GREEN
NEW
RED
IS THE
An insider’s account of a social movement under siege.
by WILL POTTER
15th Anniversary Edition
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WHAT READERS & LISTENERS ARE SAYING
"In this hard-hitting debut, journalist Potter likens the Justice Department targeting of environmentalists today to McCarthyism in the 1950s… A shocking exposé of judicial overreach."
—Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review for "Remarkable Merit")
"A thoughtfully alarming examination of the U.S. government's post-9/11 domestic terror probes."
—Utne Reader
THE STORY
How corporations turned protest into an act of terrorism
At a time when corporate interests dominate the political landscape, most citizens are completely unaware that the FBI has used post-9/11 anti-terrorism resources to aggressively target peaceful environmentalists and animal rights activists. Named one of the Best Books of the Year by Kirkus Reviews and widely praised across major mainstream outlets from The Washington Post to Rolling Stone, this definitive, explosive exposé outlines the political, legal, and public relations strategies used to threaten nonviolent civil disobedience with the label of "terrorism."
Award-winning investigative journalist and TED Senior Fellow Will Potter takes listeners on a guided tour into the world of radical activism, introducing the real people behind the headlines while charting the chilling rise of the "Green Scare"—a coordinated campaign of fear and intimidation designed to protect corporate profits and silence political dissent. Part history, part courtroom drama, and part urgent memoir, Green Is the New Red is a masterfully reported, alarming account of the crumbling wall separating a dissident from a terrorist, and a crucial call to action for anyone invested in the future of free speech and civil liberties.
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YOU’LL UNCOVER
What they don’t want you to know.
THE HIDDEN CONNECTIONS
Between corporations and the FBI.
THE POWER STRUCTURES
How laws are being rewritten to classify protests, civil disobedience, and rescuing animals as “terrorism.”
DANGEROUS TRENDS
“Eco-terrorism” laws spreading around the world.
THE ROLE OF JOURNALISM
Why fearless investigative reporting is more important than ever.
WHAT READERS & LISTENERS ARE SAYING
“In this hard-hitting debut, journalist Potter likens the Justice Department targeting of environmentalists today to McCarthyism in the 1950s… A shocking exposé of judicial overreach.”
— Kirkus Book Reviews (starred review for “remarkable merit”)
“Potter warns of the crumbling of the legal wall separating ‘terrorist’ from ‘dissident’ or ‘undesirable’. . . Alarming.”
— Publishers Weekly
“A thoughtfully alarming examination of the U.S. government’s post-9/11 domestic terror probes.”
— Utne Reader
"Potter deftly weaves together the political and legislative history of the Green Scare with a personal account... The story he tells is compelling in its narration, shocking and infuriating in its revelations, and ultimately inspiring..."
— Encyclopedia Britannica
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At a time when corporate interests dominate the political landscape, most citizens are completely unaware that the FBI has used post-9/11 anti-terrorism resources to aggressively target peaceful environmentalists and animal rights activists. Named one of the Best Books of the Year by Kirkus Reviews and widely praised across major mainstream outlets from The Washington Post to Rolling Stone, this definitive, explosive exposé outlines the political, legal, and public relations strategies used to threaten nonviolent civil disobedience with the label of "terrorism."
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
WILL POTTER
AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST
Will Potter is an investigative journalist, author, and leading authority on political repression and civil liberties. For over 25 years, Potter has documented the rise of domestic fascism and the criminalization of dissent. His reporting has appeared in The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, and Foreign Policy. He has been invited to address the U.S. Congress, Australian Parliament, and Council of Europe, and his work has been cited in legal briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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