The forgotten martyrs of Orangeburg - Monica Moorehead
Submitted by Steven. on Jan 26 2015 17:41
A short account of the police massacre of three black students demonstrating against a segregated bowling alley in South Carolina in 1968.
Rybin, Peter, 1885-1921
Submitted by Steven. on Jan 13 2015 22:45
Historical information about Peter Rybin, a Russian anarcho-syndicalist who joined the revolutionary Ukrainian Makhnovist army and was also active in the US, gleaned largely from his Soviet secret police file and focusing on his final months before he was sadly executed.
The two anarchisms - legalism and illegalism in the libertarian movement in late nineteenth century Spain - Miguel Amorós
Submitted by Alias Recluse on Dec 29 2014 01:38
A review of the vicissitudes of Spanish anarchism between 1873 and 1897, with special emphasis on the anti-organizational, terrorist (“propaganda of the deed”), and individualist currents within the libertarian movement, and their disastrous consequences for the development of anarchism in Spain.
Origins of the police - David Whitehouse
Submitted by Steven. on Dec 24 2014 09:29
Excellent text examining the creation of the first police forces, which took place in England and the US in just a few decades in the mid-19th century. And explaining that they were not brought into being to prevent crime or protect the public, but primarily to control crowds: the working class, white and black.
The Christmas Eve Calumet massacre, 1913
Submitted by Steven. on Dec 22 2014 13:32
A short history of the biggest mass murder in Michigan history: the massacre of 73 people, mostly the children of striking miners at a Christmas party on Christmas Eve in 1913.
What's behind Operation Pandora? - Revista Argelaga
A short article featuring observations and analysis of the government crackdown on and arrests of anarchists in Barcelona and Madrid in December 2014, written by the editors of the Barcelona journal, Argelaga.
Killing for development - M.A.R.C.U.S.E. (Autonomous Movement for Critical Reflection for the Use of the Survivors of the Economy)
A brief analysis of the implications and broader significance of the ZAD movement in France (ZAD: Zones to Defend) in the wake of the killing of a demonstrator on October 26, 2014 who was protesting against the construction of a dam in southwest France.
Locked arms and open hearts: students from the Okanagan Valley mobilize for Ayotzinapa
Submitted by Ivelrah on Dec 20 2014 11:28
Students from the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia organize to offer solidarity on the Global Day of Action for Ayotzinapa
Four NoTAV activists acquitted of terrorism charge
Submitted by StrugglesInItaly on Dec 18 2014 23:57
The four NoTAV activists arrested on 9th December 2013 have been acquitted of the charge of terrorism. They were, however, convicted for attacking the TAV construction site, for damaging a compressor and for carrying “weapons of war” (in fact, Molotov cocktails and fireworks).
Spain: Pandora’s box
Submitted by Karetelnik on Dec 17 2014 20:08
Meetings attended by thousands of people have been held in several cities of Spain in the wake of arrests of anarchists by police on the morning of December 16. In the course of a special operation code-named “Pandora”, the police tracked down activists whom they intended to accuse of organizing terrorist acts. As a result, 14 people were arrested; three were later released.
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