Trouble

Mar 3, 2017

The first episode of Trouble looks beyond the mainstream narratives surrounding the Standing Rock encampment to get a better understanding of some of the camp’s overlooked dynamics, including serious disagreements over which tactics to use to best stop the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Apr 28, 2017

In the wake of Trump’s ascendancy to the US presidency, this episode analyzes the toxic mix of white nationalism, Islamophobia, transphobia, misogyny, and anti-migrant hysteria that is coalescing into a movement that has, in turn, sparked more interest in anti-fascist organizing.

May 26, 2017

In this month’s episode of Trouble, anarchist media collective we interview a number of individuals from around the world who are helping to chart a course for the future based on living practices of solidarity and mutual aid, and who are invested in tearing down the physical and imaginary borders that seek to keep us divided.

Jun 23, 2017

In this episode of Trouble, we interview a number of individuals engaged in legal defence and prisoner solidarity, and look at some of the ways we can begin to build movements that are more resilient in the face of state repression.

Jul 28, 2017

In Trouble #5 we bring you first-hand accounts of people dealing with snitches and undercover cops and how to navigate the brave new world of digital surveillance.

Sep 29, 2017

In this month’s episode of Trouble, we interview individuals as they explain some of the main principles of counterinsurgency, and identify historical and contemporary examples of how they are put into practice.

Oct 27, 2017

In this month’s episode of Trouble, we look at individuals carrying out front-line disaster relief using a decentralized framework rooted in solidarity and mutual aid.

Nov 24, 2017

In Trouble #8 we look at hacking as an act of resistance and how states are weaponizing the internet

Jan 26, 2018

subMedia pays homage to the insurgent youth who partook in the global uprisings of 1968by taking a look at some contemporary student-led movements that are still tearing things up around the world.

Feb 23, 2018

The second in a two-part series marking the 50th anniversary of the student-led uprisings of 1968, sub.Media continues to shine a light on contemporary student struggles from around the world.

Mar 23, 2018

In this month’s edition of Trouble, sub.Media takes a look at patriarchy as an enduring system of social, economic and political control.

Apr 27, 2018

This episode examines gentrification as a process of capitalist urban development, by taking a closer look at how it’s playing out in three mega-cities: Toronto, New Orleans and Istanbul.

May 25, 2018

In this month’s Trouble, sub.Media talks to comrades in Montreal, the Bay Area and Berlin to see how people in these cities are fighting back on attacks on their communities by developers, real estate speculators and the tech industry.

Jun 15, 2018

In this month’s episode of Trouble, subMedia showcases three ongoing land defence struggles: the Unist’ot’en Camp, the autonomous spaces movement in Ljubljana, Slovenia and the eco-defence occupation known as La ZAD.

Sep 14, 2018

This installment of Trouble is subMedia’s 35-minute love letter to radical hip hop

Oct 26, 2018

This episode of Trouble looks at the riotous protests against the inauguration of Donald Trump, carried out under the banner #DisruptJ20… and the historic trial that followed.

Nov 30, 2018

Trouble #17 explores mental health, and radical solutions to the problems causing mental un-wellness.

Feb 25, 2019

For the first Trouble episode of 2019, subMedia rings in the new year by looking at the institution we love to hate: the cops.

Mar 29, 2019

In this month’s episode of Trouble, we look at technology – specifically at the growing nexus between mass data collection, artificial intelligence and surveillance.

May 3, 2019

In the 20th edition of Trouble, subMedia takes a closer look at the Prison-Industrial-Complex.

Aug 2, 2019

Trouble #21 episode takes a deep dive into anti-colonial struggles in Turtle Island and in Palestine.

Sep 27, 2019

In episode 22, we take a look at the worsening situation at the US/Mexico border, the US immigration system, and the implications of heavily militarized borders on stolen land.

Nov 29, 2019

Trouble 23 takes a closer look at climate change, its implications, and the shortcomings of the mainstream environmental movement.

Apr 10, 2020

The final installment of Trouble looks at anarchist strategies, visions and methods of organizing.