Category Archives: Commentary

Greece: The war against squats continues

Athens: Massive intervention in the streets of Kolonaki (19/12/2019) There is a completely false belief that Exarchia is an area on the map bordered by Patision, Alexandra, Charilaou Trikoupi streets and the hills of Steki. In fact, there is today … Continue reading

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Politics in times of catastrophe (6)

Delenda est lundi matin #221 (16/12/2019) It is characteristic of all political moments to reactivate a certain amount of evidence and sharing. Should we reform society? Upset what exists? Repair the world? The following text was written by a collective … Continue reading

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Politics in times of catastrophe (5)

It is necessary to stop just talking, and to be without pity! André Bernold lundi matin #221 (16/12/19) The comedy has gone on long enough, the insurgency is on the agenda, and the immediate removal of those responsible for the … Continue reading

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France: a general strike waiting to happen

December 6th marked the beginning of a general strike in france against proposed reforms to the national pension schemes for different categories of workers. The “reforms” are the typical State driven “neoliberal” cuts in the value of the pensions, extension … Continue reading

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Letter to a chilean on the current situation

We share a letter in two parts, a letter which is a reflection on the chilean insurrection, on insurrection, and on anarchism and insurrection. (Posted in spanish at portal libertario oaca and a las barricadas. The letters were published in … Continue reading

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Revolution born of exhaustion

More than tiring, the capitalist world exhausts possibilities; indeed, through fatigue, it blinds to our exhaustion. What lies before us is a repetition of the same. But that repetition can not entirely cover over the meaningless of our lives divorced … Continue reading

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Everywhere an insurrection: Colombia

From Roarmag (26/11/2019) … Colombia on strike: “This government has to fall” José Antonio Gutiérrez D. Colombia’s national civic strike is paving the way for a rural-urban coalition of protesters and movements that together can take on President Duque’s right-wing … Continue reading

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Everywhere an insurrection: Iran

From Roarmag (25/11/2019) … Leftists worldwide, stand by the protesters in Iran! The following is a statement by the Iranian leftist diaspora in the United Kingdom, France and Germany who have formed a loose coalition of academics and militants to … Continue reading

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Politics in times of catastrophe (3)

Everything is burning already; Let us burn together! From lundi matin #218 (25/11/2019) We received this anonymous text from Bordeaux. We liked it very much, so here it is. I dreamed chaos. I have dreamed of the embrace of possibilities … Continue reading

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Politics in times of catastrophe (2)

What was initially presented as a single post now gains form as an ongoing reflection, for the catastrophe is without limits. Of Precarity From lundi matin #218 (25/11/2019) On Friday the 8th of November, a 22-year-old student set himself on … Continue reading

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