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Featuring interviews with participants in social movements, struggles, rebellions, projects, thinkers, and organizers.
It’s Going Down speaks with two members of the Punch Up collective, who discuss the realities of the far-Right “convoy” protests which have laid siege to the streets of Ottawa, the capitol city of Canada. We talk about the history of the far-Right leaders of the protests, their relationship to the Conservative Party of Canada, … Continued
On this episode of It’s Going Down, hosts look at new polls that show declining support for both political parties and discuss the rising amount of police killings and growth of the US prison population under Biden. We discuss the failure of the Left to “hold Biden’s feet to the fire,” and unpack what this … Continued
On this episode of It’s Going Down, we speak with a prisoner at Santa Rita jail in Dublin, California, about how a multi-racial group of prisoners has launched a hunger strike in protest of continued price gouging. We discuss the poor quality of the food at the facility, which forcibly pushes many inmates to spend … Continued
On this episode, It’s Going Down hosts talk to an Oakland student about the recent round of walkouts in the face of the Omicorn surge. IGD hosts also discuss J6 commission news, the midterms, and beyond. photo: Pixabay
On today’s episode, we speak with Lexis Figuereo of Saratoga Springs Black Lives Matter in New York. We talk about how the George Floyd movement exploded on the streets there, how an occupation outside of a local police station was set for over a week, and how police directly targeted local BLM leaders with targeted … Continued
On this episode of It’s Going Down, IGD hosts look back on the one year anniversary of the attempted pro-Trump coup in Washington DC. We discuss the role of the far-Right in the storming of the capitol and how white nationalist, militia, and paramilitary groups have continued to build relationships with segments of the GOP. … Continued
On this episode of It’s Going Down, we speak with members of Heater Bloc Spokane and Philly, who are crafting DIY heaters that are designed to resist the spread of fires in tents and encampments. We talk about the project and the broader struggle against displacement and attacks on the houseless. photo: Heater Bloc
Southern California journalist Cerise Castle speaks on how she wrote an extensive history of organized gangs within the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. From groups that embrace neo-Nazi symbolism to gangs where participants have to kill someone in order to join, here’s a crash course into the violent and bloody world of gangs within local law … Continued
On this episode, It’s Going Down speaks with the Sugarbush Crew, a group of Native land defenders who are part of an ongoing struggle to stop the construction of a massive lithium mine, which threatens to desecrate a sacred site known as Peehee Muh’ha, or Thacker Pass. We talk about the ongoing struggle, how the … Continued
On this episode of It’s Going Down, we are joined with special guest Marcela, from Feel the News, as we discuss the ongoing trials of white vigilantes and white nationalists in Charlottesville, Kenosha, and Georgia. We discuss and unpack these trials, discussing the role of far-Right auxiliary violence and vigilantism within the broader American project … Continued
