Review: "Socialisme ou Barbarie." Un engagement politique et intellectuel dans la France de I'après-guerre Marcel van der Linden reviews Philippe Gottraux's book on French libertarian…
"Workers of the world, embrace!" Daniel Guerin, the labour movement and homosexuality David Berry's biographical account of Guerin's discovery of the working class and of the links…
French government targeting travellers It would appear that the faux Socialist government in France are continuing with the forced eviction policy that the previous right-wing Sarkozy…
The occupation of the factories: Paris 1936, Flint 1937 Interesting article comparing two waves of factory occupations that took place little more than six…
The use of free time A 1960 text from the Situationist International on leisure time in capitalist society.
French and Greek voters seek a way out of austerity - Adam Ford Adam Ford discusses the recent elections in Europe.
Agrarian class structure and economic development in pre-industrial Europe - Robert Brenner Robert Brenner's influential essay on the origins of capitalism, arguing that the…
The great French revolution, 1789-1793 - Peter Kropotkin Russian anarchist Peter Kropotkin's extensive history and analysis of the French Revolution of 1789.
The illegalists - Doug Emrie Short background of illegalism, and one of its proponents, Marius Jacob. Originally published in Anarchy: a Journal Of Desire Armed, 1994/5 and…
Ravachol’s forbidden defence speech On trial for murder after a series of bombings, the revolutionary terrorist Ravachol attempted to give the following speech, not to deny his guilt, but to accept and explain it. According to contemporary accounts, he was cut off after a few words, and the speech was never delivered. He was guillotined shortly afterwards.
Germinal - Émile Zola Zola's masterpiece exposing the inhuman conditions of miners in France in 1860s. This powerful novel follows a young worker who enters a mining…
French Police sell off confiscated items Police in the north of the country have been selling off items that have been confiscated during the investigation of crimes.