Why I Broke Up with the Anarchist Community
Five years ago, I stopped doing work in the anarchist community because it wasn't meeting my needs. If my anarchist community refused to grow up, that didn't mean I had to do the same. But I never stopped considering myself an anarchist.
James Spooner Speaks
In this interview, artist and filmaker James Spooner talks about race, identity politics, 10-speed bikes, his documentary AfroPunk, and the movement that followed it.
The Fire of Freedom: A Talk with Larry Kirwan
Black 47's Larry Kirwan and I converse about what it's like to be Irish and American in today's world. It's not green beer and shamrocks.
True Punk: Everything I Say Is a Lie
Two broad streams feed into punk. One is the African stream that since the mid 19th
century has been a wellspring of American popular musics. The other is the
avant-garde stream that since the late 19th century has blurred
the boundaries between art and …