As someone who has recently broken with anarchism, and as someone who had till then been an anarchist for the better part of a decade (almost since I first became interested in politics), it has been instructive for me to read for the first time what Marxists say about revolutionary struggle after the overthrow of [...]
In this article I discuss the treatment of marxism in a recent book on the anarchist tradition, Black Flame: The Revolutionary Class Politics of Anarchism and Syndicalism. I argue that the book’s treatment of marxism is not up to the book’s otherwise high standards. This is not simply a matter of historical interest. This relates to [...]
By Victoria Law My great-grandfather was the type of man who refused to get out of bed unless there was breakfast waiting for him. Since he wouldn’t get out of bed to go and work, there was never any breakfast waiting for him. It was a cycle that did nothing to alleviate the family’s poverty. [...]
By Ian Martin “Reformist!” What a dreaded word for any self-professed revolutionary to be attached to. It is one of those accusatory labels that ends intelligent debate and is designed to intimidate one into silence. Much like the labels of “communist!” or, more recently, “terrorist!” used by those in power and their propagandists. These labels [...]
What changed since this 2003 interview on the roots of Anarchist People of Color was conducted with the zine The Female Species? Although old, many of the political points presented here are worthy of consideration. There are some points that got missed too. Founded in 2001, APOC served as a pole of attraction for people [...]
Against Nationalism is a pamphlet produced by the Anarchist Federation. The introduction explains that the document has its origins in arguments around the time of the winter 2008-09 war in Gaza, at which time AF argued for a ‘no state’ solution to the conflict. The pamphlet scores a number of easy points against Trotskyist cheerleaders [...]
Amid the dozens of relfections on national March 4 student protests, Advance the Struggle has just released its own Crisis and Consciousness: Reflections and Lessons from March 4th, a critical review of U.S. West Coast actions. As with all ATS publications, worth reading. Which way forward for Palestinian liberation is a new presentation online from [...]
A recent Kasama thread on movements turning themselves into communities, especially as it deals with a police informant and anti-social behavior, bears much in the way of reflection: The conflation of movements with communities makes sure we get neither. When activists conceive of themselves as members of an activist community, it becomes more important to [...]
RT @pocorganize: Guantánamo Prisoner's Memoirs Offer Rare First-Person Account of Torture http://t.co/949PrPuWQW #connecttheleft #unifiedleft #poc #racism
RT @pocorganize: Guantánamo Prisoner's Memoirs Offer Rare First-Person Account of Torture http://t.co/949PrPuWQW #connecttheleft #unifiedleft #poc #racism
Guantánamo Prisoner's Memoirs Offer Rare First-Person Account of Torture http://t.co/949PrPuWQW #connecttheleft #unifiedleft #poc #racism
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