Is Political Violence Ever Acceptable? Is Political Violence Ever Acceptable?
Natasha Lennard argues that it’s harmful to acquiesce to the state’s determinations of violence, while David Cortright writes that violent acts prevent mass resistance movements.
Mar 14, 2025 / The Debate / Natasha Lennard and David Cortright
Ari Brostoff’s Truth Is Out There Ari Brostoff’s Truth Is Out There
The author’s debut collection, Missing Time, is an eclectic mix of left-wing cultural criticism and personal essays on topics like The X-Files.
Apr 7, 2022 / Q&A / Natasha Lennard
Was Occupy Wall Street More Anarchist or Socialist? Was Occupy Wall Street More Anarchist or Socialist?
Two OWS participants debate the ideology at the core of the anti-capitalist movement.
Sep 21, 2021 / The Debate / Natasha Lennard and Nikil Saval
The NYPD Union’s War Against Parole Reform The NYPD Union’s War Against Parole Reform
For decades, cops have aggressively opposed even minor reforms concerning accountability and criminal justice. Now, they’re finding they no longer have the state’s parole board und...
Mar 29, 2019 / Natasha Lennard
This Is Not a Time for Civility This Is Not a Time for Civility
White-nationalist rallies are calls for genocide, and must be treated as such.
Aug 10, 2018 / Natasha Lennard
Do Nothing and Help Dismantle Our Broken Criminal-Justice System Do Nothing and Help Dismantle Our Broken Criminal-Justice System
A new “slacktivist” app mines cryptocurrency to pay for bail funds.
Nov 21, 2017 / Natasha Lennard
The Term ‘Terrorism’ Is a State Weapon The Term ‘Terrorism’ Is a State Weapon
We don’t fight racist double standards by labeling the Las Vegas attacker a terrorist.
Oct 4, 2017 / Natasha Lennard
Why 1 Anarchist Is Choosing Jail Over Grand-Jury Testimony Why 1 Anarchist Is Choosing Jail Over Grand-Jury Testimony
For decades, grand juries have been used to investigate and intimidate activist communities.
Aug 30, 2017 / Natasha Lennard
Not Rights but Justice: It’s Time to Make Nazis Afraid Again Not Rights but Justice: It’s Time to Make Nazis Afraid Again
The history of anti-fascism is not one of asking; it’s one of direct confrontation.
Aug 16, 2017 / Natasha Lennard
Neo-Nazi Richard Spencer Got Punched—You Can Thank the Black Bloc Neo-Nazi Richard Spencer Got Punched—You Can Thank the Black Bloc
A dispatch from inside the J20 protests.
Jan 22, 2017 / Natasha Lennard