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Against War: Errico Malatesta
The War and the Anarchists (1912) There is no nefarious deed, no criminal passion that interested parties do not try to excuse, justify, and even glorify by means of noble reasons. This is, in essence, a source of comfort, for … Continue reading
Against War: Leo Tolstoy
Letter to A Non-Comissioned Officer (1898) You are surprised that soldiers are taught that it is right to kill people in certain cases and in war, while in the books admitted to be holy by those who so teach. there … Continue reading
If only there was no war?
From Pramen, Anarchism in Belarus (28/01/2022) … After the Russian occupation of Crimea and the deployment of troops on the territory of Donbass, part of the Belarusian opposition decided to give up trying to get rid of Lukashenko. The fear … Continue reading
International Anarchist Statement on Covid 19 Pandemic
February 7, 2022 No one is safe until we are all safe The Covid 19 pandemic has impacted every aspect of human life. It has had a devastating effect on people’s physical and mental health, social relations and communities, our … Continue reading
No escaping the state: the story of Lovett Fort-Whiteman
From Roarmag (13/01/2021), a reflection on the limits of the State as a vehicle for anti-racism, by William C. Anderson. The life of a Black radical who fled state violence in the US only to find it under a different … Continue reading
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Tagged anarchism, anti-racism, anti-statism, Lovett Fort-Whiteman, Soviet Union, State socialism, William C. Anderson
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“Anarchism” is just a name- a review of Anarchism and the Black Revolution and The Nation on No Map: Black Anarchism and Abolition
From Freedom Press (13/01/2021), a review of two recently published essays: Anarchism and the Black Revolution, by Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin (Pluto Press) and The Nation on No Map: Black Anarchism and Abolition, by William Anderson (AK Press). In Summer 2017, … Continue reading
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Tagged anarchism, anti-capitalism, anti-racism, black anarchism, Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin, William Anderson
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Forgotten Fighters: American Anarchist Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War
From the The Volunteer, the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade website, an excellent article (30/08/2017), by Kenyon Zimmer, on North American volunteers in the Spanish Civil War/Revolution. Among the almost 3,000 foreign anarchists who fought in the Spanish Civil … Continue reading
A tour of the CNT positions during the Civil War
We share below an important text on the changing positions of the anarchist CNT labour union during the Spanish Civil War/Revolution, published at Alasbarricadas (11/12/2021) and published in English at Anarkismo.net (20/12/2021). [We have made only minor revisions to the … Continue reading
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Tagged anarchism, anti-capitalism, CNT, revolution, spain, the spanish revolution
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Carlo Levi: A witness to freedom
… all history unfolds in every individual life. Of course this only happens when history does unfold, because it can also stop, or turn backward or spin emptily on its own axis like a mechanical top. Carlo Levi, The Watch … Continue reading
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Tagged anarchism, anti-fascism, autonomy, Carlo Levi, Giorgio Agamben, italy
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Against War: Ricardo Flores Magón
The Barricade and the Trench (1915) Front to front are the two enemy defenses: the barricade of the people and the military trench. The barricade shows to the sun its enormous, irregular bulk, and appears to be proud of its … Continue reading →