Anarchism, revolution and reaction Catalan Labor and the Crisis of the Spanish State, 1898-1923 newish book by Angel Smith
France: Areva strikers issued with summonses 31 striking workers have been issued with summonses for 'restricting the freedom to work'
Lower City, dir. Sérgio Machado, Brazil 2006. Film review Film review that glimpses seeds of hope in Lower City’s vividly lurid portrayal of the seamier side of lowlife.
Belgium: train conductors wildcat over violence A wildcat strike by conductors over violence has rapidly spread across Belgian railways.
Canada: support workers strike at New Brunswick Community College 500 workers, including lab technicians and canteen, security and cleaning staff, are currently…
New Caledonia: police attack striking workers Some 400 strikers fought overnight with police who tried to prevent them occupying group headquarters.
Corrupting left intellectual culture. Essay - Tom Jennings Tom Jennings’ 1994 essay in Here & Now magazine highlighting the need to modernise radical theory.
Chomsky and the Politics of Rationality. Essay – Tom Jennings Tom Jennings’ 1995 essay on the importance and limitations of Chomsky’s political writings and…
London Counterculture and People Power of the Nineties, Nos. 1 and 2, by Stefan Szczelkun, 2006. DVD review Review of Stefan Szczelkun’s documentation of grass-roots culture in these DVDs and an extraordinarily rich website.
TV Times - 19 - 25 January 2008 This weeks pick is the definitive account of the US mishandling of the invasion of Iraq.
France: workers' blockades attacked by police Fourteen, mostly female, striking workers required treatment after police charged their blockades.
Küba, by Kutlug Ataman, Waygood Gallery, Newcastle, July-August 2006. Art review Küba’s multitude of screens give a fascinating but flawed portrayal of community.
