Author Archives: Julius Gavroche

Ghassan Salhab: A little poem for nothing, for yesterday and for the days to come

From lundimatin, #522, 01/02/2026 and translated from the french only the olive tree, only the bread, only the thyme, only the oil,only the vine, only the word, only the dance, only the radiance,only the song, only the grain, only the … Continue reading

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Agustín García Calvo: Socrates’ despair for us

Socrates: At the Egyptian city of Naucratis, there was a famous old god, whose name was Theuth; the bird which is called the Ibis is sacred to him, and he was the inventor of many arts, such as arithmetic and … Continue reading

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Hannah Arendt: Personal Responsability Under Dictatorship

Beware:All too often,We sayWhat we hear others say.We thinkWhat we’re told that we think.We seeWhat we’re permitted to see.Worse!We see what we’re told that we see. Repetition and pride are the keys to this.To hear and to seeEven an obvious … Continue reading

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For Sonny Rollins (1930-2026)

It’s not about your music—it’s about what makes your music your music. You’ve got to have a feeling like that. You have to have a reason for your music. Have something besides the technical. Make it for something. Make it … Continue reading

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Israel’s Long War on Lebanon

From the CrimethInc. collective (14/05/2026) A Joint History of the Zionist and Lebanese Entities In the following analysis, Ayman Makarem of the From the Periphery media collective reviews a century of colonial violence in Palestine and Lebanon to illuminate the current Israeli … Continue reading

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Ben Morea in Exarchia

From the CrimethInc. collective (13/05/2026) A Eulogy and Paean to Freedom Ben Morea has passed away. Known for his participation in Up Against the Wall Motherfucker, the self-styled “street gang with an analysis” active in the Lower East Side of Manhattan … Continue reading

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The continuing necessity of Black anarchism

We can work with others, but we must be able to speak for ourselves Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin, Freedom News, 17/05/2026 I have identified myself as an anarchist since 1969 when I met Martin Sostre, a well-known Black political prisoner and … Continue reading

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For José Domínguez Muñoz, “El Cabrero” (1944-2026)

I am not the animalthat stays silent for a mealI am not that animalbecause I have within mea discontentthat nourishes me. The sea boasts of its depthand time of its wisdomthe wind, of its powerthe sea boasts of its depththe … Continue reading

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“this is not a golden calf”

Choose your leaderswith wisdom and forethought. To be led by a cowardis to be controlledby all that the coward fears. To be led by a foolis to be ledby the opportunistswho control the fool. To be led by a thiefis … Continue reading

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For Ben Morea (1940-2026)

For Ben Morea, a eulogy and a collection of interviews. A Life in Rebellion Ariel Uesseler, May 7th, 2026, Ill Will On Saturday May 2, 2026, our friend and comrade Ben Morea (1941-2026) — animist, artist, and lifelong revolutionary — … Continue reading

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