Black Rose/Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation

Tag: interview

  • Dispatch on Brazil: Interview with Hugo Souza

    We present an interview with Brazlian anarchist militant Hugo Souza with his opinions on the current situation and advice for leftists in the US. As Brazil is rocked by economic recession, parliamentary coups and scandals, into the void has stepped far right-wing presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro. Winning the first found of voting earlier this month…

  • Boots Riley: Power Is Not In Elected Office

    The following are excerpts from an interview by Patt Morrison of the LA Times published on July 18, 2018. PM: There are many people who, like your character Cassius — Cash — who say, “Look, I agree with you, but I need to pay the bills, and if I have to cross a picket line…

  • “Let’s Go For It”: Interview with a Striking AT&T Union Steward

    This past month thousands of AT&T workers across the country have gone out on short, locally-organized Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strikes in protest of company intimidation during contract bargaining and other issues. Two separate contracts for the workers organized under the Communications Workers of America (CWA) at AT&T expired on April 15 but negotiations continued…

  • “Campaign in Poetry, Govern in Prose”: Interview with a Former Campaign Consultant

    A decades-long veteran of the Democratic Party explains why elections fail to bring meaningful change. It’s often said that it’s easy for radicals to criticize from the outside, but what about when the critique resonates for someone who is an insider? As a follow up to the publication of “The Lure of Elections: From Political…

  • “If You Want a Better Capitalism”: An Interview on Social Democracy with Gabriel Kuhn

    In the era of Trump, there’s a clear and growing interest in socialism, especially among young people. The first measurable shift began to peek over the horizon in polling data done in the wake of the Occupy movement, showing 49 percent of people ages 18-29 favored socialism over capitalism. The political terrain of the US was rocked…

  • Interview: Antifa Means No Free Speech for Fascism

    The role of protest and attempts to shut down the talks of alti-right/far-right wing figures such as Milo Yiannopoulos have been a controversial topic on the left and the media. But what are the actual goals of anti-fascists, anarchists and others on the left who advocate giving “no platform”? The following is a transcribed interview with…

  • Marcha Contra el Desplazamiento en East Boston

    Marcha Contra el Desplazamiento en East Boston

    Militantes del capítulo de Boston de Rosa Negra se han dedicado por más de una década a las luchas de los inquilinos. Después de la crisis de embargos hipotecarios (foreclosure) encontramos a nuestra ciudad de Boston bajo ataque por los especuladores, propietarios y agencias de bienes raices que están aumentando las rentas y desalojando a…