Fellow Worker : Barry Pateman reviews Cole, Struthers, and Zimmer, Wobblies of the World Formed in June 1905 at a Chicago conference, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) immediately set out to break up the existing American labour landscape.
The Spanish Revolution 70 years later An outline of the social revolution which exploded at the start of the Spanish Civil War, touching on how it happened and how it was crushed, as well as its significance for anarchists.
Mat Kavanagh and the History of Anarchism Thoughts on Mat Kavanagh's writing, what he's trying to do with it and what it means for anarchist history
Anarchist history: confessions of an awkward pupil - Barry Pateman An excellent article by Barry Pateman about how it feels to be unearthing anarchist history, how it…
“Nameless in the crowd of nameless ones…” : Some thoughts on The Story of A Proletarian Life, by Bartolomeo Vanzetti, 1923 Ninety-one years on and Vanzetti still has much to offer me. I am thankful I have had the chance to read him and I am thankful to him for his words that have always encouraged me to think, question and act.
An Appeal to the Young: Some thoughts on a best seller A response to Kropotkin's classic pamphlet, discussing its strengths and limitations
“Nameless in the crowd of nameless ones…” : Some thoughts on The Story of A Proletarian Life, by Bartolomeo Vanzetti, 1923 Some thoughts on Vanzetti's "Story of a Proletarian Life". Surely this work is one of the greatest working class autobiographies of all time?
Noam Chomsky on anarchism - interview by Barry Pateman Video of an interview by Barry Pateman with Noam Chomsky about anarchism.