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Solecast #30 is an in-depth discussion with one of the editors of It's Going Down.

It's Going Down is an anarchist news and counter information website and has become a hub for radical activity & analysis in North America.

From their website, "We are a network of friends and comrades across so-called North America that seeks to provide news and analysis of when it goes down: riots, strikes, sabotage, occupations, expropriations, rebellion, revolt, insurrection, whether together or alone – we support liberatory revolt."

Topics Discussed:

Discussing their approach to spreading radical ideas, and allowing for a platform for people from various radical currents to come together
Forming a radical pole against liberalism and the far right
What a Trump administration means and what some possible points of interventions are over the next four years
The need to reach out to working class folks in rural areas and getting out of the “radical” bubble
A discussion of some of the most inspiring actions happening in the US right now from pipeline resistance, the prison strike, solidarity networks, fast food workers & tenants organizing, and the rise in anti-fascist organizing
Placing the rise of white nationalism in the states & worldwide in historic context
The challenge of dealing with liberals who wish to contain the struggle
Why a dual approach pursuing electoral politics and street resistance will not work
The growing conversation happening in the states now, people dropping their pretensions and moving forward
How to contribute to IGD