Building the Revolutionary Party? - Geoff Foote
An article by Geoff Foote critically examining the idea of a "revolutionary party". This article was first published by the Organisation of Revolutionary Anarchists in Libertarian Communist Review #1, and then made available online by the Struggle.ws website.
A Letter to Intellectuals Who Hide Behind the Word “Purity”
A commentary responding to the Monthly Review Online piece “A letter to intellectuals who deride revolutions in the name of purity” on the question of revolution and state power. This article was previously published by the Black Rose/Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation.
Mao's China and After: A History of the People's Republic - Maurice Meisner
Fantastic in-depth critical history of the failure of China's 'transition to socialism', analysing the degree to which it lived up to its egalitarian rhetoric as it navigated the uneasy relationships between democracy and bureaucracy, socialism and capitalism.
1968: La Praga Printempo
Mallonga historio de la Praga Printempo en 1968.
UPDATED - Solidarity with Detained Cuban Anarchist and LGBT Activists
Submitted by R Totale on May 12 2019 09:23
Havana, Cuba – Following tensions around the cancellation of the state sponsored LGBT march and the effort by activists to call for an independently organized one, two anarchist and LGBT activists, Isbel Diaz Torres and partner Jimmy Roque Martinez, are believed to have been detained by Cuban authorities. The detentions are seen as an attempt by the Cuban state to suppress and intimidate outspoken activists whom they see as leaders and vocal activists in the LGBT community in Cuba. This story was first posted by Black Rose Anarchist Federation.
Against the Logic of the Guillotine: Why the Paris Commune Burned the Guillotine—and We Should Too
Submitted by R Totale on Apr 13 2019 18:51
Crimethinc examine the history behind the guillotine, its current popularity as a left symbol, and try to suggest a vision of liberation not based around revenge fantasies.
Works of Mikhail Bakunin - reading guide
Works of the founder of Anarchism Mikhail Bakunin (1814-1876) or published collections of works of Bakunin.
(for biographies of Bakunin see here)
Three impossible things before breakfast: some comments on the "Full Brexit" group
Submitted by R Totale on Apr 6 2019 14:47
Some critical commentary on the Full Brexit group's call for a "socialist and internationalist Brexit".
Socialist Dog Catchers (or Presidents) Won’t Save Us
With Bernie Sanders entering the race to be the Democratic candidate for the 2020 election, Pádraig Sinjun discusses whether diverting resources from grassroots struggles to electoral campaigning is really the way to pursue class struggle.
- 1 of 43
- ››
