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1919-1950: The politics of Surrealism

A history of Surrealism and its links with politics and, in particular, anarchism and socialism.
Welcome to the desert of the Real

Welcome to the desert of the Real - Slavoj Žižek

The philosopher-psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek’s take on the aftermath of the September 11th attacks, including his trademark references to popular…
Australian rules football

1883-today: The radical history of Aussie rules football

A history of Aussie rules football and its intersection with working class politics since the first…
Portrait of Pietro Gori

1862-1999: Revolutionary song in Italy

The history of song, music, class struggle and anarchism in Italy's turbulent past.
French Revolution

1789-1989: Revolutionary song in France

A history of song, music and revolutionary working class politics in France from the 1789 Revolution up to the 1980s and punk.

China: Capitalism works you to death - literally

Following another worker's death, Ret Marut examines the conditions in China's factories.

Anarchism and the politics of ressentiment - Saul Newman

This essay critiques classical anarchism using Nietzsche’s concept of ‘ressentiment’ and Michel Foucault’s ideas on power. While Newman caricatures 'classical anarchism' in his haste to define his own ‘post-anarchism’, and tends to favour individual identity over collective revolutionary action, he does make important points about the need for anarchism to be more than just a reaction to the state, and the fact that…

Older workers sacked in pre-emptive strike

Complaints of older workers being sacked have increased dramatically in recent weeks, reports Age Concern, which it attributes to a preemptive…

Agitation in Bangladeshi jute mill areas continues

After Thursday's clashes, in which revised figures tell of 200 injured and one worker dead, the strike continues and tension remains high in…
Fearsome: the skull and crossbones emblem of the pirates

1700: The Jolly Roger

Information and explanations of the likely origins of the pirate flag, the Jolly Roger.
Anti-WTO demonstrator, 1999

A short history of radical puppetry - Kerry Mogg

A short history of puppets, puppeteers and working class politics from the English Civil War to the streets of Seattle in 1999.

A very brief history of racism - Workers Solidarity Movement

A quick look at the origins of racism in modern society from its roots in the justification of…
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