anarchism
Articles about anarchism, a political ideology based on mutual aid, solidarity and the abolition of the state.
Pragmatism as ideology
Whenever I get into a political discussion these days I find myself accused of ‘dogma’, ‘ideological blinkers’, ‘detached ultra-left purism’ and so on. Now maybe that’s true.
But the accompanying charge is usually one of ‘doing nothing’ and thus not subjecting my ‘sterile’ ideas to the test of practice.
The slow burning fuse - the lost history of the British anarchists
John Quail's excellent history of the anarchist movement in the UK from its origins until the 20th century.
Text taken from the excellent John Gray archive
http://www.geocities.com/~Johngray/fusetitl.htm
Unfortunately the whole text has not been scanned, available here are the introduction and first seven chapters. If anyone can help us OCR the rest please get in touch.
Letter of América Scarfó to Emile Armand
Translation of an important document in the history of Argentinian anarchism and of anarchist thinking on amatory ethics. "I desire for all just what I desire for myself: the freedom to act, to love, to think. That is, I desire anarchy for all humanity."
Letter of América Scarfó to Emile Armand
Buenos Aires, 3 December 1928. To comrade E. Armand.
Dear Comrade,
Anarchism not suitable - Anton Pannekoek
Short piece by Anton Pannekoek arguing why he believes anarcism is unsuitable for revolutionary organisation.
The following article was originally published as a letter by Anton Pannekoek written to JA Dawson, the editor of the Australian journal, Southern Advocate for Workers Councils. The article appeared, under a title given by Dawson, in issue 42, February 1948. This version is reprinted from Pannekoek and the Workers' Councils, Serge Bricianer ed.
Bolten, Virginia 1870-1960? aka “La Luisa Michel Rosarino” (The Louise Michel of Rosario)
A short biography of Virginia Bolten, fearless fighter for anarchism and women's liberation
Virginia Bolten was the daughter of a German street vendor. She was born in Uruguay, either in San Luis, according to some, or in San Juan, according to the researcher Placido Grela. Rosario was known as the “Barcelona of Argentina” at this point in time because of its concentration of industries, the radical ferment there and the political influence it had over the rest of the country.
Monson wins with a KO for anarchism
This article came out of a talk given in Belfast by anarchist MMA fighter Jeff Monson in March 2009. The article first appeared in issue 1 of The Leveller.
Anarchist and professional mixed-martial arts (MMA) fighter Jeff Monson was in Belfast in March to fight Lithuanian Sergej Maslobojev in the main event of Cage Wars' "Decade" in Belfast’s Kings Hall.
Where there's smoke... anarchism after the RNC
A critical review of anarchist organization in relation to the 2008 US Republican National Convention.
I. We've got the numbers, they've got the guns..
Propagandist - what the papers said about anarchism and G20
In the absence of a realistic threat to the status quo from Islamic fundamentalists, the state has tentatively been trying to paint anarchists as a parallel and growing internal threat to the nation.
Despite minimal evidence, the conjecture of the police that a major anarchist atrocity is inevitable has been taken almost verbatim by the mainstream media and was pushed even further during the G20, with several ludicrous stories appearing about what the movement might get up to appearing.
Rob Ray picks some of the best for Freedom.
Daily Mail
Not, for once, the most hysterical voice around – an honour which must go to the Evening Standard. However their suggestion that activists ‘pelted police with bottles as they tried to save a dying protester’, echoed uncritically from the police report by every other major paper, was among the most vicious libels to appear.
On the frontline: anarchists at work
Workplace Strategy of the Anarchist Federation
The following text is the official workplace strategy of the Anarchist Federation, adopted nationally in April 2009. Drawing on the experiences of AF members at the workplace, it aims to lay out the possibilities for anarchists in the here and now and open debate in the movement on workplace organisation.
Preface
Anarchist literature and distribution
Distribution of anarchist literature has been a major difficulty for decades, and recent improvements to a range of products has repeatedly been held back by this fact. what can we do about it?
Having a soft spot for the anarcho-punk magazine Now or Never!, I listened avidly today to an interview between Resonance FM anarchist talk show host Ian Bone and the magazine's editors, Tug and Harry K.
