Journalist Will Potter on How the State and the Media Go After Radical Movements (G&R 241)

Green & Red: Podcasts for Scrappy Radicals · Aug 15, 2023 · 1h 1m

We’re in an unprecedented rollback of civil liberties. States are passing laws to outlaw protests and direct action, charging non-violent protesters with “domestic terrorism” and legalizing the running over of people blocking traffic. State surveillance of activists has increased dramatically. Police budgets are getting astronomical increases to further militarize the state. In Atlanta, in the Stop Cop City campaign, police assassinated a forest defender, Tortuguita, who had their hands up and then tried to claim self-defense. To put this all in context, we talk with investigative journalist…