elections

The defeat of Rivoluzione Civile (Civil Revolution, a newly-established party) in the recent…

Analysis of the recent Italian elections, asking if they really constituted a rejection of austerity.

In the months before the Italian elections there was great concern that there might be a resurgence of support for fascist parties. There is certainly potential for such fear to become real: the economic and political crisis, strong popular dissatisfaction, unemployment, and widespread superficial racism. In this article, we look at the electoral results of the different Italian neo-fascist parties, while also…

Now that the Five Star Movement has made such an impression in the Italian national elections, we…

As Italians go to the polls for the 2013 election, much noise has been made in the media about the 5-Star Movement, led by comedian Beppe Grillo,…

Anselm Jappe rejects the traditional concept of politics and proposes a post-political politics appropriate for the crisis conditions of our time…

An article from Freedom newspaper (1987) - No politician of any colour likes a non-voter. Last week Labour MP Tony Banks introduced a bill in an…

Angry pamphlet from 1986 by Thames Valley Anarchists arguing for workers to self organise and take…

A short article arguing against the 'solution' of electoral politics in the 2012 election in the U.S.

Many people with anti-state and anti-electoral views will nevertheless organize around the defense of social programs when they are under attack…

As the US election approaches, Noam Chomsky examines how similar the two candidates are on the biggest issues, and points out that only mass…

The following is a leaflet entitled, ‘The Folly of Voting’. It was published by Freedom Press in 1904. There is a small, faint photocopy of it in…