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Today, people around the world are watching to see how the US ...

2026-11-03T17:57:50Z

Today, people around the world are watching to see how the US midterm elections turn out.

But no politicians are prepared to break with the oligarchy that is steering our society into disaster. No governments can make the changes we need.

It's up to us. Fortunately, momentum is building worldwide.

Fifteen years ago today, Oakland, California showed the world how ...

2026-11-03T00:42:31Z

Fifteen years ago today, Oakland, California showed the world how a modern general strike could work. Including the blockading of the Port of Oakland, a high water mark of the Occupy era.

With this video we can remember and relearn some lessons that still apply today.

https://crimethinc.com/2011/11/07/oakland-general-strike-footage

In Greece, anarchists are facing a new wave of repression. Amidst ...

2026-10-30T20:09:13Z

In Greece, anarchists are facing a new wave of repression. Amidst austerity, trumped-up charges, lethal prisons, and wildfires, they continue to forge a combative culture of revolutionary solidarity.

An update from comrades in Athens on the situation in the streets:

https://cwc.im/Greece2026

The trick to a great treat is the collective destruction of the ...

2026-10-30T19:44:07Z

The trick to a great treat is the collective destruction of the spooky scary threats looming all around.

Make yourself an effigy and have a smashing good time! 🎃

https://crimethinc.com/effigies

On October 17, the Yellow Vests returned—and France burned. Our ...

2026-10-28T05:16:37Z

On October 17, the Yellow Vests returned—and France burned.

Our correspondent describes the insurrectionary fury that swept the country, analyzing its origins and assessing its prospects. Can rebellious students and protestors maintain the momentum?

https://cwc.im/FranceBurns

Whoever claims victory in the Israeli election, the people of ...

2026-10-28T00:53:00Z

Whoever claims victory in the Israeli election, the people of Palestine lose—so long as the occupation lives on.

We need international solidarity against all colonial states, not new politicians, to bring freedom for all.

An anarchist account from occupied Palestine:

https://cwc.im/Gaza2024

We are relieved to see that another Bolsonaro will not take power ...

2026-10-26T01:10:26Z

We are relieved to see that another Bolsonaro will not take power in Brazil. But only grassroots action can address the deeper issues at play. “If Bolsonaro wins, they kill us—if Lula wins, they let us die.”

https://crimethinc.com/2026/09/29/if-bolsonaro-wins-they-kill-us-if-lula-wins-they-let-us-die-on-the-2026-elections-in-brazil

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Brazil's left-wing President Lula elected for fourth term
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Today’s presidential election could be a watershed moment for ...

2026-10-25T22:14:36Z

Today’s presidential election could be a watershed moment for Brazilian democracy. The country could take an authoritarian turn if the son of the former president—who is currently imprisoned for an attempted coup—is elected.

A long time supporter of the fine arts, the French government ...

2026-10-25T04:53:13Z

A long time supporter of the fine arts, the French government distributed thousands of mobile blank canvases for aspiring abstract expressionists!

For background, consult our coverage…

https://crimethinc.com/tags/france

If you’re reading this, you’re probably a target of NSPM-7, a ...

2026-10-22T17:53:58Z

If you’re reading this, you’re probably a target of NSPM-7, a new government effort to criminalize all resistance.

It’s time we got organized to fight back.

We present materials from the new NSPM-7 Defendant’s Union, including a collective defense pledge, repression tracker, handbills to circulate, and more. You’re not alone—together, we can resist repression and strengthen our movements.

https://crimethinc.com/NSPM7Defendants

The streets of France are erupting in resistance. How did we get ...

2026-10-22T00:02:46Z

The streets of France are erupting in resistance. How did we get here?

Our Paris correspondent traces the development of the student rebellion that led to the explosion of October 17, explores the colonial history behind policing of the banlieues, and offers a blow-by-blow account of events, along with analysis of government attempts to repress or pacify the movement and reflections on the power of solidarity.

https://crimethinc.com/FranceRevolt2026

"I have friends everywhere." ...

2026-10-20T21:10:01Z

"I have friends everywhere."

While students blockade schools in France and set fire to the ...

2026-10-15T19:21:36Z

While students blockade schools in France and set fire to the Education Ministry in Albania, tens of thousands of people across Spain and Catalunya are occupying plazas and mobilizing to stop evictions.

Our correspondents in Madrid and Barcelona offer a view from within the movement:

https://crimethinc.com/Maricarmen

Barney Greenway, singer of the groundbreaking grindcore band ...

2026-10-13T16:00:24Z

Barney Greenway, singer of the groundbreaking grindcore band Napalm Death—recently featured on NPR—praises our first book, Days of War, Nights of Love, as a crucial influence in an interview in the new issue of the 140-year-running anarchist journal Freedom:

https://freedompress.org.uk/2026/10/11/barney-greenway-moments-that-hit-home-are-few-and-far-between/

To obtain Days of War, Nights of Love:

https://crimethinc.com/books/days-of-war-nights-of-love

Your ticket to a world free of charge!

Things are slowly heating up. While they are still simmering, ...

2026-10-09T18:50:05Z

Things are slowly heating up. While they are still simmering, it's a good time to review skills for street protests.

Unfortunately, everyone should read "A Demonstrator’s Guide to Responding to Gunshot Wounds" in order to be prepared for a worst-case scenario.

https://crimethinc.com/gunshotwounds

Hopefully, you'll never need it. 🤞

University students and unions are joining French high-school ...

2026-10-08T15:00:58Z

University students and unions are joining French high-school students in the streets to stand up to the government that is immiserating them and the police who are attempting to suppress them.

All around the world, we see the same austerity measures and state violence.

https://crimethinc.com/France2026

We've produced a limited run of these stickers. We'll be ...

2026-10-06T20:46:01Z

We've produced a limited run of these stickers. We'll be sending them out with all orders. You can also order them in bulk from us here:

https://store.crimethinc.com/products/blind-the-cyclops-sticker

The URL links to the text "Blinding the Cyclops, Wrecking the Panopticon," recounting the adventures of two civic-minded individuals who set out to disable all the surveillance cameras in their community.

French Youth Take the Streets against a Bleak Future Thousands of ...

2026-10-06T08:20:14Z

French Youth Take the Streets against a Bleak Future

Thousands of teenagers have taken the streets of France, clashing with police as they demonstrate against the deplorable conditions in their high schools and a rapidly collapsing future.

Our correspondents in Paris explore the situation in detail.

https://crimethinc.com/France2026

The unrest among young people in France is a promising sign, shifting attention from the seemingly unstoppable rise of the extreme right to the question of what people can do on a grassroots basis to defend themselves and assert their interests against the state and the capitalists who control it.

Since July 27, brave people have been occupying an ancient ...

2026-10-05T16:11:08Z

Since July 27, brave people have been occupying an ancient cottonwood tree to block the construction of Trump's border wall, which is destroying the region's ecology.

This morning, Border Patrol raided the camp, arresting a number of people and killing the tree.

Background:

https://crimethinc.com/lochiel

A livestream of the events is currently available here:

https://www.instagram.com/tierralibre_noborders

You can donate to a legal fund to support the land defenders here:

https://givebutter.com/free-the-jaguars-arrested-for-blocking-border-wall-construction-fgljw8

All borders are open wounds cutting through the land and the hearts of all people. Abolish borders.

Days before the Brazilian elections, people barricaded the roads ...

2026-10-02T03:25:05Z

Days before the Brazilian elections, people barricaded the roads of downtown Belo Horizonte to demonstrate against evictions and gentrification.

Regardless of electoral outcomes, we will only win what we build the power to defend.

About the upcoming Brazilian elections:

http://crimethinc.com/brazil2026

Active Distribution has produced a pocketbook version of ...

2026-10-01T18:46:54Z

Active Distribution has produced a pocketbook version of "Every Flag Is Black in a Fire," our history of the black flag as a symbol of anarchism.

"Authors and artists from across a century and a half explore the meaning of the black flag, the anarchist standard of rebellion and negation. Featuring Louise Michel, the Haymarket Martyrs, Sergei Eisenstein, André Breton, Jean Genet, Léo Ferré, and more."

You can order them here:

https://www.activedistributionshop.org/product/every-flag-is-black-in-a-fire-by-crimethinc/

Or read the original essay here:

https://crimethinc.com/TheBlackFlag

“If Bolsonaro wins, they kill us; if Lula wins, they let us ...

2026-09-30T02:18:14Z

“If Bolsonaro wins, they kill us; if Lula wins, they let us die.”

https://crimethinc.com/Brazil2026

The far right is taking power all around Latin America. This weekend, Brazil will choose whether to return Lula to office or put Bolsonaro's son in power.

Our Brazilian comrades explore the stakes, arguing that only grassroots direct action can address Brazil's problems.

ICE arrests have soared to record highs over the few months, as ...

2026-09-25T17:56:43Z

ICE arrests have soared to record highs over the few months, as ICE agents work with cops and courts to disappear people while avoiding public visibility.

If it was urgent to respond to ICE when Trump reentered office—if it was urgent to respond to ICE when they were murdering people on the streets in Minnesota—it is even more urgent today, when they are arresting record numbers of people.

Anyone can be defined as a criminal by the flick of a pen. These brutal roundups set a precedent that threatens us all.

We need new points of intervention to make this tragedy visible and take action.

Here are some starting points:

https://crimethinc.com/MeltICE

“Never Again”: Czechoslovakian Hardcore in the Syrian Civil ...

2026-09-24T20:33:13Z

“Never Again”: Czechoslovakian Hardcore in the Syrian Civil War

http://crimethinc.com/uzNikdy

Anarchists who participated as internationalist volunteers in the fight to defend Rojava against the Islamic State describe the role that the anti-militarist song “Už Nikdy” (“Never Again”) by the Czechoslovakian hardcore band Kritická Situace played in their experience.

Apply Heat, Melt ICE: A Guide to Resisting ICE around the Country ...

2026-09-23T20:20:21Z

Apply Heat, Melt ICE: A Guide to Resisting ICE around the Country this October

https://crimethinc.com/MeltICE

All around the United States, people are organizing to resist the federal mercenaries who carry out Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Here, we announce three upcoming mobilizations and share reports from two recent confrontations.

In Arizona, people have been blocking the construction of the border wall since July 27; they are calling for people from around the country to come join them.

In the Twin Cities, people are calling for a countrywide day of action on October 3 to express solidarity with the Minnesota 15, who have been federally charged for allegedly conspiring to resist Operation Metro Surge.

In Vermont, people have organized a week of action for October 4-9 and are inviting people to come participate or carry out solidarity actions elsewhere.

Clashes with federal mercenaries have recently broken out in Austin, Texas and Frederick, Maryland.

As many liberals shift to focusing on the midterm elections this November, naïvely hoping that elections alone will provide change, it is especially important to continue to focus on what we can accomplish directly by means of collective power. However the elections turn out, only effective grassroots action can create a situation in which neither party will be able to continue the violence of ICE.

It is time to shift from reactive to proactive—from organizing rapid response networks to seizing the initiative. Pick the struggle that is nearest to you geographically or politically and participate in it, whether by traveling to join it or by organizing a local action in solidarity.

15 people have been federally indicted for allegedly playing a ...

2026-09-21T04:18:11Z

15 people have been federally indicted for allegedly playing a role in the Twin Cities' historic resistance to ICE. The Trump regime is trying to make an example of them to intimidate all of us out of standing up to protect our communities. It won't work!

On Saturday, October 3, the Minnesota 15 Anti-Repression Committee is calling for a national day of solidarity actions to express support for the defendants and all those targeted by ICE. Plan an action at your local ICE office or federal building!

DEFEND THE MINNESOTA 15

Abolish ICE!
Return the abducted and deported!
Drop the charges!

https://minnesota15.org/

As soon as the attacks occurred on September 11, 2001, we ...

2026-09-11T08:17:56Z

As soon as the attacks occurred on September 11, 2001, we designed this poster and began circulating it.

We knew the attacks on the United States didn't come out of nowhere.

And as the patriots waved their flags, we knew that it wouldn't be long before there were hundreds of thousands more dead.

Although the wars that followed September 11, 2001 did eventually put Saddam Hussein out of a job—enabling the Islamic State to emerge in his wake—the fact that the Taliban remain in power today underscores the senselessness of the US response.

Compared to the policies of the US government, our statement from September 2001 has aged well.

The chief beneficiaries of the "War on Terror" have been the military-industrial complex and the security industry, both of which are transforming the US into an occupied territory controlled by counterinsurgency strategy.

The war has come home. In 2026, as in 2001, we continue to resist it.

https://crimethinc.com/afghanistan2021

“Spider-Man Did Nothing Wrong” Holding Fascism at Bay in the ...

2026-09-11T00:58:45Z

“Spider-Man Did Nothing Wrong”

Holding Fascism at Bay in the Streets under Trump 2.0

https://crimethinc.com/spiderman

One of the enigmas of the second Trump administration is that the grassroots fascist activity of 2017 to 2020 has not returned with comparable force. But as Trump’s hold on power weakens, we will likely see the far right return to the streets. This makes it important to track what fascists are trying to do today and to block them every step of the way.

It is demeaning to be forced to sell away our time and creativity ...

2026-09-07T18:12:44Z

It is demeaning to be forced to sell away our time and creativity rather than being free to do things that are intrinsically meaningful.

On the scale of the planet, the name for this problem is capitalism. From the vantage point of the individual, the name for it is work.

https://crimethinc.com/antiwork

The social order that forces you to sell your time and labor to the highest bidder is squandering your potential, the same way it is grinding cows into hamburger and reducing rainforests to junk mail for the benefit of a few billionaires. Another century like this and our species will be done for.

Your personal struggle to resist work is a microcosm of our species’ struggle to escape the global feedback loop that is propelling us into oppression, war, and ecological catastrophe.

You deserve the freedom to make the most of your potential as you see fit, to live the life of your choosing rather than toiling so that others may profit.

Abolish work.

The tech collective behind NoBlogs.org and a host of other free ...

2026-09-06T21:24:37Z

The tech collective behind NoBlogs.org and a host of other free online initiatives has announced that they are shutting down as a consequence of the US State Department designating them a "global terrorist."

This represents a significant blow to online freedom. It is not just a threat to anarchists or volunteer-run tech collectives; the Trump administration aims to shut down any institution or project that it perceives to stand in the way of its pursuit of totalitarian control.

We must fight them every inch of the way.

https://keepitfree.ai/announcements/a/i-shuts-down-stay-human/

The purpose of Flock and other surveillance systems is to enable ...

2026-09-03T16:59:46Z

The purpose of Flock and other surveillance systems is to enable a police state to monitor the population at large and use violent force against people whenever they engage in activity that could change the balance of power in society.

That much was already obvious. But it's still chilling to hear Flock's director of market management describing the details.

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Flock taught cops how to monitor No Kings Protests, you can see it in this video.

More here: https://www.404media.co/flock-taught-cops-how-to-surveil-no-kings-protesters/

"Let Data Reign." —Donald Trump The watchword of ...

2026-08-31T16:57:37Z

"Let Data Reign."
—Donald Trump

The watchword of technocracy.

Block data centers. Take down surveillance cameras. Stop ICE.

US Government Designates Host of NoBlogs.org a “Global ...

2026-08-27T08:34:45Z

US Government Designates Host of NoBlogs.org a “Global Terrorist”

https://crimethinc.com/noblogs

On August 26, 2026, the United States government classified the Italian collective Autistici/Inventati as a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist,” citing the collective’s “far-left” politics to justify the designation.

Here, we discuss the implications of this step towards totalitarianism.

The US government has designated the Italian collective ...

2026-08-26T16:15:08Z

The US government has designated the Italian collective Autistici/Inventati, which produces the infrastructure of NoBlogs.org, a "Specially Designated Global Terrorist," freezing their assets and prohibiting all transactions with them——citing their "far-left" politics and the fact that they have provided services to "anti-fascist" groups for justification.

Autistici/Inventati is an activist-oriented tech project that offers encrypted communications tools, email, web hosting, secure chat, and video conferencing platforms for users who prefer to stay off corporate grids.

This is what the US government is shutting down as "terrorism."

Screenshot from the press release.

https://cryptobriefing.com/us-sanctions-autistici-inventati-terrorism/

It has been seven months and one day since ICE mercenaries in ...

2026-08-25T18:19:54Z

It has been seven months and one day since ICE mercenaries in Minnesota executed Alex Pretti in cold blood in furtherance of state terrorism.

We honor those who immediately took action in the streets to chase off the murderers and show—with their actions—that a tragedy had taken place.

https://crimethinc.com/alexpretti

It is naïve to expect justice from the court system. The only way to ensure that federal agents stop murdering people is to build the collective capacity to stop them.

No judge is going to do this. No Democratic politician is going to abolish ICE for us.

The state and the mercenaries who serve it are our enemies. Organize grassroots resistance.

We've added an additional perspective from participants in ...

2026-08-23T15:52:04Z

We've added an additional perspective from participants in the response to the murder of Corey Ruiz in Madison, Wisconsin—exploring what it would take to make police think twice before committing murder.

What does it take to stop police terror?

You can read it here:

https://crimethinc.com/coreyruiz#appendix-ii-brief-thoughts-for-madisons-community-defense-movement

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To Attack or to Mourn?

Police in Madison, Wisconsin murdered Corey Ruiz on July 22, 2026. In response, protesters established a weeks-long occupation.

Here, participants recount their experiences in the streets, frame the murder of Ruiz in the context of the city's ongoing war on the houseless, and discuss what it would take to establish a movement capable of putting an end to police violence.

https://crimethinc.com/CoreyRuiz

In January 2026, Modern Times, a for-profit café in Minneapolis, ...

2026-08-22T19:40:04Z

In January 2026, Modern Times, a for-profit café in Minneapolis, changed their business model to offer food to everyone for free, running on donations alone as a way to support the community through the ICE occupation and cease paying sales tax to an authoritarian government.

We've produced a zine offering an analysis of the experiment. Print and share.

https://crimethinc.com/zines/post-modern-times-post-mortem

Right now, police are attempting to evict Kasa Invisivel, an ...

2026-08-21T14:55:48Z

Right now, police are attempting to evict Kasa Invisivel, an occupied social center and housing collective in Belo Horizonte, Brazil that has served for many years as a hub for mutual aid.

You can read about Kasa Invisivel here:

https://crimethinc.com/KasaInvisivel

Solidarity with Kasa Invisivel! 🏴

To Attack or to Mourn? Police in Madison, Wisconsin murdered ...

2026-08-21T02:32:06Z

To Attack or to Mourn?

Police in Madison, Wisconsin murdered Corey Ruiz on July 22, 2026. In response, protesters established a weeks-long occupation.

Here, participants recount their experiences in the streets, frame the murder of Ruiz in the context of the city's ongoing war on the houseless, and discuss what it would take to establish a movement capable of putting an end to police violence.

https://crimethinc.com/CoreyRuiz

Today marks eight years since anarchists and students at the ...

2026-08-20T14:29:40Z

Today marks eight years since anarchists and students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill tore down the Confederate monument Silent Sam, defying a state law prohibiting the removal of racist statues.

Don't wait on the authorities to address injustice. Direct action works.

https://crimethinc.com/Monuments

The toppling of monuments to slavery in Durham and Chapel Hill in 2017 and 2018 was, in part, a response to the fascist "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, during which a neo-Nazi murdered Heather Heyer.

Protesters in Durham and Chapel Hill demonstrated a tactic that spread widely during the George Floyd uprising of 2020, when people toppled scores of racist statues.

https://crimethinc.com/StatuesDown

As the movement against Flock cameras gathers momentum, we have ...

2026-08-17T12:18:02Z

As the movement against Flock cameras gathers momentum, we have reprinted a sticker attacking surveillance.

Flock is not the only surveillance company, and cameras are not the only form of surveillance. There are many other corporations waiting to fill the role that Flock cameras are playing, and many other means by which those who aim to dominate us seek to monitor and control our activities. It is good to compel local governments to cancel Flock contracts or directly disable Flock cameras, but the movement against Flock must become a movement against all of the interlocking structures of domination or it will only function as a pressure valve as those structures tighten their grip on our lives.

Put these up everywhere to identify the root of the problem. 🏴

https://crimethinc.com/Surveillance2026

In January 2026, the owner of the Minneapolis café Modern Times ...

2026-08-13T13:57:34Z

In January 2026, the owner of the Minneapolis café Modern Times announced that the café would suspend all prices and operate exclusively on donations.

We examine the successes and shortfalls of this experiment in building economic dual power and addressing informal forms of racial segregation.

https://crimethinc.com/postmoderntimes

In Lochiel, Arizona, a single ancient cottonwood tree stands in ...

2026-08-12T14:37:41Z

In Lochiel, Arizona, a single ancient cottonwood tree stands in the way of the construction of Donald Trump's border wall.

For two weeks, demonstrators have occupied the tree and defended it against construction crews and border patrol.

They invite you to join them or act in solidarity wherever you are located.

http://crimethinc.com/lochiel

Today, it has been nine years since anarchists and other ...

2026-08-12T14:31:41Z

Today, it has been nine years since anarchists and other anti-fascists converged in Charlottesville, Virginia to oppose the “Unite the Right” rally, which brought together neo-Nazis, Klansmen, and suit-and-tie white nationalists in an effort to establish a fascist street movement.

Today, many of these fascists are working for ICE. The fight continues.

http://crimethinc.com/charlottesville2024

The US Attorney’s Office in Minneapolis has charged fifteen ...

2026-08-02T18:42:40Z

The US Attorney’s Office in Minneapolis has charged fifteen people with “conspiracy to impede federal officers,” accusing them of defending their neighborhoods from ICE.

Working with anarchist artist NO BONZO, we've made a support poster to inform people about the case. Please print these out and post them everywhere!

https://crimethinc.com/posters/support-the-minnesota-15

You can learn more about the Minneapolis 15 case here:

https://minnesota15.org/

And donate to support them here:

https://chuffed.org/project/186570-minnesota-15-legal-defense-fund

This prosecution is a part of NSPM-7, the Trump administration’s initiative to turn the War on Terror against “antifa”—which is to say, against anyone who opposes fascism. The goal of these charges is to intimidate people out of standing up for each other. Make no mistake, this prosecution is directed at all who do not welcome authoritarianism. If it succeeds, they will repeat this strategy again, targeting more and more people.

In the face of fascist violence, the only route to safety is collective organizing. Solidarity is self-preservation. The harder it is for them to capture today’s targets, the longer it will take them to target the rest of us.

Raoul Vaneigem—Situationist, author, and lifelong aspiring ...

2026-07-30T07:36:28Z

Raoul Vaneigem—Situationist, author, and lifelong aspiring revolutionary—has passed away at the age of 92.

"Anyone who talks about revolution and class struggle without referring explicitly to everyday life—without grasping what is subversive about love and positive in the refusal of constraints—has a corpse in his mouth."

"Let ten people meet who are resolved on the lightning of violence rather than the long agony of survival; from this moment, despair ends and tactics begin."

—The Revolution of Everyday Life

https://brooklynrail.org/2011/12/lastwords/from-the-revolution-of-everyday-life/

On July 29, 1900, the anarchist Gaetano Bresci assassinated King ...

2026-07-29T05:46:07Z

On July 29, 1900, the anarchist Gaetano Bresci assassinated King Umberto of Italy, punishing the king for ordering the brutal killing of hundreds of workers who were protesting rising food prices.

At that time, power and wealth were concentrated in the hands of an uncaring elite.

Whereas today…

https://crimethinc.com/bresci

One year ago, Los Angeles bravely stood up to ICE, the police, ...

2026-06-08T03:49:29Z

One year ago, Los Angeles bravely stood up to ICE, the police, and the National Guard.

Remember—until then, many people said any kind of resistance would "give Trump what he wanted."

In fact, the uprising helped to turn the tide against him.

Never let anyone talk you out of fighting back. Facing fascism, it's the only thing that works.

https://crimethinc.com/LosAngelesJune6

"Not only do I want to see them killed... I'd really like ...

2025-12-08T06:39:33Z

"Not only do I want to see them killed... I'd really like to see them suffer. I'd like Trump and Hegseth to make it last a long time."

The chief goal of the Trump regime's operations murdering people in the Caribbean is to foster bloodlust in their supporters—to turn them into debased monsters like the ghoul in this video.

Why would they do that? Consult René Girard on sacrificial violence:

https://crimethinc.com/sacrificialviolence

Meanwhile, Democrat politicians are objecting to the strikes in the Caribbean—as should everyone.

But Democrats have supported the Israeli government in continuously perpetrating precisely these same war crimes, including "double tap" murders in which they strike a civilian target, then hit the survivors.

Real change is up to us.

It's been years since our last music release—but desperate ...

2025-08-01T14:43:30Z

It's been years since our last music release—but desperate times call for desperate measures.

Taking up arms against a wave of authoritarianism and despair, North Carolina’s premier hardcore band, Catharsis, has recorded a new full-length album, “Hope Against Hope.”

https://crimethinc.com/HopeAgainstHope

You can download the new Catharsis recording from us via the CrimethInc. bandcamp page:

https://crimethinc.bandcamp.com/

Or pre-order the LP on vinyl from us here:

https://store.crimethinc.com/products/catharsis-hope-against-hope-lp

It’s also available on the usual streaming platforms.

"This record picks up where the band’s last material left off, continuing to push the envelope in terms of what hardcore can do. They don’t retread the ground they broke on their previous albums, but press forward into ever more abrasive and dynamic territory. Politically, they remain uncompromisingly radical in their lives as well as lyrics. Hardcore draws its dramatic power from the connection between word and deed; this is not a band that has slowed down, toned down, or mellowed out."

On March 20, anarchists and other protesters held simultaneous ...

2025-03-21T18:46:28Z

On March 20, anarchists and other protesters held simultaneous demonstrations in at least 19 cities in Indonesia in response to the Indonesian Parliament enacting the revised Indonesian National Armed Forces Bill (UU TNI), which paves the way for a return to the authoritarianism of the military dictatorship under Suharto. The protesters confronted extreme police repression in the streets.

These events are part of the same wave of authoritarianism that is sweeping the world. All of our struggles are interlinked.

Our Indonesian comrades are calling on us to engage in solidarity actions, including demonstrating at embassies.

In their words:

We rise, not in silence, but in raging fire.
A wildfire of defiance, fueled by the love of freedom,
and the unyielding spirit of those who refuse to kneel.

This is not just a fight for Indonesia,
but a battle cry for every soul who dares to dream
of a world unchained, unbowed, unbroken.

We reject the chains of militarism,
the cold steel of authoritarianism,
and the suffocating grip of neo-fascism.

We are the voices of the oppressed,
the hands that build barricades,
the hearts that beat for anarchy—
the chaos, and the beautiful disorder of liberation.

For more background on the context: http://crimethinc.com/indonesia2024

Carrying out “the largest deportation operation in American ...

2025-01-02T20:42:57Z

Carrying out “the largest deportation operation in American history,” as Trump has explicitly pledged to do, will wreck the US economy. It will deliver no material gains to the vast majority of his supporters, who benefit from the underpaid labor of the undocumented and the resulting cheapness of commodities. From a purely economic perspective, exploiting the labor of the undocumented inside the borders of the United States provides more material advantages to Trump’s supporters than deporting them ever could.

And by any measure, it’s a waste of resources: deporting a million people in one year will cost eighteen times more than the entire world spends annually on cancer research.

In other words, mass deportations are a costly luxury indulgence that Trump’s supporters regard as worth the expense because they experience the need for violence so intensely.

The solution to low wages is solidarity among all workers—employed or unemployed—on both sides of every border against the billionaires who seek to exploit and oppress us. Deporting people is chiefly a form of performative violence intended to channel anger away from those who are the true cause of our suffering.

https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/mass-deportation

https://crimethinc.com/sacrificialviolence

Nine years ago today, in Ferguson, Missouri, Darren Wilson ...

2023-08-09T13:19:48Z

Nine years ago today, in Ferguson, Missouri, Darren Wilson murdered Michael Brown, an unarmed teenager—one of hundreds of cases every year in which a white police officer kills a young Black man in the United States.

Michael Brown's community responded immediately. For a week and a half, an ungovernable revolt raged in on the streets of Ferguson as angry residents and their supporters used a variety of tactics including arson, property destruction, looting, and gunfire to keep police at a distance and impose consequences for the murder. This set a precedent for subsequent rebellions around the country, culminating with the countrywide upheaval in response to the murder of George Floyd.

To understand the events of 2020 better, we can revisit the uprising in Ferguson and the practices and discourses that emerged in those days.

https://crimethinc.com/FergusonTimeline