No Middle Ground #2 (1983)

No Middle Ground issue 2 cover

Anti-Authoritarian Perspectives on Latin America and the Caribbean. Published Fall, 1983.

Submitted by Fozzie on August 17, 2026

Contents

Chile Ten Years After

  • After a commercial interruption, the revolution continues - Neil Marshall
  • Chronology of recent events
  • Dictatorship on shaky ground - Grupo Pedro Nolasco Arratia
  • The Re-emergence of Anarchism in Chile
  • Strange Defeat - Pointblank!
  • Chronology of the Chilean workers’ movement 1900-1960 - by Coordinadora Libertaria Latino-Americana
  • Persona non grata in several countries

  • Supporting Groups
  • ‘Because she's poor and black?’ - Guangara Libertaria collective
  • Nicaragua Visited - Caitlin Manning

Brazil

  • The economic crisis and the ‘new workers movement' - Tom Wetzel
  • ...and the other sides of rebellion - Brian Kane
  • Brazilian Anarchist Press Fund Appeal

  • Venezuela: The Prospects for Anarchism
  • For Freedom in El Salvador
  • Libertarian Latin American Directory

ERRATUM: The last line on page 57, left column, reads: “Community party hacks and pelegos”. This line should have read: “Communist Party hacks and pelegos."

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Fozzie

2 weeks 6 days ago

Submitted by Fozzie on August 17, 2026

It looks like there were at least another two issues of this? (Issue 1 and a double issue 3/4). I would be good to get scans of those if scans can be had...

syndicalist

2 weeks 5 days ago

Submitted by syndicalist on August 18, 2026

Right quick.

Great to see the full issue on-line.

Following on the heels of the work started by the IWA's Norsk Syndikalistisk Forbund (Norway) "Open Commission on Latin America", a small group of us in North America launched both the
publication "No Middle Ground". And the mutual aid/solidarity committee, Libertarian Aid for Latin American Workers (each local used a slightly different name, see "Supporting Groups" listed in this issue.

Our New York local group, Libertarian Workers Group, were founding and key participants I this network and project. (Note c/o P.O. Box 692 Old Chelsea Station, New York, NY 10113 USA was the LWG POBox).

I believe this is the only complete issue of "No Middle Ground"
on-line

Submitted by syndicalist on August 18, 2026

Fozzie wrote: It looks like there were at least another two issues of this? (Issue 1 and a double issue 3/4). I would be good to get scans of those if scans can be had...

I will try and scan these two issues after locating them. If they are too fragile, I will not try too scan.

Fozzie

2 weeks 4 days ago

Submitted by Fozzie on August 19, 2026

Thanks for looking!