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Tag Archives: Tomás Ibáñez
Tomás Ibáñez: The irreducible, yet fecund, anarchist contradiction
BOAB Bologna Anarchist Bookfair September 5, 6, and 7, 2025 After many years of interruption of the major anarchist book fairs in Italy, such as the one that was periodically organized in Florence with its debates and book exhibitions, some … Continue reading
Tomás Ibáñez: Neo-fascism, new totalitarianism and the illusion of the ballot box
We share below a recent talk given by Tomás Ibáñez at the Ateneo Libertario La Idea, Madrid, on the 27th of February. The importance and urgency of its subject matter requires no introduction. (Source: Redes Libertarias, 17/03/2025) I shall begin with … Continue reading
Negativity and positivity in anarchism: An inextricable but contradictory duality
Tomás Ibáñez writes on the inherent (contradictory) duality of the anarchist imaginary and anarchist practice, from Redes Libertarias (05/12/2024). When I opened the computer to start writing this text, I was tempted to title it: “In Fiery Praise of the … Continue reading
April 1964-April 2024: The origins of a symbol
We publish below a pamphlet generously shared with us by Tomás Ibáñez that tells the story of the circled A as an anarchist symbol, a symbol whose 60th anniversary falls on this year.
Tomás Ibáñez: Post-foundational anarchism
From the date of his first publication, in 1962, to the present, Tomáz Ibáñez has engaged with anarchism with a depth, sensitivity and generosity matched by few of his contemporaries. To walk through this work is to discover a complex … Continue reading
Tomás Ibáñez: Anarchism as a way of life
A new way of life, not a new faith…. Friedrich Nietzsche, The Antichrist To speak of anarchism as a way of life, as an ethics, takes us to difficult questions about what it is to be, to act, as an anarchist. And … Continue reading
Tomás Ibáñez: The State and the pandemic
You might as well be hung for deathAs breaking a machine–So now my Lad, your sword unsheathAnd make it sharp and keen- We are ready now your cause to joinWhenever you may call;So make foul blood run clear & fineOf … Continue reading
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
Anarchists, rebellion and nationalism in catalonia: Tomás Ibáñez
The militant demonstrations around national independence in catalonia continue (The Guardian 27/10/2019) in the face of State repression; a growing militancy that “threatens to transform the demands and consciousness of the movement itself.”(CrimethInc. 23/10/2019) However justified we are in believing … Continue reading
Tomás Ibáñez: Some contributions to anarchism from contemporary critical thought
Holding to critical thinking in the turbulent waters of anarchism From Redes Libertarias, 27/01/2026 From the moment that political anarchism took its first steps in the second half of the 19th century, it has always been open to incorporating contributions … Continue reading →