Category Archives: Commentary

Amedeo Bertolo: Authority, Power and Domination

Amedeo Bertolo’s essay, “Power, authority and domination: a proposal of definition” is perhaps one of the most important that he wrote, for its rigour and for its theoretical and potential practical implications. It is undoubtedly one of the clearest examples … Continue reading

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Amedeo Bertolo: A life in anarchy

In this way, an iridescent and multiform anarchism is invented in which the militant but also the poet is recognised, which includes struggle, struggle but also life. Amedeo Bertolo [Anarchy is] neither a means, nor an end … it is … Continue reading

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Franco “Bifo” Berardi: The struggle for new subjectivities

Last Wednesday, Franco “Bifo” Berardi affirmed in a public Zoom organised by the Untref [Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero] that politics had died. He was referring to politics as the belief that the will can create new collective projects … Continue reading

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Ungovernable: An Interview with Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin

In the interview which we share below (William C. Anderson and published by the Black Rose Anarchist Federation, 11/08/2020), there is a lucidity and wisdom in the words Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin, words born of struggles, words that cannot be ignored. … Continue reading

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Julien Coupat et al: Things seen

Julien Coupat was one of the accused of the so-called “Tarnac” group. He is the author, along with others, of this text on “things seen” of May and August 2020. It was published simultaneously in Reporterre and Terrestres (04/09/2020) and … Continue reading

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… what Blackness does to and through anarchism

From Roarmag (08/09/2020), a reflection on “anarcho-blackness” … The primordial mutiny of anarcho-Blackness Marquis Bey Anarcho-Blackness is a qualitative shift of what anarchism is and does, describing the insurgency that defines the abolition of hierarchy and the state. Anarchism has … Continue reading

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Amador Fernández-Savater: Questions engendered by a virus

A transcription (in translation) of a talk by Amador Fernández-Savater at a colloquium held in Madrid at Espacio La Atenea, “To Inhabit and to govern uncertainty. Reflecting together in confusing times ”. Wednesday, July 15. Published by the online magazine … Continue reading

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(For) David Graeber on mutual aid

From the PM Press Blog … In loving memory of our friend, comrade, and mentor…David Graeber Andrej Grubacic shares some thoughts on David’s sudden passing. David Graeber was my mentor and my closest friend for the last twenty years. We … Continue reading

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David Graeber: The shock of victory

From the CrimethInc. Collective … The Shock Of Victory: An Essay by David Graeber—and a Short Eulogy for Him Today, we mourn the passing of our friend and comrade, David Graeber, a tireless, insightful, and wide-ranging thinker. In his honor, … Continue reading

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For David Graeber (1961-2020)

The greatest homage that we can be pay to David Graeber – even if this language is probably not one that he would appreciate – is to learn from his work and his life (which were never separate), and to … Continue reading

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