Black Bloc versus Live Streamers

I’ve been watching the steady decline in cohesion between anarchist protesters and Occupy protesters since the inception of the Occupy movement.  Recently I have seen a rise in intimidation and use of violence against live streamers by the anarchists that use black bloc tactics....

Defining citizen/independent journalism

In an interview with Current, Tim Pool responded to a question about what citizen journalism means to him. He responded, “Citizen journalism… that phrase confuses me because journalists are citizens. I don’t think you gain any credibility by being an employee for a...

Why peace is so important in peaceful protests

My favorite part of the Occupy movement is how peaceful the protests have been (on the protesters side). When the police are bearing down on protesters and the protesters chant, “we are a peaceful protest”, anyone watching can clearly see that the protesters are the ones with...