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THE OTTAWA FREEDOM CONVOY OCCUPATION: A LOCAL ANARCHIST PERSPECTIVE

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted February 24, 2022 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, International, Interviews, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics

Protestors at the Ottawa Freedom Convoy Occupation. Photo by Ana Krach, Ottawa Graphics via Pixabay. Standard Pixabay License. Free for commercial use. No attribution required.

Interview with the Punch Up Collective

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, International, Interviews, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics Tagged With: anarchism, anarchist, Apparent Horizon, blockade, Canada, Column, convoy, Democracy, Democratic Party, Emergencies Act, far-right, fascism, Freedom Convoy, hard right, insurrection, international, Interview, Jan 6, Jason Pramas, left wing, Liberal Party, military, occupation, Ottawa, Police, Politics, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Protest, Punch Up Collective, racism, racist, right wing, truck, trucker, United States, usa, white supremacy

TOO MANY COPS

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted September 3, 2019 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

BPD officers at 2017 counterprotest against the ultra right. Photo by Dan McCarthy. Modified by Jason Pramas.

Some thoughts about last Saturday’s counterprotest

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: anarchist, antifa, antifascist, Apparent Horizon, Black Lives Matter, Boston, BPD, BPPA, Column, cops, counterprotest, criticism, Democracy, fascist, First Amendment, free speech, Jason Pramas, justice, left wing, liberty, mayor Marty Walsh, nazi, Occupy, parade, Police, Protest, ultra right, white supremacist

THE RIGHT QUESTION FOR THE BROAD LEFT

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted July 2, 2019 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

 

On July 5, start asking the Democrats, “What policies will help working families?”

 

The patriotic season is upon us. With it comes the arrival of the 2020 presidential race—far too early, in my estimation. Which in turn tends to generate conservative political ripples all the way down to the local level in the service of “winning” ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: America, anarchist, Apparent Horizon, Boston, capitalism, City Councilor Michelle Wu, Column, communist, corporations, Democracy, Democratic Party, Democrats, Environment, Gov Charlie Baker, Green Party, Jason Pramas, July 4, July 5, left, left wing, Massachusetts, Politics, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Rep. Mike Connolly, Republican Party, Republicans, right, right wing, socialist, usa

UNIVERSALIZING RESISTANCE

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted September 5, 2017 Filed Under: A+E, Books

A Q+A with BC sociology professor Charles Derber on his new book

 

Why did you decide to publish a book on “universalizing resistance” at this particular moment in history?

Because our survival is at stake. Universalizing resistance is a path toward dismantling the militarized capitalism before it wipes us all out. Climate ...  read more

Filed Under: A+E, Books Tagged With: Book, Boston College, Charles Derber, Jason Pramas, justice, left wing, organizing, Politics, resistance, review, social movement, sociology

THAT ‘FREE SPEECH’ THING

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted August 22, 2017 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Uncategorized

 

Photo by Kori Feener

 

Mayor Walsh and various police agencies were no friends of civil liberties at Boston’s monster protests against the ultra right

 

Despite the “mission accomplished” happy talk ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Uncategorized Tagged With: Boston Police Department, BPD Commissioner Evans, civil liberties, Democracy, free speech, government, left wing, Mass State Police, mayor Marty Walsh, police brutality, Protest, right wing, riot cops, shitposter, social justice, ultra right

BATTLE OF THE NOOBS

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted May 17, 2017 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS

‘Boston Free Speech’ protesters and counter demonstrators both lose the day

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: antifa, Apparent Horizon, blac bloc, Boston, Boston Common, Boston Free Speech, Jason Pramas, left wing, Milo Yiannopoulos, Protest, right wing

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