Mainstream media backlash against antifa in the wake of recent far-right rallies has failed to learn lessons which promote fascist rhetoric, endanger leftist activists, and accurately depict the tactics used by antifascists. by Derek Scarlino / Love and Rage By the time of this writing, it is well-understood […]
by Derek Scarlino / Love and Rage HONOLULU – For Palestinians in Gaza, last week started out with characteristically violent encounters with the Israeli Defense Forces opposite the buffer zone outside of Gaza. Well over two thousand unarmed Palestinians, including over a dozen each of journalists and paramedics, were […]
by Derek Scarlino / Love and Rage – Labor HONOLULU – They descended upon the intersection of Kuhio Ave and Seaside Ave Thursday afternoon. Workers, organizers, and supporters, nearly 200 of them, all in red shirts, gathered for a rally to support hospitality workers at the Hyatt Centric […]
by Derek Scarlino / Analysis and Opinion As student protests continue at high schools across the United States, they’ve been met with responses ranging from liberal support, right wing condemnation, and quite a mix from the left. The reasons why rest in the issue at the forefront of […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage UTICA, N.Y. – A demonstration of Donald Trump supporters planning to express grievances with Rep. Richard Hanna (R, NY-22) after his decision to endorse Hillary Clinton for the presidency met this afternoon on the corner of Genesee and Court Streets in Downtown Utica. Amid […]
photos by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage CLEVELAND, OH – As the Republican National Convention kicked off at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland this past week, Love and Rage traveled to the city to document some of the demonstrations being held. It was a relatively quiet event as police […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage photos by Derek Scarlino SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Around 300 people gathered at the Everson Museum of Art located in downtown Syracuse this morning for a demonstration in the name of Black Lives Matter. Speeches were given at the museum by organizers associated with Project […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage July 6th began with the tragic news of the deadly police shooting of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It ended with another bloody video of Philando Castile, of Falcon Heights, Minnesota, dying in a car as his girlfriend recorded his final moments […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage Waking up to a text message from a close friend that read “I’m sick of the police,” I didn’t respond immediately, instead typing “police shooting” into Google and instantly coming across an article from The Advocate about the shooting of Alton Sterling by […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage UTICA, N.Y. – Reports of an officer-involved shooting following a foot chase in East Utica that began on South Street and ended in a parking lot near Lansing Street and Belmont Ave came in at 8:15 this evening. Authorities at the scene did confirm […]