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Chronicle of an insurrection: Lebanon
From the CrimethInc. collective (13/11/2019) and a blog maintained by Joey Ayoub … Lebanon: A Revolution against Sectarianism Chronicling the First Month of the Uprising Since October 17, Lebanon has experienced countrywide demonstrations that have toppled the prime minister and … Continue reading
Scenes from the civil war in greece: A call to wake up!
News from greece, from Yannis Youlountas … November 12: In the early morning, the refugee/migrant squat of Bouboulinas in Exarchia is besieged and evacuated, after the anti-terrorist OPKE had sealed off the north-east corner of the neighbourhood. November 11: Anti-riot … Continue reading
From wall to wall, the reign of capital
What’s going on here is not unification but subjugation. Heiner Müller, Der Spiegel (30/07/1990) Oh, it’s all so long ago, isn’t it? When the wall came down I was 12 years old and crazy about belongings and about the world. … Continue reading
Chile: Chronicle of an insurrection
From Roarmag … Chileans stand fearless in the face of repression Bree Busk (24/10/2019) What started as a student protest against fare hikes has turned into a widely supported civil uprising against President Piñera’s authoritarian neoliberal regime.
Chile: From protest to insurgency
Every protest against inequality, or the perceived assault on former “equality” and the arrogance and blindness of politicians, is today a potential spark for rebellion and insurrection. Today it is chile, lebanon, hong kong; just yesterday, it was ecuador, haiti, … Continue reading
Catalonia: Trapped between nationalisms
The problems of Catalonia are talked about too often. What problems of Catalonia? In Catalonia there is no problem; the only problem that could have arisen in Catalonia is posed by us; but the problem that is posed by us … Continue reading
The Quito commune: Ecuador’s insurrection
Alexander Kluge writes that the “sentiments are the true inhabitants of people’s paths of life. It can be said of them what is said of the Celts … : they are everywhere, we simply do not see them. The sentiments … Continue reading
The stakes in Rojava: Murdering a revolution
As Rojava becomes the front line of inter-state conflict (the Guardian), it is the destruction of the revolution created and fought for on this land that is the objective of the military interventions. A reflection on the stakes of events … Continue reading
Rojava: In defence of a revolution
The news has come, Erdogan’s turkish army has begun its offensive against north-eastern syria, against the Rojava Revolution, which threatens not only his authoritarian rule, but that of the whole middle east. Whatever doubts or hesitations one may have regarding … Continue reading
Evo Morales: The fall of a “left government”
From Raúl Zibechi, reflections on the fall of Evo Morales and a “leftwing” government; a story repeats itself … Bolivia: The Extreme Right Takes Advantage of a Popular Uprising Raúl Zibechi (Toward Freedom 11/11/2019) What caused the fall of the … Continue reading →