In late July, 2016, subMedia conducted an interview with Tom Nomad on the recent RNC counter-demonstrations in Cleveland, and the political environment in the US in the wake of police shootings in Dallas and Baton Rouge.
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Activism, Civil War, & Insurrection
From Opaque Editons
In light of the recent shooting in Dallas, this text seems even more crucial to understanding the current moment.
From Insurgencies No. 2 by the Institute for the Study of Insurgent Warfare.
Spotlight on Cleveland
Several months ago, Cleveland police attacked a crowd that attempted to unarrest a young teen outside of a Black Lives Matter conference. The resulting standoff highlighted increasing tensions in a city that had already been brewing with anger at the police following the murder of Tamir Rice and the acquittal of Michael Brelo, a 31 year-old white patrolman who stood atop the car of two unarmed African-American motorists and fired into their vehicle 15 times, after other officers had already riddled it with bullets. In this interview, author and anarchist strategist Tom Nomad discusses how the last few months in Cleveland have played out and the dynamics leading up to the upcoming Republican National Convention (RNC).
Nine Theses On Insurgency
The opening text from the first journal of Insurgencies by ISIW that discusses the need to abandon activism, which is defined by symbolism, conceptual terrains of engagement and a politics of complaint. Instead, it suggests a realignment towards insurgency, embracing material engagement with our enemies and focusing on strategy as opposed to abstract political theory.
An Enduring Passion For Criminality
From Hostis Journal issue one.
The Seemingly Quixotic, but Remarkably Effective, Journey of a Small Band of Extreme Islamists And Why It Seems As If They Are Winning, When They May Not Be
Analysis of ISIS and the strategic insights we can gain from our political enemies, by the Institute for the Study of Insurgent Warfare.
Four Years Later: An Interview on the Middle East
In collaboration with Fire to the Prisons, here is an interview with Tom Nomad on the state of the Middle East since the Arab Spring uprisings four years ago. This interview appears in the latest issue, Spring 2015.
