With the Second World War coming to its conclusion it naturally left an undignified political scramble in its wake
Radical Reprint: Stalin’s ‘left’ turn
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The Death of Leninism
I was trapped in Leninism and read swathes of Lenin’s rhetoric – now I know the anarchists were right all along ~ Killian Flynn ~ Amongst the shadow puppets of English radicalism, lie inert various guises of Leninism: self-perpetuating central committees run tiny irrelevant organisations and use them as a vector to punt their books
Why Stalin should not be respected as an ‘anti-fascist’
But what about before they had no choice but to defend themselves? Well, that picture is not one of a clear cut fight of good against evil, but rather undeniable complicity in horror and war.
Before Solzhenitsyn: A long review of Berkman and Goldman
In this lengthy essay, based in a review of Sasha and Emma, Raymond Solomon looks at the politics, and personal histories of two iconic anarchist figures — and the context in which they led their lives. Sasha and Emma: The Anarchist Odyssey of Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldmanby Paul Avrich and Karen AvrichPub: Harvard University
A year through anarchist eyes: 1950
Rob Ray takes a unique run through the pages of Freedom in 1950, a time when anarchism was in a pretty dire state, but was starting to gain traction via a focus fighting issues such as capital punishment, nuclear weapons and militarism, which would characterise some of anarchism’s biggest campaigns later in the decade. The
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Anarchist News Review: Palestine Action Ban, Welfare Rebellion and Israel-Iran-US
It comes to something when even voicing support for a non-violent direct action group risks being designated as crossing the line, but Labour is no defender of freedom of speech and protest.
Assisted Dying Bill: The neoliberal politics of death
The Assisted Dying Bill cleared the House of Commons in the same week the government confirmed its commitment to slashing financial support for disabled and chronically-ill people ~ punkacademic ~ The Labour government’s commitment to finish the job started by its Tory and Liberal Democrat predecessors has taken vivid form in the proposed cuts to the health
Labour’s authoritarian urge
Labour’s desire for authority comes from an instinct to prove they can manage the workers best ~ Jon Bigger ~ Two themes have been ever-present in Labour Party history.
The dangerous precedent of Palestine Action’s attempted proscription
This decision is part of a campaign by the British state to quell direct action movements ~ James Horton ~ Palestine Action, it was announced on Friday, is set to become a proscribed group.
Palestine Action ban: Trolls on parade
The government’s attempt to brand non-violent direct activists as “terrorists” has already backfired ~ Tabitha Troughton ~ This was the week when language in the UK temporarily gave up.
