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It’s Going Down is a digital community center from anarchist, anti-fascist, autonomous anti-capitalist and anti-colonial movements. Our mission is to provide a resilient platform to publicize and promote revolutionary theory and action.
Between Biden and the Border: An Anarchist Analysis of the First Three Months of the New Administration
On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we discuss the first three months of the Biden administration, looking at three... Read Full Article
Demonstrations in Solidarity with Rebellion Following Police Killing of Daunte Wright Grow Despite Curfew, National Guard
A rebellion kicked off in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center on Sunday, April 11th, after a police officer shot and killed... Read Full Article
Antifascist Mobilizations Shutdown Neo-Nazi Organized “White Lives Matter” Rallies Across the US
Antifascists and anti-racists across the so-called US organized mobilizations in the face of “White Lives Matter” rallies organized by white nationalists, neo-Nazis,... Read Full Article
As Online ‘Whites Lives Matter’ Forums Collapse, Cities Across the US Vow Not to Give up the Streets to the Fascists
Over the past several weeks, antifascists have worked to expose plans being made by a collection of neo-Nazis, white nationalists, and Proud... Read Full Article
“Prisons Make us Safer” And Other Myths: Talking Abolition with Victoria Law
Long-time journalist and prison abolitionist author and organizer Victoria Law joins It’s Going Down to discuss their new book, Prisons Make Us... Read Full Article
Saving Ourselves: Mutual Aid & Collective Action Following the Deep Freeze, Pt. #2
In this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we continue our discussion with autonomous mutual aid and tenant organizations across Texas... Read Full Article
Madness, Disability, and Abolition: A Conversation
Listen and Download HERE On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with the author of the text, Madness,... Read Full Article
This Is America #137: Social Struggles Heat Up; Importance of Peer-to-Peer Support
Welcome, to This Is America, March 23th, 2021. On today’s show, we start off with an action roundup, from ongoing resistance to... Read Full Article
Police Didn’t ‘Ignore’ the Proud Boys – They Used Them to Attack Popular Movements from Below
A recent article by the New York Times argues that the Proud Boys, especially their leadership, was largely “ignored” by both local... Read Full Article
Saving Ourselves: Autonomous Disaster Relief in Texas & the Failure of the State, Pt. #1
On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with participants in autonomous groups across Texas, including Cooperation Denton, Stop... Read Full Article
Society on Lockdown: How the Greek State is Weaponizing COVID-19 Measures
In this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with an anarchist living in the Exarcheia neighborhood of Greece, which... Read Full Article
This Is America #136: Struggle Against Line 3 Grows; Rent Strikes Spread; Elites Obsess Over ‘Culture War’
Welcome, to This Is America, February 6th, 2021. On today’s episode, we launch into resistance news, from updates on the fight against... Read Full Article
“Viral Fascism”: Travis View on Qanon As a Vehicle for Authoritarian Politics on a Mass Scale
On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with Travis View, one of the hosts of the QAnon Anonymous... Read Full Article
State Repression in Changing Terrain: An Interview with Lauren Regan from the Civil Liberties Defense Center
On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we again speak with Lauren Regan of the Civil Liberties Defense Center (CLDC),... Read Full Article
Autonomous Mutual Aid Groups Mobilize in Texas as Death Toll Rises
Massive storms and cold fronts have knocked out power for millions of people across the US and led to the deaths of... Read Full Article
Rebel Steps on Autonomous Organizing and Action Across NYC in 2020
On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with two people involved in the anarchist podcast Rebel Steps, based... Read Full Article
“This Is Genocide”: St. Louis Inmate Issues Statement on Horrific Conditions Behind Revolt
On Saturday, February 6th, inmates at the St. Louis Justice Center (CJC) staged yet another protest against the ongoing inhumane treatment and... Read Full Article
Building ‘Autonomous Food Production and Neighborhood Survival’: An Interview with Lobelia Commons
On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with two participants in the Lobelia Commons, an autonomous and anti-capitalist... Read Full Article
This Is America #135: Housing Struggle Spreads, Pressure Builds Against Schools Re-Opening
Welcome, to This Is America, February 2nd, 2021. We we enter into the Biden presidency, things show no sign of slowing down... Read Full Article
Squatting, Rebellion, Movement: An Interview with Philadelphia Housing Action
On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with two members of Philadelphia Housing Action, about the ups and... Read Full Article
Occupy, Takeover: How Philadelphia Housing Action Turned Vacant Buildings Into Homes
Following months of riots, building barricades, and stand-offs with police trying to evict encampments, in late September of 2020, Philadelphia Housing Action... Read Full Article
The Center Takes the Empire: Peter Gelderloos on the Path Ahead
On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with long-time anarchist writer and organizer Peter Gelderloos, author of such... Read Full Article
Resistance In the Streets on #J20 Confronts Far-Right & ICE; Denounces Neoliberalism
Four years after hundreds of anarchists and antifascists took to the streets of Washington DC in opposition to the inauguration of Donald... Read Full Article
Why a New ‘War on Terror’ Will Just Mean An Expanded War on Dissent
In the aftermath of the far-Right storming of the US capitol on January 6th, the political Center has escalated calls for expanded... Read Full Article
Talking Infrastructure, Gun Culture, and Anti-Racist Community Building with the Socialist Rifle Association
On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with two members of the Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), about the... Read Full Article
Indigenous Activist Faces 10 Years for Facebook Comments: The Case of Loren Reed
On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with Klee Benally of Indigenous Action out of Kinłani, or so-called... Read Full Article
Lockdowns, the Insurgent Far-Right & the Future of Antifascism: A Conversation with Three Way Fight
photo via: @R3volutionDaddy On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with two people involved in Three Way Fight,... Read Full Article
New Year’s Eve Noise Demonstrations Across North America
Responding to a call from the NYC Anarchist Black Cross, communities across the so-called US and beyond are calling for noise demonstrations... Read Full Article
This Is America #133: Salem Antifascists Speak-out; Discussion on COVID Deaths, Social Media & Civil War
Welcome, to This Is America, December 22nd, 2020. On this episode, first we bring you an interview with several antifascists based out... Read Full Article
This Is America #132: Eviction Defense in Portland, Certain Days Collective, Eleanor Goldfield on ‘Hard Road of Hope’
Welcome, to This Is America, December 18th, 2020. On today’s episode, we bring you a series of interviews. First, up, we speak... Read Full Article
Seattle Park Barricaded Against Potential Sweep; Vacant Buildings Occupied
A proposed sweep by law enforcement of Cal Anderson Park in Seattle, Washington was halted Wednesday, at least for the time being,... Read Full Article
Antifascist Resistance Heats Up Against ‘Stop the Steal’ Rallies & Faces New Challenges
“They’re taking over the boardrooms And they’re fat and full of pride And they all came out of the woodwork On the... Read Full Article
As COVID Deaths Explode and End of Eviction Moratorium Looms, Portland Community Beats Back Eviction, Erects Barricades
On Tuesday morning, Portland community members successfully repealed heavily armed and militarized Multnomah County Sheriffs backed by Portland police officers, who were... Read Full Article
Building Power, Resisting Recuperation: Dean Spade on Mutual Aid, COVID-19, and Beyond
On this episode of It’s Going Down, we speak with long-time anarchist and organizer Dean Spade, author of the new book, Mutual... Read Full Article
This Is America #131: As Temperatures Drop, Housing War Heats Up; Report from DC
Welcome, to This Is America, November 28th, 2020. On today’s episode, first we present an interview with Chad Loder, someone who has... Read Full Article
Anti-Colonial Actions Mark Thanksgiving Holiday
Anti-colonial actions marked this year’s so-called Thanksgiving Day, a holiday that grew out of settlers celebrating massacres of Native people: The killings... Read Full Article
This Is America #130: Cracks on the Right & the Shape of Trumpism to Come
On this episode of This Is America, we jump straight into the discussion, as we look at how things went down at... Read Full Article
Court Issues Injunction Against Tree-Sitters Fighting Mountain Valley Pipeline as Community Rallies in Solidarity
While the world has been focused on the historic rebellion that erupted following the police murder of George Floyd and the 2020... Read Full Article
“Like a Bludgeon”: Corruption, Counter-Insurgency & the Limits of Reform within the Baltimore Police
In this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast we speak with journalist and author Brandon Soderberg about the book they recently... Read Full Article
This Is America #129 : Post-Election Analysis as the Trumpian State Calls on the far-Right for Support
Welcome, to This Is America, November 13th, 2020. On this episode, first feature an interview with someone who works on the This... Read Full Article