The workers’ inquiry: what’s the point? Joe Thorne looks at the history of the “workers’ inquiry” idea: from Marx, to Italy in the 1960s, to the present day. This fairly long article…
On the communist left in Germany This work produced in early 2013, was accompanied by a talk at Historical Materialism conference.
The American Peace Corps: volunteers for free enterprise [extended] Originally post on "Reflections on a Revolution" Like many Americans, I knew very little…
The school of ignorance and its modern conditions - Jean-Claude Michéa In this 1997 essay, contemporary educational reform is offered as an illustration of not only the…
'This is class warfare' the struggle for democracy in Zimbabwe Lucien van der Walt on the potential of Zimbabwean trade unions' to force change during a wave of…
Trade unions in Zimbabwe: For democracy, against neo-liberalism Lucien van der Walt's paper on the state of organised labour in Zimbabwe circa 1998.
The influence of the IWW in South Africa - Lucien van der Walt An article by Lucien van der Walt on the IWW's impact on South African political affairs and those…
The Castle - Franz Kafka Kafka's last novel, The Castle is set in a remote village covered almost permanently in snow and dominated by a castle and its staff of…
S03E006 - Regeneration, gentrification and social cleansing On this week’s show James Butler and Aaron Peters discuss regeneration, gentrification and social cleansing.
Klose, Helmut (1904-1987) A short biography of Helmut Klose, German anarchist and hobo who fought in the Spanish civil war.
Boston school bus drivers in wildcat strike On Tuesday morning over 600 school bus drivers in Boston took wildcat action. They are angry at the complete ineffectiveness of their trade union…
Gays take on cops: From rage to madness The following is a report by Howard Blum in The Village Voice (Sept. 3, 1970) of a gay march/riot that took place in NYC on August 29, 1970. The…
