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Syndicalism and the strike: French and Italian revolutionary syndicalism and their introduction into Spain - Pere Gabriel

An essay on the relative influence exercised by the First International (the…

A Farewell to Arms- Ernest Hemingway

Anti-militarist novel set against the backdrop of the Italian campaign during World War One, based largely on Hemingwey's experiences in the war.

Heart of a Dog - Mikhail Bulgakov

A scientist implants the testicles and pituitary gland of a recently deceased man into a stray dog, creating a monster. A damning critique of the…
Cover of the Iron Heel

The Iron Heel- Jack London

Dystopian sci-fi novel. The character agitates and struggles for a socialist revolution against an oligarchy. Envisages fascism, despite being…
Film adaptation directed by Uli Edel

Last exit to Brooklyn - Hubert Selby Jr.

Series of stories set in 1950s Brooklyn; a local union official struggles with his sexuality during a strike, a sex worker trawls the bars for…
Depression-era fruit pickers

In dubious battle - John Steinbeck

Story about two Communists who set out to organise a strike of seasonal fruit pickers in California.
Cover of Mother

Mother- Maxim Gorky

Novel following the radicalisation of an uneducated young Russian woman, which went on to define the genre of Socialist Realism.
Raise your voice - Fight against state censorship

[Video] Greece: 3.000 anarchists march in solidarity to Athens Indymedia & 98 FM

3.000 anarchists march in solidarity to Athens Indymedia & 98 FM
Cover of A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens

Novel about the plight of the French peasantry in the years leading up to the French revolution, and the parallels with life in London. Arguably…
Down by Law directed by Jim Jarmusch

Jailbird - Kurt Vonnegut

Story of a man recently released from prison after serving time for his role in the Watergate scandal, while discussing the history of the…
Film adaptation directed by George Roy Hill

Slaughterhouse-five - Kurt Vonnegut

Vonnegut's darkly humourous novel recounting the story of an ill-prepared soldier and the grim reality of the Second World War.

The house of cards: the Savar building collapse

A detailed account and analysis of the latest human disaster in the Bangladeshi garment industry - a poorly constructed factory building…
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