Will Potter

Interview on Alternet About the Green Scare

I had a great discussion with Brittany Shoot of Alternet about the book. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: BS: In light of the ways the post-9/11 climate of fear fuelled debates about domestic terrorism, how do you think Osama bin Laden’s death could alter the public discussion about eco-terrorism? WP: What has stood out […]

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Will You Take 5 Minutes and Leave a Review?

The book has been getting some fantastic reviews by Mother Jones, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and many more publications. But what’s also really important is what real people (you!) have to say. Would you take a minute and leave a review on Amazon? It’s easy, I promise: Log in at Amazon.com (or click on “New customer? Start here” […]

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Mother Jones on Green Is the New Red

Mother Jones has a new article by Jim Ridgeway about my book, and the corporate and government campaigns to label animal rights and environmental activists as eco-terrorists. It’s a great big-picture look at the FBI’s targeting of political activists, and the chilling implications for free speech. Ridgeway also discusses secretive political prisons called Communications Management […]

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Matt Gauck Limited Edition Screenprints Available Now!

Matt Gauck is an incredible artist and a very kind dude, and he was generous with his time to design these posters specifically for the Green Is the New Red book release party. Even before I put the early images up on Tumblr and Facebook, people were asking about how to get hold of them. […]

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In the Wake of the “Guantanamo Papers,” Few People Know about Secretive Prisons on US Soil

Wikileaks recently released what have been called the “Guantanamo Papers,” described by the New York Times as “a chilling reminder of the legal and moral disaster that President George W. Bush created there.” The parallel legal system that Guantanamo represents, though, is not confined to an island, and it is not confined to one administration. […]

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Breaking: Austrian Animal Rights Activists Acquitted of all Charges

Good news just received from friends overseas! All 13 Austrian animal rights activists who were charged with being part of a “criminal conspiracy” were just acquitted on their final day of trial. The announcement is a major victory in a case that has drawn international attention from civil liberties and human rights groups. The activists, […]

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Reading at City Lights Books!

City Lights Books has been dubbed the world’s greatest bookstore, and City Lights Publishing has a list of authors that has included Allen Ginsberg, Howard Zinn and Noam Chomsky. So I’m honored, and a bit nervous, to say I’ll be reading there in just a few weeks! Soon after I’ll also be reading at the […]

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Philadelphia: Book Reading and Discussion at Grindcore House

I’ve been fortunate to have the opportunity to speak at such a wide range of venues over the years– bar associations, universities, churches, conferences, book stores, people’s homes, non-profits, shows. But I have to say, I have never had a speaking event at an all-vegan-punk-rock-coffee-house… and I am STOKED. The kind folks at Grindcore House […]

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NYC: “Green Is the New Red” Event at Bluestockings Books

Hey, New Yorkers! The wonderful folks at Bluestockings are hosting my NYC book reading. Here’s all the info. See you there! Bluestockings Sunday, May 29th, 2011 7pm 172 Allen Street, New York City Will Potter will discuss his new book, “Green Is the New Red: An Insider’s Account of a Social Movement Under Siege” Please […]

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Earth Day: “Eco-Terrorists” Crackdown (Video)

I was on The Alyona Show on Earth Day talking about my new book, and the corporate-led campaigns to target environmentalists as terrorists. We talked a bit about how Earth Day has been co-opted (a good example of this is the 10+ emails I received from PR agencies pitching new “green” products that weren’t green […]

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