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Author Archives: Julius Gavroche
Herbert Read: The philosophy of anarchism (1940)
Ts’ui Chii said to Lao Tzu, “You say there must be no government. But it there is no government, how are men’s hearts to be improved?” “The last thing you should do,” said Lao Tzu, “is to tamper with men’s … Continue reading
Giorgio Agamben: Men and women, and tourists
The word tourist first appeared in Italian in 1837 (tourism only in 1907). The etymology is clear: the tour (the Grand Tour) was the educational journey undertaken by European aristocrats and intellectuals from the 18th century onward, especially in Italy, … Continue reading
Is Fascism Winning in France? Interview with Ugo Palheta
From the Verso Books Blog (25/06/2026) Following his book Why Fascism Is on the Rise in France: From Macron to Le Pen, Ugo Palheta sits down with Rob Grams to discuss the societal conditions of fascism, the role of neoliberalism in … Continue reading
The utopian dimension
Miquel Amorós Redes Libertárias, nº 5, Spring 2026/online 23/06/2026 It is often said that Anarchists live in a world of dreams to come, and do not see the things which happen today. We do see them only too well, and … Continue reading
They broke his hands to silence his guitar
A furious sixteen-minute documentary responding to the coup in Chile remains a defining work of anti-fascist cinema Bleart Thaçi, Freedom News, (04/06/2026) Three months after the Chilean military coup of 11 September 1973, while the smoke of La Moneda still … Continue reading
Emma Goldman: An anarchist reading of the american revolution
A New Declaration of Independence (1909) When, in the course of human development, existing institutions prove inadequate to the needs of man, when they serve merely to enslave, rob, and oppress mankind, the people have the eternal right to rebel … Continue reading
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Voltairine De Cleyre: An anarchist reading of the american revolution
Anarchism and American Traditions (1909) American traditions, begotten of religious rebellion, small self-sustaining communities, isolated conditions, and hard pioneer life, grew during the colonization period of one hundred and seventy years from the settling of Jamestown to the outburst of … Continue reading
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The new Palmer Raids
How Trump’s war on dissent borrows from America’s darkest playbook Joel Sucher, Freedom News (29/06/2026) History doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes – and right now, the rhyme scheme is terrifyingly familiar. In the winter of 1919-1920, Attorney General A. … Continue reading
Mikhail Bakunin: A vital, overflowing life
From Freedom News (01/7/2026) Marking 150 years since the death of the great revolutionary, whose vision of anarchism remains more relevant than ever Nikolay Gerasimov The political and cultural birth of Russian anarchism occurred at the turn of the 20th … Continue reading
Giorgio Agamben: Where are the just?
Who are the just? What does it mean to be just? Certainly, it is not a quality of a subject, an attribute of this or that man, this or that woman. Justice—Benjamin wrote—is a state of the world, a dimension … Continue reading →