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Black Flag 229
Issue 229 saw a widening out of content for the magazine, with both internal looks at issues of interest to the anarchist movement and analysis of events in the wider world, including the headline article on the aftermath of the Grek riots at the end of 2008 and over the economic crisis gripping the world.
In focus: In the first of a three-part series, Tom Gaynor looks at New Labour’s time in power.
News: Laura Norder enters the Sparrow’s Nest, Nottingham’s archive of liberty.
Interview: Black Flag talks to Irish anarchist Andrew Flood about his recent journey into the weird and wonderful world of US activism.
Black Flag 230 - Sneak Preview
Following a fantastic response at the London bookfair to this issue, Black Flag is even more proud than usual (so that's pretty damn proud) to do our usual giveaway of one particularly thoughtful article from the latest magazine, issue 230 to show roughly what we're about and encourage people to buy, distro and volunteer to help out the real deal in paper, thus keeping us running.
This issue, Brighton SolFed writes in Black Flag about the class logic behind the destruction of the post war social contract...
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
- Cover story: Examining the new welfare bill and why its regressive politics must be fought
- Theory: Exploring the roots of anarchist economics
Black Flag 228
With the credit crunch slowly unravelling the debt-dependent “real” economy, the late 2008 edition of Black Flag discussed the economics of wage cutting. This tied in to a look at the weakness of the unions. UK fascism, our ecological and health problems, a discussion of the welfare and analyis of why an eco-capitalism is an impossibility all feature. Below is the full contents listings for the magazine, which is attached as a PDF file.
- Cover story: Social Ecologist Mark R on greenwash capitalism.
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+Extract: The FAQ on eco-anarchism Page 10 - Analysis: Looking at the NHS, and how to change healthcare for the better.
Page 4 - Analysis: The fall of the unions.
Page 12 - In focus: Looking at the prison system as Titan jails move ever closer.
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Black Flag issue 227
The second of the new issues of Black Flag, which came out as the credit crunch started to hit hard in mid-2008. The collective, while remaining small, fit in much more contemporary and international work for 227. Below is the full contents listings for the magazine, which is attached as a PDF file.
- Cover story: The ballot box can’t beat a BNP which exploits disillusionment with both capitalism and socialism.
Page 4 - Expose: What is the true extent of poverty in Manchester? Jack Ray investigates.
Page 9 - Theory: Placing the credit crunch in perspective.
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Black Flag issue #226
The relaunched Black Flag came out in December 2007, aiming to be a home for non-sectarian discussion across the anarchist movement and looking to reach out beyond to anyone involved in class struggle. As a first effort, this issue focussed strongly on historical aspects of anarchism, while subsequent issues have published a far greater amount of contemporary work. Below is the full contents listings for the magazine, which is attached as a PDF file.
- Cover story: Nicolas Sarkozy has the attitude, but does he have the strength?
Page 4 - Analysis: How the French Popular Front of 1936 had the potential to be so much more.
Page 7 - Obituary: Looking over the remarkable life of Murray Bookchin, a founding father of social ecology.
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Race, class and organisation - Workers Solidarity Federation
An interesting analysis of race, anarchism and class from South African organisation the Workers Solidarity Federation from 1998.
INTRODUCTION BY BLACK FLAG:
We recently observed a very fruitful discussion on race and class on the internet, particularly around "black" anarchism, special oppressions and the desirability of separate organisation.
A year of our lives - 20 years since the great coal strike of 1984-1985
Dave Douglass looks back on the great miners strike, twenty years on. Recalling information about the strike, the reasons behind it, the Tories' and Labour's attacks on the working class and finally how the strike was lost.
A year of our lives - 20 years since the great coal strike of 1984-1985
Interview with southern African anarchists, 2006
A detailed and interesting interview between Black Flag magazine and members of the South African Zabalaza Anarchist Communist Federation covering their organisation, and the situation for workers in South Africa at present.
First, perhaps you could say something about yourself and the organisation you are part of?
The UK anarchist movement - Looking back and forward
Nick Heath reflects on his experiences in the UK anarchist movement since the 1960s, and the lessons on organisation and politics he finds valid for anarchists today.
Dawning of a new era
The Dawning of a New Era
