Editing Anti-Flag (section)

===Fat Wreck Chords (2000–2004)===
In 2000, Anti-Flag was invited to participate in [[Warped Tour|Vans Warped Tour]]. During this time, the members of Anti-Flag met [[NOFX]]'s [[Fat Mike]], owner of the [[Fat Wreck Chords]] record label. This meeting built a friendship between them that would lead to Anti-Flag releasing two albums under Fat Wreck Chords.

[[File:Justin Sane 01.jpg|thumb|[[Frontman]] [[Justin Sane]] at [[Warped Tour 2006]]]]
In 2001, Anti-Flag teamed up with punk music producer [[Mass Giorgini]] to record the album ''[[Underground Network]]'' on [[Fat Wreck Chords]]. The album's release is arguably the moment Anti-Flag emerged from the hardcore underground into more of a mainstream spotlight. The album addressed the topics of [[fascism]] (specifically neo-Nazis infiltrating the "hardcore scene") and the [[foreign policy of the United States]]. The album was the first of theirs to contain the now-commonplace booklet filled with essays from historians and political commentators, most notably Professor [[Howard Zinn]].

In February 2002, Anti-Flag released the album ''[[Mobilize (Anti-Flag album)|Mobilize]]'' on [[A-F Records]]. The album featured eight new studio tracks, as well as eight live tracks of songs from other albums. In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, Anti-Flag spoke out against the push for war with the album's title track, "911 for Peace". During this time, many music stores took Anti-Flag's records off their shelves, as their music was labeled as "anti-American."<ref name="no usa">{{cite web|url=http://membres.lycos.fr/afpunkrock/|title=Anti-Flag Fan Page|website=Alternative Communication|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719034513/http://membres.multimania.fr/afpunkrock/|archive-date=July 19, 2013}}</ref>
In 2003, Anti-Flag released the album ''[[The Terror State]]'' on [[Fat Wreck Chords]], which primarily focused on criticizing the [[George W. Bush|Bush]] Administration's actions regarding the [[War on Terrorism]]. As before, a booklet filled with essays by the band and other political commentators was included in the album. The album also contained a song called "Post-War Breakout," whose lyrics were originally written by [[Woody Guthrie]]. The track's music was arranged by the members of Anti-Flag, as Guthrie had never committed the arrangements to paper.

[[File:Chris Barker Anti-Flag.jpg|thumb|right|Bassist [[Chris Barker (bassist)|Chris Barker]]]]
On October 8, 2004, [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] [[Jim McDermott]] gave a speech in the House of Representatives, commending Anti-Flag for their work in encouraging young people to register and vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.gov/mcdermott/sp041008a.shtml|title=Voting Is Going To be the in Thing in 2004|last=McDermott|first=Jim|date=October 8, 2004|website=Congressman Jim McDermott|publisher=United States House of Representatives|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310105404/http://www.house.gov/mcdermott/sp041008a.shtml|archive-date=March 10, 2010}}</ref>