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The 90th anniversary of the spanish revolution, today
Manel Aisa Pàmpols, Redes Libertarias, 20/07/2026 Trying to understand the anarchist movement in Barcelona, Catalonia, and the surrounding area in the early 20th century is by no means easy, but ultimately it is a phenomenon that is by no means … Continue reading
Tomás Ibáñez: Anarchisms at the crossroads
Redes Libertarias (06/06/2026) Tomás Ibáñez’s essay, “Anarchism at the crossroads”, is an intervention in a debate in the Spanish anarchist milieu, but the controversy is neither uniquely Spanish nor novel. What kind of organisation does anarchist politics call for? Must … Continue reading
Confessions of a communard: Meeting the people where they are
From Freedom News (09/07/2026) Our strategy for 2027 has been about visible grassroots initiatives which announce our presence Wren Albion At the end of 2026 A Commune in the North (ACitN… pronounced “a kitten”) became the focus of a ‘Live Project’, where … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, Alternative Economies, anarchism, community, mutual aid
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Herbert Read: The philosophy of anarchism (1940)
Ts’ui Chii said to Lao Tzu, “You say there must be no government. But it there is no government, how are men’s hearts to be improved?” “The last thing you should do,” said Lao Tzu, “is to tamper with men’s … Continue reading
The utopian dimension
Miquel Amorós Redes Libertárias, nº 5, Spring 2026/online 23/06/2026 It is often said that Anarchists live in a world of dreams to come, and do not see the things which happen today. We do see them only too well, and … Continue reading
The new Palmer Raids
How Trump’s war on dissent borrows from America’s darkest playbook Joel Sucher, Freedom News (29/06/2026) History doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes – and right now, the rhyme scheme is terrifyingly familiar. In the winter of 1919-1920, Attorney General A. … Continue reading
Mikhail Bakunin: A vital, overflowing life
From Freedom News (01/7/2026) Marking 150 years since the death of the great revolutionary, whose vision of anarchism remains more relevant than ever Nikolay Gerasimov The political and cultural birth of Russian anarchism occurred at the turn of the 20th … Continue reading
The highest expression of the organisation. Origin and development of the Iberian Anarchist Federation (FAI)
Julián Vadillo Muñoz From Redes Libertarias no. 5 (Spring 2026)/on line 11/06/2026 With a PhD in History from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), Julián Vadillo Muñoz is a secondary school teacher and a professor of contemporary history at the … Continue reading
The transatlantic war on freedom
From Freedom News (29/06/2026) Moving a box of zines can now get you 30 years in Trump’s America, echoing the UK’s crackdown on protest punkacademic On Tuesday, while England played Ghana in the World Cup, down in Texas nine people each … Continue reading
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The origins of Black anarchism in Brazil
From Freedom News (23/07/2028) A brief historical overview of Black anarchist militance in the early Brazilian labour movement (1906-1930) Carlos Junior Although only a few pages have been dedicated to Black libertarian militants in Brazil, they were at the forefront … Continue reading →