Kristian Williams

Here’s an interview I did with the podcast Seeds of Revolution.  We discuss the history of policing, gangs, counterinsurgency, and what it all tells us about the nature of the state.

Since the release of Policing the Progressive City, a number of kind people have sent me photos of the book “in the wild.”  This is my favorite so far.

I’ve reviewed the recent collection Partisans, dealing with armed struggle against European fascism, for The Comics Journal.

Here’s an excerpt from my review:

“Politically, the book poses many more questions than it answers: Which risks are necessary, and which are reckless? What responsibility do the Partisans have, if any, for the reprisals enacted by the nazis? Was Tito’s dictatorship necessary to hold violence at bay, or did its repression only exacerbate ethnic resentments and lead to a second period of nationalism and genocide? Is it better to oppose fascism as a defense of normal democracy, or as one part of a revolutionary struggle for a more just world? And given those irreconcilable aims, how can the different factions cooperate in an effective resistance movement?”

Microcosm and Humble Bundle are selling my short booklet Hurt:Notes on Torture in a Modern Democracy, with proceeds going to support the ACLU.  Other items in the batch include practical guides to sabotage, boycotts, organizing inclusive events, and other useful skills.