My response to an article, “British Anarchism Succumbs to War Fever” by Alex Alder. That article expresses dismay that many anarchists, in Britain and Eastern Europe and elsewhere have come to support the Ukrainian side of its war with Russian imperialism. It regards this perspective as a betrayal of anarchism, internationalism, and anti-militarism.

I, on the contrary, think that this solidarity with the Ukrainians is a very good thing. It is completely consistent with revolutionary anarchism. read full story / add a comment

A libertarian Marxist friend sent me a reference to a report on an international gathering of “National Anarchists.” It appeared in Keith Preston’s site, “Attack the System,” at https://attackthesystem.com/2017/07/10/national-anarchi...47073

This is my response.
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Within the anarchist movement there are conflicting trends. Laurence Davis has written an essay which defends the reformist “exodus” trend in anarchism against the revolutionary "class-struggle” trend. In large part, he does this by defending Uri Gordon’s and David Graeber’s views against my criticisms. This is my response.
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There is a new approach on the U.S. Left, which rejects both capitalism and state socialism. In several ways it resembles anarchism. It has been promoted by The Next System Project, and has been critiqued recently by Sam Gindin--who makes some insightful comments, but also demonstrates limitations. read full story / add a comment

In recent decades, there have been efforts to "rehabilitate" the U.S. Communist Party as an historical model for the Left. Anti-authoritarian socialists and anarchists find this troubling. Whle the CP did some good things it also did some very bad things. A brief summary of its history demonstrates that and explains why this is. read full story / add a comment

A letter from France by a libertarian socialist discussing the reactions of the French people and the government's turn to "war." read full story / add a comment

Commentary on a recent draft document on the strategy and vision of the Democratic Socialists of America, from the viewpoint of revolutionary libertarian socialism (anarchism). read full story / add a comment

Wayne Price has defended Marx's critique of political economy as useful for revolutionary anarchists. In the past many anarchists have agreed. But some have not, such as Kropotkin. Several topics in Marx's economic theory are discussed, criticisms reviewed, and responses given. read full story / add a comment

A response to Crimethinc's statement, "Why We Don't Make Demands." Wayne argues that revolutionary anarchists should propose to movements which they are part of to raise militant, radical, demands. Done in dialogue with the people, it moves the struggle forward and challenges the state and the capitalist class. read full story / add a comment

Un tract anarchiste distribué lors d'une conférence à New-York de la International Socialist Organization (ISO) critiquant ses positions trotskistes. read full story / add a comment

My response to a review of my book which appears in the current issue of New Politics, Summer 2009, by NP co-editor Marvin Mandell. http://newpolitics.mayfirst.org/fromthearchives?nid=75

NP is historically descended from the dissident Trotskyist trend of Shachtman, Draper, and Jacobson. read full story / add a comment

In this pamphlet, the author of the texts 'Gasping from out the Shallows: Reflections on Revolution in the Early Twenty-first Century', 'On Lice and Fleas: Observations Starting from the Conflict Between Iran and the USA' and 'Their Passed-away Builders: The "Credit Crunch"') reflects on the failure of those texts to have any impact whatsoever. He suggests that the reasons for that failure include the flight of the revolutionary left from a confrontation with the specifically affluent alienation of the majority of the working class advanced western economies and the influence that capitalism's diverse notions of consumable happiness continues to have over the proletariat. His proposed remedy, which he offers with no great sense of confidence, is to develop a nuanced critique of the particular notions of alienated happiness with which contemporary advanced capitalism perpetuates its rule. He also proposes the creation of a journal that would "seek to provide a concentrated critique of the alienated everyday life to be found in the advanced economies of the twenty-first century and to address such currents of radical dissatisfaction with the fundamental principles of that life as can be seen on or below the surface of social life". Along the way, he is highly dismissive of the social struggles that tend to excite Marxists and anarchists. read full story / add a comment

An ISOer describes why he went from being an anarchist to being a Trotskyist. He expands on his experiences to make general criticisms of anarchism. I explain why his views are mistaken. read full story / add a comment

The Nation journal is interesting to read to judge the reaction of liberals to Barack Obama's incoming Democratic administration in the U.S. read full story / add a comment

The collapse of the particular variant of the capitalist economy that has held sway over the advanced western countries for the past thirty years and the illusions we have invested in it now gives rise to a moment of choice. But who is going to make that choice: us or the rulers of the dominant society? read full story / add a comment

Warum nennen wir uns KlassenkampfanarchistInnen/klassenkämpferische AnarchistInnen anstelle von feministischen-antirassistischen-schwulen-grünen-KlassenkampfanarchistInnen? Was ist die Beziehung zwischen klassen- und nichtklassenbedingten Formen von Unterdrückung, wie etwa Geschlecht/Gender und Hautfarbe? Anstelle des Basis/Überbau-Modells sollten wir ein Modell eines überlappenden Netzes von Unterdrückungen haben, in dessen Mitte sich Klasse befindet. Dies führt zu strategischen Schlussfolgerungen. [English] Teil 1: Warum die ArbeiterInnenklasse read full story / add a comment

Wir haben das industrielle Potenzial zu vollständigen Kommunismus, aber es gibt nach wie vor Schwierigkeiten, wie zum Beispiel die Notwendigkeit Technologie zu reorganisieren und die so genannte "Dritte Welt" entsprechend zu industrialisieren. Dies wirft die Frage der Notwendigkeit einer Art Phasengleichheit des Kommunismus auf. Teil 1: die widersprüchlichen Bedeutungen von Kommunismus read full story / add a comment

Further selections from my literary debate on Znet with Michael Albert, co-founder of Parecon. The full debate can be found on
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This will be the introductory chapter of my next book, which will be a compilation of essays, many from the Anarkismo.net site. read full story / add a comment

World capitalism is facing a series of major crises, economic, military, and ecological. They imply the end of the possibilities of the reformist program and the need for a revolutionary program and organization. read full story / add a comment