We Watched Anti-Capitalists Try to Bring Chaos to London Yesterday
This weekend, leaders of the eight richest countries in the world are converging in Northern Ireland for the G8 summit. There, they will discuss capitalism's continued dominance of the Earth. Unsurprisingly, a load of people who label themselves as...
We Spoke to Femen About Their Topless Tunisian Protest
Yesterday, three members of the feminist activist group Femen staged a topless protest outside the Ministry of Justice in Tunis, Tunisia. It is thought to be the first topless feminist protest to ever take place in the Arab world.
Moronic English Fascists Marched on Parliament in London
Since Lee Rigby's murder in Woolwich last Wednesday, there has been a surge in Islamophobia in the UK. The English Defence League—long-time opponents of Islam—have attempted to capitalize on this by organizing a series of marches and demonstrations...
I Spent the Weekend Watching Topless Feminists Piss Off Neo-Nazis
Last Friday, I took the Eurostar from London to Paris to meet the topless feminist protest group Femen. Originally based in the Ukraine, the organization has since spread out across the world. The idea was to film the buildup to Femen's next protest...
Montreal Police Are Still Kettling Protestors
447 people were arrested at Montreal's May Day protests. Many of which were kettled in by police, thanks to the controversial P6 bylaw. We were there to take it all in, and luckily this time we weren't arrested.
We Went to a Men's Rights Lecture in Toronto
What began as a somewhat open-minded look at men's rights ended with the realization that their ideas are very, very dumb.
No Justice No Trees
Last week, as the town of Marabá, Brazil, geared up to celebrate its centennial, it was also wrapping up the trial of the killers of environmental activist couple Zé Claudio and Maria do Espirito Santo. But instead of closing the book on this violent...
Will Cypriots Have to Pay to Clear Up Their Bankers' Mess?
On Saturday, Cypriots were looking at the possibility of having the government freeze their bank accounts and take a portion of their savings without even giving them the time to rush to the bank, take out all their cash, and blow it on the large...
A Gang of Greek Activists Torched the Skouries Gold Mine
Last Sunday 50 masked men armed with Molotov cocktails stormed a gold mine in northern Greece. After torching bulldozers and trucks belonging to Canadian mining company El Dorado and its Greek subsidiary Hellenic Gold, the group used tree trunks to...
Immigrants Are Being Stabbed to Death on the Streets of Athens
On Saturday Javed Aslam, the Pakistani president of the Union of Immigrant Workers in Greece, addressed a crowd of about 5,000 people who had marched all the way to Syntagma Square, in front of the parliament building, to protest against fascism and...
Street Battles Rage in France Over Gay Marriage
A gay marriage bill came up in the National Assembly in October and will be voted on soon. Sensing that the bill will easily pass, La Manif and VITA Alliance are staging their mass protests and demanding that the issue be put to a nationwide referendum...