Direct Action – Page 7 – Green and Red Podcast

Scrappy Sunday | Being “Ungovernable” After Dobbs, Global Protest, Atlanta, Cornel West redux. . .

June 26, 2023Direct Action, Peoples' History, politics

In this week's "Scrappy Sunday," we opened w/ a discussion of the aftermath of the Dobbs decision to take away abortions rights, and claims from activists that they would become…

Remembering Daniel Ellsberg, 1931-2023 (February 2003 Speech in Houston)

June 16, 2023Direct Action, Foreign Policy, Peoples' History

Daniel Ellsberg, Presente . . . Today we're all saddened to hear that Daniel Ellsberg had died. Ellsberg's life is well-known, and he's one of the more important figures in…

Three Atlanta Legal Workers Arrested For Alleged “Financial Crimes” w/ CLDC’s Lauren Regan

June 7, 2023Climate, Direct Action

Since the murder of forest defender Tortuguita last January, we've seen an escalation on the Stop Cop City by both activists and police. 34 people have been charged with "domestic…

How To Blow Up A Pipeline: Interview w/ Director Daniel Goldhaber

June 5, 2023Climate, Direct Action

"How to Blow Up a Pipeline" is an environmental-climate crisis action-thriller film. It's based on Andreas Malm's book of the same name. The New York Times called it a "cultural…

Scrappy Sunday! Earth Day, No Nukes, Cop City, RFK Jr. and more!

April 27, 2023Climate, Direct Action, Peoples' History

For the Earth Day edition of Scrappy Sunday, we talk about the left's new infatuation with nuclear power and why it's fucked up and anti-worker, news from Stop Cop City…

Forest Defenders Vow Resistance After Judge Rejects Restraining Order ft. Candice Bernd w/ Truthout

March 7, 2023Climate, Direct Action

In our latest, Scott talks with return guest Candice Bernd (@candicebernd) about the latest from on the ground in Atlanta.They get into the legal battles and give background to police…

Texas is a Drag. Armed Groups Defend Drag Queens from the Far Right with Candice Bernd

February 21, 2023Direct Action

As reactionary politics heat up in Texas, armed community and left groups have begun confronting a coalition of neo-nazis, white supremacists, Proud Boys and christian fascist groups who've been trying…

Why Not Riot? w/ Ben Case

February 13, 2023anti-capitalism, Direct Action, politics

There's a RIOT going on! We didn't talk to Sly Stone, we did even better. We talked with Ben Case (@benjamscase) the author of a provocative new book, “Street Rebellion:…

Documents Show How Police Charged Atlanta Forest Defenders with “Domestic Terrorism” w/ Alleen Brown

January 31, 2023Climate, Direct Action

Last week, we spoke with a local Atlanta organizer about the tragic murder of Atlanta forest defender Tortuguita by Georgia State Police. We’re following up today with more on the…

No Time for Polite Conversation

August 7, 2022Climate, Direct Action, politics

cross-posted from Medium by Scott Parkin “Polite conversationalists leave no mark save the scars upon the Earth that could have been prevented had they stood their ground.” -David Brower Last…