Red Guards and the Modern Face of Protest

Agitators, disrupters, or “anarchists,” these masked protesters represent a new resistance

"...– right up top, behind the jaw – that fractured in Jared Roark's neck during an arrest near the..."

Feb. 17, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Red River Clubs Grapple With Downtown Homelessness

Beggars, hustlers, and dealers make you wonder how Downtown music keeps from going under

"...after midnight on a cold Wednesday in early January. Red River Street looms as a gauntlet of lost hope...."

Feb. 3, 2017 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

Congressional Candidate Attacked by “Revolutionary” Bullies

Heidi Sloan assaulted following weekend campaigning

"...revolutionaries, a small group of thuggish knuckleheads calling themselves “Red Guards” physically attacked congressional candidate Heidi Sloan on Sunday..."

Jan. 13, 2020 News Post by Michael King

A Summer of Protests to Reclaim Power From the Police

"Whose streets? Our streets."

"...late April, hadn't been indicted for the killing, or fired from the Austin Police Department, or even suspended. But..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

ARIC Informants Have Watched Local Leftists for Years

Secret police intelligence “Antifa affinity groups”

"...activist ecosystem." Longtime community organizers refer to them as "Red Guards," after the now-defunct Maoist group that spawned the..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Belko Experiment

A gory social experiment gone wrong

"...Office Space. With all those white shirts, all that red blood, this is a Battle Royale for the Dilbert..."

March 31, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Try This Approach

"...shows an example of those masks, someone wearing a red mask emblazoned with the communist hammer and sickle, with,..."

Feb. 20, 2017 Postmarks

Jarhead

Though lacking a clear point of view, the film seems to say that war not only dehumanizes soldiers but also infantilizes them. It’s not a pretty picture, but it is a lovely film.

"...be trusted, ever; the Iraqi desert looks sublime when Red Adair’s not in town; screenwriter William Broyles Jr. is..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ten Key Moments in a Year of Endless Texas Election Drama

Vote Early and Often

"...1) Jan. 13: Red Guards Ambush Heidi Sloan The Democratic Socialists of America..."

Dec. 18, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Page Two: It Is the Worst of Times, It Is the Worst of Times

It is the age of little wisdom, it is the age of foolishness

"...Americans in disagreement with each other. But we have entered a time where there is no common ground, no..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Column by Louis Black

DIY or Die

Red 7's house rules are hardcore, so stop whining

"...the wall behind the cashier marks first entry in Red 7's highly visible code of conduct: "You are not..."

June 22, 2007 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Election Ticker: Last Chance for Controversy

E-Day is tomorrow! Here's the latest news before it's too late.

"...The Revolution Will Not Be Voting: Austin Red Guards left the pig heads at home but went..."

Nov. 5, 2018 News Post by News Staff

A Tidal Wave of People Batter the Foundations of Austin’s Structural Racism

Thousands took to Downtown and Eastside streets to say, emphatically, that Black Lives Matter

"...from Huston-Tillotson University to the State Capitol and back featured no arrests, no reports of serious injury, and no..."

June 12, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Nightmare Scenarios for Austin's Possible End

Some of the ways that our beloved town could become no more

"...so to speak, as a terrorist target, as we feared we might be this time last year? Or what..."

March 8, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Grin Without a Cat

The title of Chris Marker's radical magnum opus is a reference to Lewis Carroll's Cheshire Cat, which like revolution is seen only in parts, not the whole.

"...1978 as a four-hour film. Since then, Marker has "tinkered" the film, updating and adding new sections after the..."

May 15, 2009 Screens Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jailbird

The Prison Diaries of the Fabulous Thunderbirds' Preston Hubbard

"...into a straight-up, hard-core, mainstream jazz band. We were honored to back Roy "Little Jazz" Eldridge for a week,..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Music Feature by Preston Hubbard

Letters From the Women of SAFPF

A small sample of the letters received by Austin attorney Derek Howard; transcribed and minimally edited

"...could other mail. Nonetheless, inmates have reported that they've suffered retribution for writing to Howard and others about the..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature

The Shawshank Redemption

Frank Darabont's debut feature based on the Stephen King novella receives a 10th anniversary reissue. The prison drama features standout performances by Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins.

"...at the wrong time. It's here that he meets Red (Freeman), a grizzled lifer with little hope of parole,..."

Sept. 23, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Letters at 3AM

Justice sidestepped: Lane McCotter, the Bush administration's overseer for rebuilding Iraq's prison system, previously resigned from his job as Utah's top corrections officer because he was under investigation by the U.S. Justice Department for reports of abuse

"...W. Bush promises that all prisoners in Iraq are covered and protected by the Geneva Convention, which states (Section..."

May 28, 2004 Column by Michael Ventura

Hays County’s Overwhelmed Jail System in Dire Shape, Advocates Say

Some inmates are waiting years to see their day in court

"...receive such modified meals but has been told by guards that no such accommodations exist. He has stopped eating..."

Sept. 9, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Unpardonable

The Bush record of 'compassionate conservatism' is amply illustrated by his clemency record in Texas

"...case, there was only one additional commutation – a reduction to time served. The facts of that case might..."

June 11, 2004 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Support a Living Wage

"...per hour. We have disabled people working as crossing guards, Section 8 housing recipients, and single women (with and..."

Sept. 22, 2015 Postmarks

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...declining support for capital punishment, both California and Florida declared or extended moratoriums on the death penalty – Florida..."

Dec. 22, 2006 News Feature

Overlord

How do you make killing Nazi zombies this dull?

"...place in a parallel conflict, where the Nazis have uncovered the secret to creating undead super soldiers, and the..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Bronson

Tom Hardy delivers a searing performance as Britain's so-called "most violent prisoner."

"...him in solitary confinement, naked and bathed in a red light that obscures exactly which bodily excretion – blood?..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...even if they are chiefly humorous in nature; they're peppered with infantile cries, sexual boasts, faked orgasms (from the..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Live Shots

"...Most were still out there when the Chicago-based quartet entered through the side door of the club's downstairs stage,..."

Jan. 30, 1998 Music Feature

Second Wind

As the Katrina crisis subsides, the small victories and the larger questions persist

"...Cheney – have met with Mayor Will Wynn and toured the emergency shelter operations at the Austin Convention Center...."

Sept. 16, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Event Horizon

As festivals, crowds, and expenses proliferate – is Austin approaching major event overload?

"...Washington Post. For the past four springs, his gig ushered him south into the warm civic embrace Austin offers..."

July 12, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

SXSW Friday Picks & Sleepers

Friday night blurbage of SXSW

"...happy-hour gigs at the Saxon Pub turn on a shared love of vintage rock & roll and singer Jodi..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

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