Article

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Apr 26, 24

“We Are Not Afraid of You”: Voices from Inside the Growing Anti-War Movement Sweeping US Campuses

On this special episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with folks across the country that are taking part in... Read Full Article

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Apr 23, 24

Following Violent Police Crackdown of Anti-War Protests, Campus and Building Occupations Spread

On April 17th, students at Columbia university in New York launched an encampment calling for the private, ivy league university to divest... Read Full Article

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Apr 18, 24

This Is America #196: Houston Food not Bombs Fights City Hall, Montreal Autonomous Tenants’ Union, National Guard on New York Subway

Welcome, to This Is America, April 18th, 2024. In this episode, first we present an interview with a member of Houston Food... Read Full Article

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Apr 17, 24

Unsolvable Tension: State and Capital Against Communal Autonomy in Oaxaca

There is an unresolvable tension present in the valleys, mountains, deserts, jungles, and highlands of the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, between... Read Full Article

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Apr 17, 24

“Stop the World For Gaza”: Thousands Take Part in Direct Actions and Blockades Against the War

Thousands took part in mass direct actions and blockades on Monday, in protest of the ongoing genocide and ethnic cleansing within the... Read Full Article

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Apr 9, 24

Davis, CA: Campus Dining Hall Occupied in Solidarity with Palestine

On Monday, April 9th, Cops of Campus in Davis, California reported that a dining hall on the University of California Davis campus... Read Full Article

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Apr 3, 24

Walkouts, Blockades, and Student Occupations in Solidarity with Palestine Continue

Resistance to the US backed Israeli war and genocide against Palestinians living in the occupied territories remains ongoing, with a chorus of... Read Full Article

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Mar 27, 24

The IWW, the Red Scare, and Lessons on Resisting Repression Today

On today’s episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we sit down with labor historian Peter Cole, who speaks on how the... Read Full Article

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Mar 26, 24

Announcing New ‘It’s Going Down’ Zine Creator

You may have already seen one of these floating around in the wild over the past several months, but today we are... Read Full Article

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Mar 21, 24

This Is America #195: Friends of Aaron Bushnell Speak, Deep Dive on Situation in Haiti

Welcome, to This Is America, March 21st, 2024. In this episode, first we speak with several anarchists and mutual aid organizers in... Read Full Article

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Mar 15, 24

The Enemy Arrives by Limo, Not by Caravan: Building a Politics of Solidarity Across Borders

Decades of brutal US imperial intervention and corporate globalization have created the conditions that are forcing thousands to migrant and seek refuge... Read Full Article

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Mar 9, 24

This Is America #194: Jeremy White on San Diego ‘Antifa’ Case, Smash by Smash West, Franklin Lopez on New Children’s Book

Welcome, to This Is America, March 8th, 2024. On today’s episode, we feature an interview first with Jeremy White, a long-time community... Read Full Article

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Feb 27, 24

Summit Against ‘Cop City’ Concludes in Tucson as Hundreds March in NYC

On Friday, February 23rd, a summit against the “Cop City” counter-insurgency training facility in Atlanta, Georgia kicked off in so-called Tucson, Arizona,... Read Full Article

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Feb 26, 24

“Free Palestine!”: Active Duty Air Force Member and Anarchist Aaron Bushnell Dies After Act of Self-Immolation in front of Israeli Embassy in DC

On February 25th, 25 year-old Aaron Bushnell, an active duty member of the US Air Force, set himself on fire in front... Read Full Article

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Feb 22, 24

How Antifascist Moms Are Pushing Back Against the far-Right and Anti-LGBTQ+ Bigots in SoCal

In this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with members of Safe Redlands Schools (SRS), a group of antifascist... Read Full Article

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Feb 17, 24

This Is America #193: Report from the Border on Far-Right Convoy and Beyond

Welcome, to This Is America, February 17th, 2024. On this episode, first we speak with independent journalist Alissa Azar about their recent... Read Full Article

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Feb 12, 24

Communities Across US Rally in Support of ‘Stop Cop City’ Activists Targeted in Atlanta Raids

People took to the streets across the US over the past several days following violent police raids in Atlanta, which targeted the... Read Full Article

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Feb 8, 24

Building Solidarity with Asylum Seekers in Sacramento

On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with someone involved in Nor Cal Resist, a group based out... Read Full Article

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Jan 31, 24

Lessons from #DefendJ20 on Building Movement Defense Against Repression

On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we host a discussion on lessons learned from the support campaign to defend... Read Full Article

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Jan 17, 24

Resistance, Repression, and the Fight Against the Mountain Valley Pipeline Six Years On in Appalachia

For over six years, Appalachian people have been waging a non-stop campaign of direct action to stop the construction of the Mountain... Read Full Article

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Jan 16, 24

“Fight For Others, Like You Would Fight For Your Own Freedom”: Eric King on Building a Fighting Abolitionist Movement

In this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we present an interview with former anarchist political prisoner Eric King along with... Read Full Article

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Jan 13, 24

This Is America #192: Seattle Mutual Aid Hub & Garden Attacked; Week of Action Against MVP; Forest Defense in California

Welcome, to This Is America, January 13th, 2024. In this episode, as we get back into the grove of a new year,... Read Full Article

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Jan 13, 24

Cities Across the US Set to Gather for “Day of the Forest Defender” in Memory of Tortuguita

On January 18th, cities across the so-called US and beyond will hold events honoring the life and legacy of Tortuguita, responding to... Read Full Article

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Jan 9, 24

Blockades and Direct Actions in Solidarity with Palestine Continue to Grow

As funding for war reaches new heights alongside growing inequality and declining conditions within the US amidst growing repression, the war and... Read Full Article

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Jan 4, 24

Antifascists in Ohio Call for Counter-Demonstration Against Far-Right Rally on January 6th

Antifascists in Ohio have put out a call to oppose a planned far-Right demonstration at the Ohio Statehouse on January 6th. According... Read Full Article

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Jan 4, 24

Noise Demos Ring in New Year As Repression Ramps Up

On New Year’s Eve, anarchists and abolitionists took to the streets to hold noise demos in over 20 cities across the so-called... Read Full Article

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Jan 2, 24

Donate to Support Family of Klee Benally and Beyond

Several days ago, “Indigenous land defender, agitator, warrior, artist, child of mother earth,” Klee Benally passed away. Klee leaves us with an... Read Full Article

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Dec 19, 23

“Feed the People, Eat the Rich!”: Group Wearing Jeff Bezos Masks Ransacks Whole Foods

On Friday, December 15th, “a “merry band of miscreants” entered a Whole Foods in NYC, lifted a bunch of groceries, and walked... Read Full Article

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