Politicians call it the “third rail of American politics. Touch it, and you die.” Yet a powerful, well-funded movement to phase out Social Security or even privatise it has been gathering strength since the election of Ronald Reagan. Each time it comes close to succeeding, it’s beaten back by a coalition of labour, grassroots organisers […]
and other material on microbiological class war in China by Chuang introduction by David Ranney “A unique and invaluable chronicle of the Wuhan outbreak.”—Mike Davis, author of City of Quartz, Planet of Slums, and The Monster Enters Social Contagion presents the untold story of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan. Chuang, a collective of communists living […]
In the dark days of the 1840s when Britain was hit by industrial stagnation, financial markets collapsed, and in Ireland famine stalked the land, working class pioneers sought new lives and futures, a new society of their own choosing – ‘a city of light upon a hill’. They were not alone. From the claustrophobic yards […]
by Alan Thornett We are facing a multifaceted threat to life the planet. Crucial resources are running out. Pollution is choking the ecosystems. The oceans are now 30 per cent more acidic than in pre-industrial times, coral reefs are dying at an unprecedented rate. From a defence of the remarkable ecological content of classical Marxism […]
by the Solidarity Federation We are living in times of unprecedented attacks on our living conditions on all fronts, of rising social tensions and sometimes violent eruptions of class conflict. And yet if anything, the surprise is not that there have been riots and the odd strike, but that there have been so few. How […]
by Brian Martin The idea of social defense–namely of abolishing military forces and relying in their stead on nonviolent struggles by the general population–is extremely radical. Yet seldom before have the many radical implications of social defense been outlined. Social Defence, Social Change argues for social defense as a grassroots initiative linked to challenges to […]
From the Spanish Civil War to the present day–the story of an exceptional life. Octavio Alberola has spent over eighty years thinking, living, and formulating his life from an anarchist perspective. He belongs to a generation of protagonists in some of the twentieth century’s most notable events: the Spanish Revolution, the dictatorship of General Francisco […]
“That Voltairine de Cleyre remains a favorite historical figure of anarchists is due in large part to Paul Avrich’s seminal biography which brought her to life at a time when many of us desperately needed such a role model for feminists, anarchists, and advocates of free love alike. Avrich reveals her courage, her frailties, and […]
Anarchist culture and politics in Buenos Aires 1890-1910 by Juan Suriano, translated by Chuck Morse When the Argentine economy collapsed in 2001, many were surprised by the factory takeovers and neighborhood assemblies that resulted. But workers’ control and direct democracy have long histories in Argentina, where from the late nineteenth century and well into the […]
by Uri Gordon, editor of Freedom News Anarchist politics are at the heart of today’s most vibrant and radical social movements. From squatted social centres and community gardens to acts of sabotage and raucous summit blockades, anarchist groups and networks are spreading an ethos of direct action, non-hierarchical organizing and self-liberation that has redefined revolutionary […]
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