Anarchists and social revolution: the transition period - André Prudhommeaux A 1932 text calling upon anarchists to give serious consideration to the practical question of the …
1948: Zanzibar City General Strike In 1948 dock workers in Zanzibar struck for higher pay, the use of force by the British Colonial authorities lead to other workers coming out in sympathy making the strike a general one.
1909: Swedish General Strike An economic depression lead to a series of lockouts in Sweden in 1909. The Trade Union Confederation called a General Strike in response. The…
Don't Make A Wave: The Campaign Against Nuclear Testing on Amchitka Island Article on the history of the campaign to stop nuclear weapons tests on the Alaskan Island on…
Industrial Worker (February 7, 1933) Articles from the February 7, 1933 (Vol. 14, No. 108, Whole No. 841) issue of the Industrial Worker, the newspaper of the revolutionary union,…
Money, treasure-building - Karl Kautsky Translation of two chapters from a section on the state in Kautsky's 1927 magnum opus on the materialist conception of history. (Reproduced for…
1984: Uruguay General Strike In 1984 a series of on day General Strikes paralysed the country and forced the ruling Junta to give up power and restore civilian rule.
1927: Austrian General Strike In the Summer of 1927 the Austrian Social Democrats remained powerful despite their history of collaboration with the government. In response to…
1935: Cuban General Strike After the defeat of the Dictator Gerardo Machado Cuba was governed by a Junta headed by Batista and Mendieta. In 1935 another General Strike sort to forced the Junta to restore civilian rule. In response Batista unleashed a wave of state terror.
1933: Cuban General Strike In 1933 the bloody regime of Gerardo Machado came to an end when a general strike paralysed the economy. A last minute deal with the Cuban…
Good For Nothing - Mark Fisher Article by Mark Fisher on the relationship between depression and class.
Industrial Worker (January 17, 1933) Articles from the January 17, 1933 (Vol. 14, No. 105, Whole No. 838) issue of the Industrial Worker, the newspaper of the revolutionary union,…