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Raúl Zibechi: Gaza is Rio de Janeiro. Gaza is the whole world
From Redes Libertarias (07/11/2025) There are no words to describe the horror we feel at the massacre of more than 130 poor black youths killed by the Rio de Janeiro police, under the pretext of attacking drug trafficking. It was … Continue reading
Claiming Freedom in Revolution and in War: an Introduction to the Anarchist Group in Sudan
From Black Rose/Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation (30/10/2025) In 2024, Black Rose/Rosa Negra’s International Relations Committee began working closely with anarchist revolutionaries in Sudan. This relationship has involved the exchange of ideas, practical advice, and support. Earlier in 2025, Black Rose/Rosa … Continue reading
Giorgio Agamben: War is peace
Among the horrors of war that are often forgotten is its survival in peacetime through industrial transformations. It is well known – but forgotten – that the barbed wire with which many still fence their fields and properties comes from … Continue reading
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Remembering Pier Paolo Pasolini
On the anniversary of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s murder, we share (in English and Italian) one of his most cited and debated pieces of journalism, “Is this a Military Coup D’Etat? I Know…”, published in Italy’s “Corriere della Sera” on the … Continue reading
William Morris: The Society of the Future
The only way forward is for all those targeted to gather themselves more effectively than their enemies have, to recognize their alliance, and to fight the phantasms prepared for them with a powerful and regenerative imaginary that can distinguish between … Continue reading
Tariq Ali: Unending War
From Sidecar/New Left Review (16/10/2025) The gallery of grotesques assembled by Trump – only the toga was missing in his rendering of the Roman Emperor Nero – at Sharm-el-Sheikh, the Egyptian resort synonymous with luxury and despotism, dutifully celebrated ‘Peace … Continue reading
Giorgio Agamben: On artificial intelligence and natural stupidity
“An age of barbarism is beginning, and science will be at its service.” The age of barbarism is not yet over, and Nietzsche’s diagnosis is now being confirmed. The sciences are so attentive to satisfying and even anticipating every demand … Continue reading
Maurizio Lazzarato: The United States and “Fascistic Capitalism”
From Ill Will (07/10/2025) Continuing the reflections begun in “Why War?,” “Political Conditions of a New World Order,” and “The Impasses of Western Critical Thought,” philosopher Maurizio Lazzarato argues that the shape of the next phase of history will not … Continue reading
Michel Foucault: Grotesque Power
Ah ! saleté ! le mauvais droit ne vaut-il pas le bon?/Ah, crap! Isn’t Wrong worth the same as Right? Alfred Jarry, Ubu roi We fascists are the only true anarchists, naturally, once we’re masters of the state. In fact, … Continue reading
How Everyday Organizing Stopped Trump’s Bay Area ICE Surge
In this article a member of Black Rose/Rosa Negra’s California Bay Area Local reflects on the organizing that made recent mobilizations to oppose a “surge” of federal agents in their region both possible and successful. (06/11/2025) Juan Verala Luz Between … Continue reading →