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Shawn P. Wilbur: An exercise in theoretical synthesis-distillation of anarchist thought and practice

This is the first opportunity that we have had, as a collective, to celebrate and acknowledge the very impressive work by Shawn P. Wilbur of translating, publishing (into English) and reflecting upon – with others – “classical” anarchist theory and … Continue reading

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For Octavio Alberola (1928-2025)

The abandonment of utopia and the ethical concept of revolution has led revolutionary ideologies to sclerosis and ruin. Octavio Alberola Turning anarchism into a routine, a habit, which is only expressed on certain days and in a sectarian intimacy in … Continue reading

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Picking Fights

A grounded reflection on “anarchist ways” from the Seattle Solidarity Network, published with CrimethInc. (10/07/2025) Seventeen Years of Organizing in the Seattle Solidarity Network In the following reflections, participants in the Seattle Solidarity Network share what they have learned in … Continue reading

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The law and its political limits

I build no system. I ask an end to privilege, the abolition of slavery, equality of rights, and the reign of law. Justice, nothing else; that is the alpha and omega of my argument: to others I leave the business … Continue reading

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The empire’s death engine strikes again

From Freedom News (16/06/2025) Israel’s attack on Iran marks the latest phase of global war capitalism—subcontracted settler-colonialism and genocidal thanatopolitics converge, as Western regimes and their enemies arm and threaten with Armageddon ~ Blade Runner ~ The Israeli state has escalated once … Continue reading

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Don’t Let LA Stand Alone: A Message to the Gathering Resistance

From It’s going down, 13/06/2025 Over the past week, tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Los Angeles, fighting to defend their neighborhoods and family members from ICE, facing off with the National Guard to demand those imprisoned … Continue reading

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Agustín García Calvo, or Thought as Direct Action

Agustín García Calvo, poet, dramaturgist, essayist, linguist, philosopher is sadly very little known in the English speaking world. And as an “anarchist”, who would refuse the term, his contributions to “anarchism”, or to a way of thinking describable as anarchistic, … Continue reading

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Mutual Aid, the Commons, and the Revolutionary Abolition of Capitalism

From the CrimethInc. collective (06/06/2025) Revisiting the Difference Between Mutual Aid and Charity Much has been made of the distinction between charity and mutual aid. Charity is top-down and unidirectional, while mutual aid is supposed to be horizontal, reciprocal, and participatory. In … Continue reading

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Anarchists in the Movement against Police and White Supremacy

From the CrimethInc. collective 28/05/2025 From the Los Angeles Riots to the George Floyd Uprising To observe the five-year anniversary of the burning of the Third Precinct at the beginning of the George Floyd Revolt, we have prepared a timeline tracing the trajectory … Continue reading

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Simón Royo Hernández: Event and Anarchy: The anarchic event

We publish below an essay generously shared with us by its author, Simón Royo Hernández. Hernández’s work has endeavoured to engage philosophically with the tradition of political anarchism, as others have tried to do, in significant ways. We know that … Continue reading

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