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Mutual aid in pandemic times

The mutual-aid tendency in man has so remote an origin, and is so deeply interwoven with all the past evolution of the human race, that it has been maintained by mankind up to the present time, notwithstanding all vicissitudes of … Continue reading

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Greece: The politics of exception in times of the pandemic (2)

Greece is often presented as an example to follow in the control of the COVID-19 pandemic, having kept numbers of infection and death comparatively low. (the Guardian) What is so often ignored or passed over in these celebratory judgements is … Continue reading

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COVID-19: Translating a pandemic politically

“We know that many suffer, but the state is there,” said the italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte, after announcing a 400 million euro food voucher programme for those who have lost their source of income due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Continue reading

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The chilean insurrection: Chronicles and lessons

From the CrimethInc. Collective (02/03/2020) … March is Coming: The Next Phase of Revolt in Chile The Lay of the Land Ahead of Round Two Since October, the territory nominally controlled by the Chilean government has seen massive demonstrations against capitalism and the … Continue reading

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Aragorn!: The passing of an american anarchist

The Raccoon people live by simple rules: live life to its fullest, no concession to a world of misery, and run to fight another day. I first met one of the Raccoon people when I was only a child. He … Continue reading

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Call for Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners in Russia

From the CrimethInc. Collective: A Call for Solidarity Actions February 22-29 In Russia, the Russian Federal Security Service—the FSB, which is descended from the KGB—has set a new precedent for extracting false confessions from arrestees by means of torture, threats, … Continue reading

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In solidarity with Soheil Arabi

Soheil Arabi, the anarchist political prisoner writes from the notorious Evin prison in northern Tehran, Iran. We follow this text with an interview with members of the Anarchist Union of Afghanistan and Iran. Anarchism means flying forever (From the anarchist … Continue reading

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Against All Wars, Against All Governments

From the CrimethInc. Collective (08/01/2020)… Against All Wars, Against All Governments: Responding to the Escalation of the US-Iran War Following the US airstrike that killed Iranian general Qasem Soleimani on January 3 and the Iranian missile strikes against US positions … Continue reading

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Tracing the lines of the barricade

“Which side are you on?”, asks a famous american labour song. Perhaps the answer to the question, taken as a question with revolutionary implications, has never been simple, contrary to the illusions of hindsight and/or ideology. This seems to be … Continue reading

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The lost images of anarchist Barcelona

From the Roarmag Collective (21/12/2019)… This post was originally published by eldiario.es. Text by Pol Pareja. Translation from Spanish by Andrew Hakes Re-discovered after 80 years, the photographic legacy of the CNT which brings the libertarian revolution in Barcelona back to … Continue reading

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