There are tonnes of threads on libcom discussing the Spanish and Russian revolutions but never the German Revolution. Does anyone have an opinion of why the German Revolution failed? It seems that the biggest problems were, poorly coordinated uprisings which were isolated and crushed by the state, and , the voting in of the SDP to the councils who were openly counter revolutionary, which suggests the majority of workers didn't even want socialism
In less than two weeks time hundreds of neo-Nazis and racists will descend on the coastal town of Dover calling for Britain to “close the border”. It is vital that anti-fascists and anti-racists...
A history of Rwanda and Burundi, two African nations run by Western Imperial powers until independence in 1961. Burundi became an independent state in 1962.
Slightly before the election of 2010 the Anarchist Federation in Scotland were asked to contribute an opinion piece on voting to the Sunday Herald. Here is the article complete with the opposing...
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Good question. Are there any libertarian socialist books on the subject. The only book I seem to come across is the Chris Harman one and I'm finding that a real chore.