Will Potter

International Day of Solidarity with Marie Mason and Eric McDavid

When Jeff “Free” Luers was sentenced to more than 22 years in prison for his role in setting fire to 3 SUVs, June 11th became an international day of action to show support for Luers, and raise awareness about his case. Luers is out of prison now, but the disproportionate crackdown on environmentalists– including outrageous […]

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NPR Investigates “Ag-Gag” Bills: Making Journalism Illegal

NPR’s “On The Media” invited me to discuss the attempts by multiple states to outlaw undercover investigations of factory farms, animal experimentation labs, puppy mills and other industries. My interview with Bob Garfield of NPR is online now. And the interview is even more timely because, as I reported yesterday, New York is now considering […]

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New York Bill Targets Undercover Investigators, as Two Other “Ag-Gag” Proposals Fail

A bill introduced in New York would criminalize undercover investigators who expose animal cruelty at factory farms and animal experimentation labs. The proposal is similar to other “Ag-Gag” legislation recently introduced in other states. The bills targeting undercover investigators in Iowa, Florida, and Minnesota have been met with such public outrage that two of them […]

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German Review of “Green Is the New Red” in “analyse & kritik”

I’ve been fortunate to meet so many incredible people through this work, including activists and academics overseas. In Germany, Christian Stache has published a review of my book in analyse & kritik. The review is in German, of course, but there has been some steady website traffic from Germany after that Arte TV program, and […]

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Powell’s Guest Blog: Why are Eco and Animal Activists the Top Domestic Terrorism Threat?

In my final guest blog post for Powell’s Books, I address take a look at the real reason why animal rights and environmental activists are being labeled “eco-terrorists.” Here’s an excerpt: If you listen to the talking points of corporations, industry groups, and politicians, it is because of the property destruction of underground groups like […]

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Powell’s Guest Blog: Labeling Political Activists as “Terrorists” Puts Everyone at Risk

Everything about how I approached this book project was focused on raising awareness about this issue outside of activist circles, and even progressive circles, and making clear that this terrorist scare-mongering affects all of us. My guest blog post for Powell’s Bookstore today focuses on this: There are plenty of discussions that need to be […]

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Powell’s Guest Blog: “We Will Never Forget”

My guest blog post for Powell’s Bookstore today is unfortunately timely, considering the absurd op-ed in the Wall Street Journal comparing animal rights activists to Al-Qaeda: When Barack Obama became president, there was reason to believe that he might make a shift away from the “eco-terrorism” priorities of the Bush administration. As a senator, he responded […]

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Texas Observer Interviews Will Potter (Video)

When I was in Austin for some speaking events, I had the pleasure of stopping by the Texas Observer offices and sitting down to interview with Michael May, the managing editor. As an aside, the first piece I wrote on what (ten years later) became my book was for the Texas Observer. In my totally […]

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Powell’s Guest Blog: The Real People Being Labeled ‘Eco-Terrorists’

The book reading at Powell’s last night was a huge success, with about 80 people there and standing room only. Thank you so much to everyone who came out! It’s really an honor that I’ve been able to speak at such great venues (Powell’s and City Lights both made it on Salon’s list of the most […]

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Guest-blogging at Powell’s Books

The good folks at Powell’s Books, Inc. have invited me to guest-blog all week. (Which is a bit daunting, considering Erik Larson was blogging for them last week. As an aside, Devil in the White City had a huge influence on how I thought about approaching my own book.) Here’s an excerpt of my first post: […]

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