A Stabbing at the Peacock

A stabbing at the peacock bar: a punk story from Portland ARA founding member PFN

The following is a piece entitled The Ballad of “An Ode To Ken Death” which was graciously written for us by PFN, a founding member of Portland Anti Racist Action and former Corvallis punk. This true story was originally told during the It Did Happen Here panel at the 2024 HotV AntiCapitalist BookFair.

Stuart DiNenno and “Kinist” White Nationalism

two photos of Stuart DiNenno

On Saturday, August 17, 2024, three white nationalists held a demonstration in Dawsonville, Georgia. The trio displayed signs promoting racial “loyalty” and alleging that white people are being “replaced.” The theme of their demonstration—“the great replacement”—is a racist conspiracy theory which has inspired mass shootings. An onlooker photographed the three demonstrators, and the images were […]

Highland City Club’s Sina Simantob sides with European Neo-Nazis

Sina Simantob is the founder of the Highland City Club, a social center for rich people in downtown Boulder, Colorado. The Highland City Club’s weekly newsletters, authored by Sina himself, regularly feature bigoted rants. As one columnist pointed out in Boulder Weekly, Sina dedicated an entire 2019 newsletter to affirming and defending his belief in racial stereotypes. His central argument? That avoiding ethnic and religious minorities based on these stereotypes for self-serving purposes is “smart” and therefore…not racist.

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Digital Imperialism from Tel Aviv to Texas

Army Software Factory at Austin Community College

What is Israel, and what is its geopolitical function? First and foremost Israel serves as a forward operating base for American imperialism, a military and ideological bulwark for maintaining US domination over Southwest Asia. But Israel is also increasingly a hub for military and surveillance technology with strengthening research and financial connections to the United States. 

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