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About It's Going Down

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.

Apr 23, 18

Round Table Discussion on State of the Alt-Right & Its Influence

In recent months, we’ve seen a growth in articles proclaiming the death of the Alt-Right due to its dwindling size and impact... Read Full Article

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Apr 23, 18

Farewell from the Borderlands

The verdict in the murder trial of 16-year-old Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez who was shot by Border Patrol agent Lonnie Swartz in... Read Full Article

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Apr 21, 18

IGD Newnan: Community Faces Down NSM, KKK, & Militarized Police

Cover Photo from Christopher Mathias Donate to Help Those Arrested Here On April 21st, the Nationalist Socialist Movement (NSM) along with the... Read Full Article

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Apr 19, 18

Through the Tear Gas: An Audio Report Back from La ZAD

In this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we were lucky enough to catch up to someone with the anarchist news... Read Full Article

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Apr 18, 18

Graphic Designer for Conservative Firm Outed as Neo-Nazi, Quickly Fired

On April 12th, Screwston Antifascist Committee released a well researched and extensive document about Ariel Michelle Gherman. While on the surface Gherman... Read Full Article

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Apr 17, 18

Audio Report: Fighting Kinder Morgan at Camp Cloud

Over the last several months, an encampment has been growing in Coast Salish Territory, also known as so-called British Columbia against a... Read Full Article

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Apr 16, 18

One Week At War for La ZAD: A Timeline

Since last Monday, the French State has been fighting to evict La ZAD, or the Zone to Defend, a stateless and autonomous... Read Full Article

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Apr 12, 18

Call for Solidarity Against the Eviction of the ZAD

What follows is an international call for solidarity with the ZAD, or Zone to Defend, a stateless and autonomous area in France... Read Full Article

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Apr 11, 18

Manufacturing Extremism: A Round Table Discussion

In this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we talked with journalist Will Parrish who has bylines in The Intercept and... Read Full Article

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Apr 6, 18

How Kurds & Anarchists Came Together on March 24th

In this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we talked with two members each of the North American Kurdish Alliance (NAKA),... Read Full Article

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Apr 6, 18

Jack “Pale Horse” Corbin Flees the Country

Several weeks ago, Jack “Pale Horse” Corbin, real name Daniel McMahon, a prolific Alt-Right and neo-Nazi poster on Gab.ai and 8chan, was doxxed... Read Full Article

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Apr 5, 18

Lock Down Halts Bayou Bridge Pipeline Construction, As State Tries to Ram Through Anti-Protest Bill

Today the L’eau Est La Vie Camp successfully shut down again construction on the Bayou Bridge pipeline. The action comes at a... Read Full Article

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Apr 5, 18

Carbondale, IL: University Chancellor’s Office Occupied Against ‘Cop Academy’

Today It’s Going Down received a press release that students and community members had occupied the Chancellor’s Office at the Southern Illinois University... Read Full Article

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Apr 4, 18

Tree Sitters in West Virginia Aren’t Leaving; They’re Expanding

In the past several days in West Virginia, actions on Peter’s Mountain have continued against the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). On April... Read Full Article

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Apr 2, 18

IGD Oklahoma and Kentucky: Tens of Thousands On Strike

Cover photo: Timothy D. Easley / AP Today, tens of thousands of teachers and school staff, joined by supporting community members, parents, and... Read Full Article

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Mar 31, 18

In the Shadow of the Gun: #MarchForOurLives Critical Discussion

Cover photo: A member of Redneck Revolt takes aim. Source: ABC Millions of people took part in both walkouts and #MarchForOurLives demonstrations... Read Full Article

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Mar 31, 18

All the News You Didn’t Even Know Was Going Down

In the past week, the mass spectacle of the Democratic Party backed ‘March for Our Lives’ rallies across the US are now... Read Full Article

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Mar 29, 18

Charlottesville Organizing 7 Months After Unite the Right

7 months after Unite the Right, a turning point for both the anarchist and antifascist movements in the United States, as well... Read Full Article

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Mar 26, 18

Actions Across North America In Solidarity with Afrin

Across the world, actions took place in solidarity with Afrin and the Rojavan revolution. From Tokyo to Afghanistan, thousands marched, carried out... Read Full Article

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Mar 24, 18

Lipstick On A Pig: White Anxiety, Anti-Blackness, and Gun Violence

America is breaking down. Everywhere we turn, we see crisis after crisis. Workers unable to afford rent in cities where they work... Read Full Article

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Mar 23, 18

As Afrin Falls, the World Rises for Rojava

The city of Afrin has fallen in recent days, as Turkish fighters, backed by former ISIS and Jihadi forces, have taken over and... Read Full Article

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Mar 22, 18

IGD Sacramento: Sac Town Shuts it Down for #StephonClark

On March 18th, Stephon Clark, a 22 year old father of two, died after Sacramento Police shot him 20 times in his... Read Full Article

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Mar 21, 18

This Declining American Life: On the Shifting Terrain of Empire

In this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with two ongoing IGD contributors Peter Gelderloos and Scott Campbell about... Read Full Article

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Mar 21, 18

The Return of the Strike and Lessons for the Future

In this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with two members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW),... Read Full Article

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Mar 21, 18

Looking Back on the California Student Occupation Movement

In this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we talk with a participant in the worker-student occupation movement that exploded in... Read Full Article

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Mar 20, 18

All the News You Didn’t Even Know Was Going Down

The political crisis grows in DC, as Jeff Sessions fired the Deputy Director of the FBI. In response: Former CIA Director John... Read Full Article

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Mar 16, 18

What You Need to Know About Afrin and March 24th

“We all live together in Syria as Arabs, Kurds, Syriacs in brotherhood. The invasion of the Turkish state is aimed at our... Read Full Article

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Mar 14, 18

Three Sisters Camp Digs in to Resist the Atlantic Coast Pipeline

The following video announces the start of a public campaign against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in so-called Virginia. The video communique reads:... Read Full Article

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Mar 14, 18

Camp Cloud: “This is a Call For Boots On the Ground” Against Kinder Morgan

Last weekend in so-called British Columbia, up to ten thousand converged against the construction of a Kinder Morgan pipeline. However, there are... Read Full Article

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Mar 14, 18

Vancouver, WA: Antifascists Respond to Hanging Effigies in Neighborhood

The following campaign was originally reported on by the Pacific Northwest Antifascist Workers Collective, and details a community effort and response to... Read Full Article

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Mar 13, 18

All the News You Didn’t Even Know Was Going Down

It’s been about a month and a half since our last roundup, and the several times when we have attempted to sit... Read Full Article

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Mar 12, 18

Vermont to Seattle: From the Black Bloc to the Picket Line

In the age of Trump, talk of “globalism” and the devastating impact of free trade deals has been recuperated by the far-Right... Read Full Article

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Mar 8, 18

Campus Arson Attacks Follows Months of Alt-Right Activity

Over the last several days, while journalists have noted the downward spiral at work within the Alt-Right, in terms of fractures within... Read Full Article

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Mar 7, 18

Zeskind on the History & Threat of the Revolutionary Right

Centrists and media pundits have long presented the white nationalist movement as simply the home of backwards and “uneducated” people, while in... Read Full Article

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Mar 5, 18

IGD East Lansing: Michigan Confronts the Alt-Right

Donate to Bail Fund Here On March 5th, hundreds converged in East Lansing to mobilize against Richard Spencer, a leader among Alt-Right,... Read Full Article

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Mar 5, 18

The Iron Is Hot: Strike Wave Grows Beyond Teachers

On Monday, March 5th, West Virginia teachers will remain on strike for the 8th consecutive day, as the Senate within the State’s... Read Full Article

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Mar 4, 18

Motor City Meltdown: Alt-Right Event Falters in Detroit as East Lansing Gears up to #StopSpencer

As a mass mobilization in East Lansing prepares to confront Richard Spencer and a host of various neo-Nazi groups such as Patriot... Read Full Article

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Mar 3, 18

Audio Report: Teachers’ Strike Enters Second Week

In this audio report, we again catch up with Michael, a striking teacher in West Virginia, who is also a member of... Read Full Article

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Mar 2, 18

In the Northwest, People Are Outing Neo-Nazis in Their Neighborhoods

In the last few weeks, antifascists in the Pacific Northwest have begun to out neo-Nazis, Proud Boys, and members of the Alt-Right... Read Full Article

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Mar 1, 18

Week of Action Against Bayou Bridge Pipeline Kicks Off

The Bayou Bridge pipeline is a project being financed and carried out by the notorious polluter and pipeline spiller, Energy Transfer Partners... Read Full Article

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