Category Archives: News blog

The Philippines: Rule by terror

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Julius Gavroche

From the Crimethinc. Collective … The New Terror Bill in the Philippines: Another Front in the Worldwide Struggle against Tyranny (19/07/2020) Yesterday, a new “anti-terror” law went into effect in the Philippines, marking another stage in the worldwide rise of … Continue reading →

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Experiments in total power: Portland

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Julius Gavroche

From one country to another, the pretense of democratic constitutional rule, respect for citizens’ rights, the presumed worth and dignity of everyone, is stripped away as quickly as the crises multiply and rain down upon us. Increasingly, the one obvious … Continue reading →

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Greece: Everything Is Coming to a Boil

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Julius Gavroche

Posted with the CrimethInc. Collective (15/07/2020) … Looming Recession, the Ban on Freedom of Assembly, and the Death of Vassilis Maggos Since coming to power last summer, Greece’s far-right New Democracy party has waged an all-out war against immigrants, anarchists, and rebels, attempting … Continue reading →

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The Cop-Free Zone

Posted on July 4, 2020 by Julius Gavroche

From the CrimethInc. Collective (02/07/2020)… The Cop-Free Zone: Reflections from Experiments in Autonomy around the US The cop-free zone is not the particular block or traffic circle or park. It is the shared commitment to defending a space and eliminating … Continue reading →

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The Floyd rebellion: pathway to a revolution?

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Julius Gavroche

Reflecting on the potential of the “Floyd rebellion”: an article by Kali Akuno published with Roarmag (30/06/2020). The article was originally published on the Wire, a project of the Progressive International. … The Floyd rebellion, if followed by a general strike and People’s … Continue reading →

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For Maurice Rajsfus

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Julius Gavroche

On dit que les révolutionnaires ne meurent jamais. Simplement, vers la fin, ils commencent à avoir mal aux genoux. Maurice Rajsfus The police have always been the essential element of a politics of rejection and exclusion, which hides economic and … Continue reading →

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Mutual aid in New York City

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Julius Gavroche

Further news and reflection on mutual aid, from the CrimethInc. Collective (26/06/2020), the first in a promised series covering mutual aid initiatives across the globe … Finding the Thread that Binds Us: Three Mutual Aid Networks in New York City … Continue reading →

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The resilience and fragility of mutual aid: Argentina

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Julius Gavroche

From the Correspondent, an article by Zoe Smith comparing mutual aid initiatives in Argentina and the experience in the United States. A further contribution to thinking through mutual aid and anarchist politics …

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Anarchism and the pandemic: Reflections on mutual aid

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Julius Gavroche

Every time a neighbor delivers loaves of homemade bread to each house in their block, each time someone provides a ride to a medical appointment, a toy to a child, or a grocery run, we learn who we can count … Continue reading →

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Freedom for Farida

Posted on June 23, 2020 by Julius Gavroche

From the CrimethInc. Collective (22/06/2020)… Police and COVID-19: Two of a Kind: Why One Nurse Risked Her Life to Fight the Virus and the Police We stand in solidarity with Farida C., a 50-year-old nurse at the hospital Paul-Brousse de … Continue reading →

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