In a rebellious month of May, reflections on militant autonomy
via autonomiesRadical political militancy is never intellectually unarmed, for it always assumes some understanding of what it contests and of how it can or should be overcome. It also carries with it...
View ArticleWhite Flag, Black Flag – Version 1.0
From Shakespeare for DogsHere’s a thing I made. It’s a zine about anarchism and spirituality. Also emotional growth. Also living a harmonious life. Also building Utopia. Y’know, all that fun...
View ArticleDemocracy, Radical Democracy, and Anarchism—A Discussion
From Anarkismo by Wayne PriceReview of Markus Lundstrom, Anarchist Critique of Radical DemocracyReviewing Lundstrom's "Anarchist Critique of Radical Democracy" leads to a discussion of what "radical...
View ArticleWork does not redeem but rather embrutes
"Abolition of wage labor & commodities"via Ediciones IneditosThis text was originally published by Antagonismo, a Mexican anarchist project, on May 6th, 2018. What follows is our translation.This...
View ArticleAnarchism is beautiful, even when it’s ugly
Protesters march down Main Street on March 25, on their way to Locke Street where the “Patriot Walk on Locke” — a rally organized by reportedly right-wing groups — was taking place. Police did not let...
View ArticleToronto is an anarchist town
By Rick Salutin, via The Toronto StarVideo transcript:I was driving up Bathurst Friday during the windstorm when all the traffic lights went out. Amazingly, traffic kept moving at about the same...
View ArticleJune 11, 2018 statement from Jennifer Gann
via IT'S GOING DOWN, you can read more about Jennifer Gann hereThe following statement from Jennifer Gann marks this year’s June 11th, day of solidarity with long-term anarchist prisoners.Insurgent...
View ArticleRiders on the Storm
From CrimethInc.A Blow-by-Blow Report from May Day 2018 in Paris In Paris, on May Day 2018, nearly 15,000 people joined a confrontational march rejecting capitalism and the state, including a black...
View ArticleAnarchism & Christianity: Fruits for the Spirit
via Plain Words BloomingtonSubmission by Ross Martinie EilerI am a Christian Anarchist. I have been for fifteen years. As a founding member of the Bloomington Christian Radical Catholic Worker...
View ArticleI do not want to go there
from: Aragorn! blogbut recognize how they didA reportback on a trip to LibertopiaThis is an attempt at a friendly reportback. Of course it’ll be filled with my usual scorn and antipathy but I will...
View ArticleReview: The Next Revolution by Murray Bookchin
by Anarcho, via Anarchist WritersMurray Bookchin (1921-2006) was for four decades a leading anarchist thinker and writer. His many articles and books – Post-Scarcity Anarchism, Toward an Ecological...
View ArticleAn Anarchist Response to Far-Right Professor Jordan Peterson
via IT'S GOING DOWNThe following is a critique of the popular far-Right and ‘self-help’ guru Jordan Peterson. Most recently, Peterson argued that the State should enforce monogamy as a way to end...
View ArticleReview: The Next Revolution by Murray Bookchin
From Anarchist Writers - by AnarchoMurray Bookchin (1921-2006) was for four decades a leading anarchist thinker and writer. His many articles and books – Post-Scarcity Anarchism, Toward an Ecological...
View ArticleDemocracy, Radical Democracy, and Anarchism—A Discussion
From Anarkismo by Wayne PriceReview of Markus Lundstrom, Anarchist Critique of Radical DemocracyReviewing Lundstrom's "Anarchist Critique of Radical Democracy" leads to a discussion of what "radical...
View ArticleOral History From the Barricades: Review of May Made Me on 1968 France
From Black Rose Anarchist FederationReview of May Made Me: An Oral History of the 1968 Uprising in Franceby Mitchell Abidor. AK Press, 2018.By Sarah Miller, Philadelphia BRRNFrom March through May...
View ArticleAgainst The Smart City!
via NightfallIn April Hennepin County ran the latest demonstration of the EasyMile EZ10, which is not an overpriced treadmill as the name suggests but rather a self-driving shuttle, on the greenway in...
View ArticleAnarchism and Revolutionary Strategy: Insurrectionary Councilism
This piece is a companion to another from the Radical Education Department, “The Insurrectionary Campus: A Strategy Proposal”, which originally ran on It’s Going Down. That article was a specific...
View ArticleBullets of McKinley
a few words on political assassinationFrom CrimethincLet’s be clear: we don’t endorse shooting, stabbing, bombing, garroting, guillotining, or electrocuting the President of the United States. Yes,...
View ArticleDifferent Currents in the Nicaraguan Insurrection
From CrimethInc.And a Look Inside an Occupied University in ManaguaAs even the Russian state news service admits, the ongoing revolt in Nicaragua against Daniel Ortega’s government is coming largely...
View ArticleOntario: On Turning Orange: A friendly letter to those who urged us to vote
From North Shore Counter-InfoThere are many ways in which the recent Ontario election is disappointing, and the new leader is barely even one of them. No – though Doug Ford is a despicable rich jerk...
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