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Simone Weil: La Personne et le sacré/Human Personality

Justice consists in seeing that no harm is done to men. Whenever a man cries inwardly: “Why am I being hurt?” harm is being done to him. He is often mistaken when he tries to define the harm, and why … Continue reading

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From Ukraine to Palestine: The Poisons of Denialism

by David Finkel (Against the Current) Exploding over the past year, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Israel’s escalating violence and ethnic cleansing in Palestine have become two centers of a deepening global crisis. For the international left, the Ukraine … Continue reading

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Igor Paskar: “What Did Each of Us Do to Stop This Nightmare?”

(from avtonom.org 16/06/2023) On 31 May the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Igor Paskar to eight-and-a-half years’ imprisonment on charges of “vandalism” and “terrorism”. He was found guilty of burning a Z-banner [a pro-war symbol] and the symbolic firebombing of … Continue reading

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Ukraine: Voices of resistance

Step forward: we hearThat you are a good man.You cannot be bought, but the lightningWhich strikes the house, alsoCannot be bought.You hold to what you said.But what did you say?You are honest, you say your opinion.Which opinion?You are brave.Against whom?You … Continue reading

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War in Ukraine: An anarchist debate (continued)

As Wayne Price writes, the anarchist debate around the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the anarchist response to it continues; a debate that we continue to follow. Retrieved from anarkismo.net/article/32774 (28/05/2023). Anarchists Support Self-Determination for Ukraine: What Did Bakunin Say About … Continue reading

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Gilles Dauvé: Peace is War

Endeavouring to navigate the tempest of war in ukraine, with Gilles Dauvé … (published at the PM Press website, The Anarchist Library, and originally in french at troploin). “Small countries, such as Belgium, should be well-advised to rally to the … Continue reading

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Sentence confirmed for the first arson attack on a Russian military enlistment office: 13 years imprisonment

From avtonom.org (21/05/2023) … Kirill Butylin carried out the first known arson attack on a military enlistment office following the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 28th of  February 2022 the young man threw Molotov cocktails at … Continue reading

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Remembering Cooper Andrews

Editorial honoring the life of Cooper “Harris” Andrews, an anarchist from Cleveland, Ohio who was killed fighting in Ukraine against Russian invasion forces. (It’s going down, 04/05/2023) On April 19th, 2023, Cooper (Harris) Andrews, 26, passed alongside three other anarchist … Continue reading

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Dmitry Petrov: Four Months in an Anti-Authoritarian Platoon in Ukraine

We share below a reflection by the russian anarchist Dmitry Petrov, recently killed fighting on the Bakhmut front against the russian invasion of ukraine, from July 2022. Its importance requires no comment from us, except to say that it raises … Continue reading

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In Memory of Dmitry Petrov

From the CrimethInc. collective (03/05/2023), we share an incomplete biography and translation of the anarchist Dmitry Petrov’s work. On April 19, 2023, three anarchists were killed in battle near Bakhmut: an American named Cooper Andrews, an Irishman named Finbar Cafferkey, … Continue reading

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