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Founding of the Worker's International

August 30, 2011 11:27 am0 comments
Founding of the Worker's International

by Mikhail Bakunin Via: Anarcho-Syndicalism 101 “Only individuals, and a small number of them at that, can be carried away by an abstract and “pure” idea. The millions, the masses, not only of the proletariat but also of the enlightened and privileged classes, are carried away only by the power [...]

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Sabotage

August 25, 2011 8:49 am2 comments
Sabotage

By: Emile Pouget 1898 Sabotage is something great that in a little while will make the fat cats laugh out of the other side of their mouths. At the last Congrès Corporatif in Toulouse, where a bunch of terrific guys came from the four corners of France, sent by the [...]

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What Is There in Anarchy for Woman? By Emma Goldman

August 1, 2011 10:04 am1 comment
What Is There in Anarchy for Woman? By Emma Goldman

Interview in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Sunday Magazine, October 24, 1897 via The Emma Goldman Papers “What does anarchy hold out to me–a woman?” “More to woman than to anyone else–everything which she has not–freedom and equality.” Quickly, earnestly Emma Goldman, the priestess of anarchy, exiled from Russia, feared by [...]

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The Methods of Anarcho-Syndicalism

July 31, 2011 7:37 am0 comments
The Methods of Anarcho-Syndicalism

By: Rudolf Rocker The Methods of Anarcho-Syndicalism The point of attack in the political struggle lies, not in the legislative bodies, but in the people. Political rights do not originate in parliaments; they are, rather, forced on parliaments from without. And even their enactment into law has for a long [...]

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How to Smash the State

July 5, 2011 1:03 pm1 comment
How to Smash the State

By Fred Woodworth from the July 1971 issue of The Match! The sentiment is widespread – the slogan has been tirelessly repeated, but almost nothing has been said about what actually can be done to “smash the State”. Here are a few practical suggestions: Refuse to work for any agency, [...]

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Mass Incarceration Infographic

June 30, 2011 9:55 am0 comments
Mass Incarceration Infographic

Here is a wonderful infographic put out by the ACLU: San Antonio Spurs v Denver Nuggets, Game 4 Getty Images April 28, 2007 | Brian Bahr Getty Images 04-28-2007 San Antonio Spurs v Denver Nuggets, Game 4 site denver nuggets schedule Full Size JPG (1273 KB) DALLAS – APRIL 30: [...]

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White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack

June 22, 2011 11:16 am3 comments
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack

originally posted here. “I was taught to see racism only in individual acts of meanness, not in invisible systems conferring dominance on my group” Peggy McIntosh Through work to bring materials from women’s studies into the rest of the curriculum, I have often noticed men’s unwillingness to grant that they [...]

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Vivienne Westwood: ‘Punk was just an excuse for people to run around’

June 20, 2011 12:58 pm1 comment
Vivienne Westwood: ‘Punk was just an excuse for people to run around’

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Anarchism: Communist or Individualist?—Both

June 11, 2011 9:20 am0 comments
Anarchism: Communist or Individualist?—Both

By Max Nettlau. via – Max Nettlau, Anarchism: Communist or Individualist?—Both ANARCHISM is no longer young, and it may be time to ask ourselves why, with all the energy devoted to its propaganda, it does not spread more rapidly. For even where local activity is strongest, the results are limited, [...]

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Benjamin Tucker’s Four Monopolies

June 2, 2011 9:25 am1 comment
Benjamin Tucker’s Four Monopolies

1 – The Land Monopoly – The enforcement by government of land titles which do not rest upon occupancy and use. This monopoly is immoral for various reasons since it violates just ownership. Just ownership over a natural resource is validated when an individual mixes their labor with that resource [...]

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The Existing Disorder

May 26, 2011 8:08 am0 comments
The Existing Disorder

From C4ss By David D’Amato A couple weeks ago in The Guardian, Ellie Mae O’Hagan very thoughtfully bewailed the mainstream media’s treatment of anarchists. “The problem with the contemporary media narrative on protest,” she said, “is that, in its refusal to understand the nuances of anarchism, it is using the [...]

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Why Slutwalk?

May 20, 2011 8:01 am31 comments
Why Slutwalk?

Originally posted on BroadSnark By: Mel One morning, when I was in eighth grade, I got dressed for school and went outside to wait for my father to drive me. I was wearing a long knit skirt, sweater, and some boots. My outfit would have met the requirements for an [...]

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A note of appreciation from the rich

May 19, 2011 9:09 am1 comment
A note of appreciation from the rich

Let’s be honest: you’ll never win the lottery. On the other hand, the chances are pretty good that you’ll slave away at some miserable job the rest of your life. That’s because you were in all likelihood born into the wrong social class. Let’s face it — you’re a member [...]

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New Authorization of Worldwide War Without End?

May 16, 2011 9:06 am2 comments
New Authorization of Worldwide War Without End?

Via the ACLU: Congress may soon vote on a new declaration of worldwide war without end, and without clear enemies. A “sleeper provision” deep inside defense bills pending before Congress could become the single biggest hand-over of unchecked war authority from Congress to the executive branch in modern American history. [...]

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Anarchism: What It Really Stands For By: Emma Goldman

May 9, 2011 11:21 am0 comments
Anarchism: What It Really Stands For By: Emma Goldman

By: Emma Goldman ANARCHISM Ever reviled, accursed, ne’er understood, Thou art the grisly terror of our age. “Wreck of all order,” cry the multitude, “Art thou, and war and murder’s endless rage.” O, let them cry. To them that ne’er have striven The truth that lies behind a word to [...]

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