Abraham Guillén, Between Bakunin and Marx: Anarchism, Socialism, and the Economics of Self-Management
An introduction to the life and ideas of Abraham Guillén by Tommy Lawson of Red Black Notes.
5 times Sabate proved he was Franco’s Public Enemy No. 1
Submitted by Ed on Feb 6 2019 17:06
The life of Francesc Sabaté Llopart, aka ‘El Quico’, reads like the story of an anarchist action film: participating in the Spanish Civil War, the anti-Nazi resistance in France and armed struggle against Franco, Sabaté carried out assassinations of fascists, illegal border crossings across the Pyrenees and armed robberies to fund the resistance.
WCH E3: The Angry Brigade, part 2
Second of our two-part interview with John Barker, Angry Brigade prisoner, covering the arrests, the sensational trial, his time in prison and the political situation upon his release in the late 1970s.
WCH E2: The Angry Brigade, part 1
The first of a two-part interview about the Angry Brigade, Britain’s first urban guerrilla group, with John Barker, author, who in 1972 was convicted for being part of the organisation.
Uruguay's Tupamaros: The Urban Guerrilla
A comprehensive and analytical account of the birth, growth, and destruction of Uruguay's Tupamaro urban guerrilla movement.
Communist armed struggle in Belgium: An introduction to the CCC and their ideological ground
Submitted by donaldo on Oct 10 2017 22:35
The CCC were a Belgian communist armed struggle group that was active in the mid-eighties. They did not only place bombs but they also produced a lot of propaganda material, that intellectually fed their different campaigns and they kept writing and publishing during their imprisonment. Upon a few of these documents, this article aims at reflecting on how the group conceived itself and the use of armed struggle as part of a larger communist revolution.
The 1975 Spaghetti House siege: making the rhetoric real - Jenny Bourne
Submitted by Ed on Aug 9 2017 21:32
A history of the Spaghetti House siege of 1975, when three armed black liberation activists intent on a small-scale robbery ended up holding nine waiters hostage for five days. The piece also looks at the life of Wesley Dick (Shujaa Moshesh), one of the ‘gunmen’ protagonists, and is interspersed with his poems on black politics, imprisonment and world events.
Zapata of Mexico
Submitted by Anonymous on Dec 12 2016 14:25
A detailed look at one of the most iconic rebels in history: Emiliano Zapata by Peter E Newell. Chronicles the development of the Mexican revolution in southern Mexico.
Lucio, the good bandit: reflections of an anarchist - Marie Trigona
Submitted by Steven. on Aug 1 2016 14:17
A conversation with Spanish anarchist, forger, bank robber, Franco-resister and bricklayer, Lucio Utubia.
Anarchy in the UK: the Angry Brigade - Tom Vague
Submitted by Anonymous on May 27 2016 09:17
Detailed book on the Angry Brigade urban guerrilla group in 1970s London. While it overly romanticises the group, it contains detailed historical information, photographs and anecdotes.
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