The History of Food Not Bombs

In the spring of 1980, as Cold War anxieties deepened and the United States prepared to expand its nuclear arsenal, a small group of anti-war activists in Cambridge, Massachusetts staged a quiet but pointed act of dissent. Rather than chant slogans alone, they ladled soup. The collective would soon call

Anarko-Sindikalisme FAQ

Di Indonesia, anarkis seringkali di salah artikan. Kebanyakan masyarakat menganggap bahwa anarkis adalah tindakan kekerasan, pengrusakan bahkan kerusuhan besar-besaran. Padahal, jika ditelisik lebih jauh, seperti Alexander Berkman, anarkisme adalah kebalikan itu semua. Anarkisme berarti kita harus bebas. Padahal, anarkisme sendiri adalah sebuah gerakan politik dengan spektrum perjuangan yang sangat luas.

Sebastian Manuputty dan Kebohongan Keselamatan Kerja di Indonesia

Di hampir seluruh penjuru dunia, keselamatan kerja adalah hasil dari darah, mogok massal, dan pemberontakan kelas pekerja terhadap mesin kapital. Tidak pernah ia lahir dari “itikad baik” pengusaha. Di Indonesi, ini  tidak berbeda tapi jauh lebih munafik. Pada sore itu, 1 Mei 2015, perayaan Hari Buruh Internasional di Stadion Gelora

Bangladesh’s July Revolution: Another 1979 Iran Revolution?

Karl Marx once said that “History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce”. If the Islamo-leftism within the 1979 revolution of Iran was a tragedy, the “July Revolution” Bangladesh against long-time leader Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League regime has potential to become a farce by having tremendous resemblance to

Why Anarchists Shouldn't be Surprised by the Chomsky-Epstein Association

Jeffrey Epstein was perhaps the most salient embodiment of what feminists refer to as "rape culture" in the last few decades. A millionaire who ran in the circles of the rich and powerful while sex-trafficking young girls and women, who received a sweetheart non-prosecution deal in the late

The Communitarian Turn (WDF8)

Preconditions and Prospects for a Second American Revolution

Perhaps now, more than ever, intellectual observers of American politics and the wider public are troubled by the prospect of a second American Civil War. The increased political polarization with President Trump looking to impose executive authority over state authority and the sharp ideological divide between democratic and republican constituencies

Iran: Between Authoritarianism and Imperialism

Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979 which toppled the US backed authoritarian regime under the Shah Iran has been an enemy of US imperialism. The intelligence community coined the term "blow back" to refer to the revolution and the regime it produced because the US backing of the

We Don't Want to be Working Class, but We Are: Reply to Andrewism

Anarchist YouTuber Andrewism presented something of a critique of working class centered politics in his most recent video, naming Anarcho-Syndicalism in specific as a form of working class politics which could serve certain important functions in the liberation of humanity from the domination of work, but would have to be

Paranoia Bandung Terhadap Gerakan Anarkisme

Bandung adalah ibu kota Jawa Barat. Sebagai salah satu kota besar di Indonesia, Bandung didatangi oleh banyak sekali orang dengan latar belakang. Satu hal yang pasti; bertahan hidup. Namun, hidup di kota Bandung yang tentram selama bertahun-tahun harus rusak sejak tahun 2016 silam. Terjadi banyak sekali kasus sengketa lahan di

Anarchism and the Rights

Rights Beyond the State: An Anarchist Inquiry into the Source of Rights   The concept of rights is currently a prominent subject in political discussions. While some people view rights as bestowed by a divine power (God-given), others believe they are inherent (natural or unalienable), and still others argue that rights

Instrument for Curating Ethnocracy

The recent killing of Renee Good by ICE has catalyzed renewed protest activity and intensified public debate over the use of extreme force in the policing and deportation of immigrant communities. ICE interventions increasingly arrive as fully militarized incursions, prepared to transform the city blocks in which they operate into