Black Mask #1 1966 Debut issue of the journal of the New York "situationist street gang" Black Mask, published November 1966. Includes a write up of their action…
The American Owl Complete archive of all 10 issues of The American Owl, a short-lived autonomist Marxist publication by Donna Demac and Philip Mattera in 1978 and 1979.
The Only Way Out Is Always Through the Police: A History of the Rise and Fall of the 2020 New York Riots A deep and critical look at the rise and fall of the George Floyd rebellion on the…
“I Live for That Shit”: A worker recalls successful direct action in the workplace James Nestlé relates examples from his experience of taking action on the job. This article was…
The Forgotten History of New York’s Bagel Famines "Remembering Local 338 and the world’s toughest bagel bakers." Written by Natasha Frost. Published by Atlas Obscura in 2018.
Police Story - Jarrod Shanahan Jarrod Shanahan looks at the state response to the George Floyd Rebellion, and the challenges faced by the NYPD when attempting to pursue a…
Losing Kathy: Slow Violence and Social Service Work in New York City An essay written in 2018 and updated in 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York…
Jalil Muntaqim tests positive for COVID-19 and is hospitalized in New York An update on Jalil Muntaqim, an elderly Black Liberation prisoner and former Black Panther who has…
Martin Sostre: Prison Revolutionary A short biography of Martin Sostre, a revolutionary anarchist influential in the 1960s-70s prison movement. First published on Lorenzo Kom'boa…
Struggles at Medgar Evers College Midnight Notes' coverage of intersectional struggles at a New York College in the early 1980s.
1994-5: ACT UP activists resist New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s AIDS policies Account of the year long struggles to save social services and support for AIDs patients from budget…
