journalism

The Mutu network: the revival of French radical media

Submitted by libcom on Jun 18 2018 22:07

The Mutu Network have developed a successful new model for French radical media, with 15 websites across the country embedded in their communities, reporting on local struggles and fighting back against the monopolisation of activist news by social media corporations.

Sympathy for the Council: Some comments on Andrew O'Hagan's Grenfell Tower article

Submitted by R Totale on Jun 4 2018 18:38

Some critical commentary on "The Tower", Andrew O'Hagan's essay on the Grenfell disaster.

Death of Yugoslavian Che Guevara

Submitted by BratBrat on Mar 22 2018 19:00

Čupić smiling at camera before execution

Brief description of events prior to execution of one of the symbols of Yugoslav anti-fascist resistance - Ljubo Čupić

A Victim of Power (Corp) and Police: The La Presse Conflict and the Tear Gas Suffocation of Michele Gauthier

Submitted by greensyndic on Mar 7 2018 04:37

A report on the 1971 conflict at La Presse and the police killing of socialist feminist Michele Gauthier. The broader struggle against Power Corp., the impact of the police killing, and the development of the Common Front and subsequent general strikes.

A few reasons not to organise on Facebook.

Submitted by jef costello on Dec 30 2017 14:51

Recently we have seen a big increase in activist Facebook pages. Facebook seems to have become an essential propaganda tool. However we should question the use of it as an organising tool, and even as a propaganda tool.

“Radical Gotham” – New York City, Just Like You Pictured It

Submitted by Alan W Moore on Sep 8 2017 09:51

Review of Tom Goyens, ed., Radical Gotham: Anarchism in New York City (2017). Describes the essays on 19th-20th century anarchist groups at first by ethnicity and the newspapers they produced in NYC – Johann Most and the Germans; Saul Yanovsky and the Jews; Luigi Galleani and his Italian followers; and the Spanish circle around El Despertar. Also a chapter on Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker. Post-WWII, the essays discuss the Why? group of post-WWII anarchists; the Living Theatre; Black Mask/Up Against the Wall Motherfuckers; the artist Gordon Matta-Clark; the ABC No Rio cultural center; and finally anarchism in Occupy Wall Street.

Help us report on the class struggle

Submitted by libcom on Aug 8 2017 11:36

libcom.org is looking for volunteers to help us rejuvenate our news reporting, making it a better resource for all of us trying to organise and fight for a better world.

Stjepan Filipović: everlasting symbol of anti-fascism

Submitted by BratBrat on May 23 2017 19:06

Short account of the execution of Croatian communist partisan Stjepan Filipović by the Nazis in 1942, which was made famous by his final act of defiance.