Become a Patron! It’s been ten years since I was arrested at Occupy Wall Street while working as a journalist. I wasn’t by far the only person to be arrested that day… not even the only journalist to be arrested. The piece below was originally published by Suicide Girls, yes the same site that published…
Author: Zach Roberts
Flashpoints Radio: Unite the Right Organizers Ordered to Pay Big
The Unite the Right rally organizers were found liable in civil court on Wednesday for over $25 million in damages. I was asked to talk about the case once again on Flashpoints with Dennis Bernstein. Please listen in, I was joined by Greg Palast on the back half of the interview.
Alex Jones and Roger Stone Subpoenaed by Jan 6th Commission
Become a Patron! Support our work via PayPal Right-wing broadcaster Alex Jones (who believes that he is in a fight with the literal Devil) is once again, in legal trouble. Today, the January 6th Commission has issued Jones a subpoena. A letter from the Commission, signed by Congressman Bennie Thompson has called on Jones to…
US Media Cowers not Covers Chevron’s Prosecution of Human Rights Lawyer Donziger
Greg Palast and Zach D Roberts for Buzzflash Famed indigenous human rights lawyer Steven Donziger had already been under house arrest for over 800 days when he reported to prison on October 27 to begin a six-month sentence. His crime: winning the largest single pollution judgment in history, $9.5 billion, for the Cofan people of…
In America Remembers – COVID Memorial in Washington DC
Become a Patron! Support our work via PayPal Over 670,000 small white flags in rows around the Washington memorial call people to think of Arlington Cemetery. Created by the artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg the expansive field of flags will be on display from September 17th – October 3rd, 2021 in Washington D.C. People who have…
VisuNews Podcast: 10 Years of Occupy Wall Street
Support our work via PAYPAL.me/zdroberts Become a Patron! Zach D Roberts and Aaron Cynic are back with a conversation about Occupy Wall Street, which turns 10 years old on Friday, September 17th. No OWS hasn’t been occupying Zuccotti Square for 10 years but the legacy OWS lives on in many forms. There’s no Bernie presidential…
A Delusional Rally for ‘Freedom’
Become a Patron! Originally published in The Progressive Across the country, Trump supporters are still showing up at state capitols to spread conspiracy theories and demand the 2020 election results be overturned. Anti-vaccine protests are the new MAGA rally. With a President despised by the right and little hope of reinstating the previous one, the…
Watch: Clip Reel from March on Washington
Scenes from the ground of the March on Washington and the Good Trouble Rally. Check out the photo-essay here.
Thousands Rally in D.C. for Voting Rights
Originally for GregPalast.com [Aug 28, 2021: Washington, D.C.] On Saturday, thousands marched and rallied in Washington, D.C. in support of voting rights. The day also marked the 58th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s seminal March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, during which he gave his iconic “I Have A Dream” speech. On one side…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Suing Rep. Nancy Pelosi… Now with a twist!
Become a Patron! Last week I covered a series of press conferences from House GOP members, the first and third were from GOP leader McCarthy and then later Marjorie Taylor Greene commenting on the Jan 6th hearings. The one in the middle of the day was from MTG again – but this time on Green…