What Would Anarchism Look Like?

Most often when proposing Anarchism to people who are not initiated in revolutionary politics the biggest questions said people have relate to how exactly an Anarchist society would function. All parties to the conversation need to accept that spelling out the institutional detail of a society that replaces capitalism is

The Arshinov Files: Part One

For some time now, researchers from the Confederation of Revolutionary Anarcho-Syndicalists (KRAS), the Russian affiliate of the International Workers Association (IWA) have been trawling through the thousands of documents now found in the Russian State Archive of Social and Political History. The documents found thus far provide far greater detail

Green Confusion: The Metaphysical and Political Failures of Ecology

We are living in an ecological emergency. The combination of greenhouse gas emissions and pollution is rapidly degrading the life-sustaining capacities of earth ecosystems. Eco-degradation is no longer an issue for our grandchildren to worry about as we are bombarded by extreme weather events and a 6th mass extinction of

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What If We Ran Homogeneous Empty-Time?: How the Library Economy reinvents Capitalism

“The effect of the grid was always to be able to say of anything that it was this, not that; it belonged here, not there. It was bounded, determinate, and therefore — in principle — countable.” - Benedict Anderson (Imagined Communities) People can seek refuge from the skies of oblivion for a

#IndonesiaGelap (#DarkIndonesia): Accumulation of State Violence Across the Era

The First Appearance of #IndonesiaGelap (#DarkIndonesia) The hashtag #IndonesiaGelap (#DarkIndonesia) first appeared as a name for a series of demonstrations that took place in various cities in Indonesia in February 2025. This series of actions emerged in response to various policies of the Prabowo-Gibran regime that not only ignored public

#IndonesiaGelap: Akumulasi Kekerasan Negara Lintas Zaman

Awal Mula #IndonesiaGelap Tagar #IndonesiaGelap pertama kali muncul sebagai sebuah penamaan atas serangkaian demonstrasi yang terjadi di berbagai kota di Indonesia pada Februari 2025. Rangkaian aksi ini muncul sebagai respons atas berbagai kebijakan rezim Prabowo - Gibran yang tak hanya mengesampingkan kepentingan publik, tetapi juga menindas. Salah satunya menyoal kebijakan

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episode 3 of anarchist current events podcast "Whispers of a Dark Future"

Against The Post-Left

1968 was the symbolic year around which there was a world revolution against both Western imperialism and Capitalism as well as the established 'old left' leading 'socialist states', national liberation movements, and social democratic political parties. The 68 rebels not only pointed out the inequalities inherent

Progressive Pope?

Pope Francis has died. He was often at the center of controversy for pushing the Catholic Church's limit with progressive policies and pronouncements. He stretched out his hand as the leader of the Church to the LGBT community. He also democratized church decision making, appointed cardinals from the

Ilusi Batas Negara dan Diskriminasi terhadap Orang Tanpa Kewarganegaraan: Satu dari Banyak Alasan Kita Tidak Butuh Negara

Sekilas tentang Orang Tanpa Kewarganegaraan Pada akhir 2019, United Nation High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR) mencatat 4,2 juta orang tanpa kewarganegaraan di seluruh dunia. Berselang tiga tahun, organisasi yang sama mencatat 4,4 juta orang tanpa kewarganegaraan di seluruh dunia. Fluktuatifnya jumlah orang tanpa kewarganegaraan yang tercatat menunjukkan ketidakpastian

Trade Wars: Decline Across the Board

President Trump has levied wide ranging tariffs on almost everything coming into the US. Economists have panned the move as ad hoc and disastrous, and Trump was forced into a 90 day pause on reciprocal tariffs when his unilateral tariffs caused stock market unruliness. While the liberal media will no

Black VS Brown: Understanding and Responding to Fascism as an Anarchist

In many ways Fascism and Anarchism represent the two poles of the political spectrum. Anarchism promises the complete decentralization and equalization of political and economic power. Fascism promises it's concentration in the hands of a very exclusive group and has thus achieved a reputation opposite that of Anarchism.

Where Should Anti-Trump Protests Go?

Saturday saw massive "hands off" protests against Donald Trump's attacks on civil rights and separation of powers. Protests were held in all 50 states as well as internationally. Anarchists are glad to see so many people protesting Donald Trump's attacks on the freedom of

The WISERA of the IWW rescinds statement

On 25 November 2024, the Wales, Ireland, Scotland and England Regional Administration (WISERA) of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) issued the following statement: "We, the Wales, Ireland, Scotland, and England Regional Administration (WISE-RA) of the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.), are aware of an

The Political Class, Electoralism, the Working Class and Capitalism

Whatever It Takes To Win and Hold Power? A group calling itself ‘ONE TERM TORIES’ posted a meme recently on Facebook and by the looks of their past posts, they are a hack Australian Labor Party, (ALP) group. I have tried to access this post again for the sake of

On The Bourgeois US Gun Debate

The United States has been undergoing a public health gun violence emergency. We have more guns than people and bigger problems with gun violence than other 'developed' nations. Thus, regulation of gun ownership by the state is a raging debate between "pro" and "anti"

Religion: An Anarchist View

Religion is among the oldest and most important social phenomena. It motivates human beings to take care of each other and do grievous harm to one another. Religion is the centerpiece of the worldviews of most people who have ever lived. Religion is thus embedded in the social structures of

Where is The Gaza War Going?

After the inevitable collapse of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas the war which has killed at least tens of thousands of Palestinian women and children is back on. According to Israel the war is a defensive operation to dislodge and eliminate Hamas, the Islamist group that has ruled Gaza