Sex work: Solidarity not salvation An article by an Australian Wobbly sex worker advocating solidarity and syndicalism. Orginally published in the Autumn issue of Direct Action,…
The importance of dealing with Occupy's misogyny problem - Sasha Wiley An account of some misogynist dynamics within the Occupy movement and the need to challenge them.
Bifo says relax - Malcolm Harris Malcolm Harris contests the viability of Berardi's conception of "slowing down" to defeat capitalism.
Who is Oakland: anti-oppression activism, the politics of safety, and state co-optation An extensive criticism of anti-oppression politics, their relation to non-profits, capitalism and…
Otto Gross - the Anarchist Psychoanalyst [strong]Vincent Cassel's portrayal of Dr. Otto Gross in the film, [em]The Dangerous Method,[/em] is very powerful. However, it doesn't say much…
Swastika night - Katherin Burdekin Published in 1937, twelve years before Orwell's 1984, Swastika Night is an outstanding example of dystopian fiction. Weaving a tale of feudal…
The rise of the British culture warriors This post was prompted by Joseph Kay's "bodies as a site of class struggle." As well as raising some interesting questions regarding the right to…
Bodies as a site of class struggle? This is a short blog prompted by recent events in Brighton, as well as wider discussions I’ve been having about the (possible) relationship of…
What is gender? - Mary Holmes A contemporary introduction to the various sociological, philosophical and political approaches to gender.
‘A spontaneous loss of enthusiasm’: workplace feminism and the transformation of women’s service jobs in the 1970s - Dorothy Sue Cobble An analysis of the gendered dynamics in the class struggle in the 1970s US service…
One dimensional woman - Nina Power Exposes the dark heart of contemporary cultural life by examining pornography, consumer capitalism and the ideology of women's work.