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Carrying the war into Africa? Anarchism, Morocco, and the Spanish Civil War
(Originally published in two parts by Freedom News (23/11/2020; 30/11/2020), we share an article by Danny Evans) I was approached by Jeff Stein to write up a summary of Abel Paz, La cuestión de Marruecos y la República española so that English-language … Continue reading
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Tagged anarchism, anti-fascism, colonialism and anti-colonialism, spain
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Remembering Spain: Fascism, Revolution and Colonialism
The tradition of the oppressed teaches us that the ‘state of emergency’ in which we live is not the exception but the rule. We must attain to a conception of history that is in keeping with this insight. Then we … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-fascism, colonialism and anti-colonialism, morroco, spain, State terror, the spanish revolution
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South Africa: We Carry a New World in Our Riots
From the CrimethInc. collective (13/08/2021), reflections on the looting and unrest of July 2021 in south africa … Beginning on July 9, 2021, when the Pietermaritzburg High Court upheld the conviction and sentencing of former South African president Jacob Zuma, … Continue reading
Brazil: Only Revolt Can Bring Down Bolsonaro
From the CrimethInc. collective (12/08/2021) … Ahead of the 2022 elections, Brazil is now reprising the same dramatic showdown that the United States faced in 2020. As the pandemic intensifies alongside corruption scandals and the unrestrained plundering of Indigenous lands, … Continue reading
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Tagged anarchism, brazil, Indigenous peoples, insurrection, revolution, State terror
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A moss-like anarchist manifesto
A legend tells us that Christian soldiers took the city of Béjar in spain from its Muslim-Arab inhabitants in the 12th century by disguising themselves with coverings of moss, enabling them thereby to enter the city gates by surprise.[1] Our … Continue reading
Thinking politics from Sergei Loznitsa’s “State Funeral”
A revolution’s most important works of art are the men produced by it. New fiery souls are seen to arise from the explosion of new life that cleaves the convulsed world, like anthems that fill the air with clamours of … Continue reading
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Tagged Boris Groys, Communism, revolution, russian revolution, Sergei Loznitsa, Soren Kierkegaard, State and terror, State terror
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Cuban Anarchists on the Protests of July 11
From the CrimethInc. Collective (22/07/2021) … To explore the causes and implications of the wave of protests that broke out in Cuba on July 11, we present two interviews with Cuban anarchists and a statement from an anarchist initiative in Cuba. Introduction: … Continue reading
Walking away from an epidemic
Apocalypse (n.): late 14c., “revelation, disclosure,” from Church Latin apocalypsis “revelation,” from Greek apokalyptein “uncover, disclose, reveal,” from apo “off, away from” + kalyptein “to cover, conceal,” from PIE root *kel- “to cover, conceal, save.” The Christian end-of-the-world story is part of the revelation in John of Patmos’ … Continue reading
The politics of mutual aid
Kairos: A time when conditions are right for the accomplishment of a crucial action; the opportune and decisive moment. A time when conditions are right for the accomplishment of a crucial action; the opportune and decisive moment. We share an … Continue reading
Afghanistan: Readings of the fall of a political regime
Without sufficient knowledge of events on the ground, or of the broader context (historical, social, economic, geo-political, etc.), we share three texts on the recent Taliban overthrow of the U.S.A.-NATO regime in Kabul, with the aim of navigating beyond the … Continue reading →