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north america / mexico / anarchist movement Thursday November 13, 2014 20:21 by Wayne Price   text 4 comments (last - monday december 15, 2014 09:07)
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Why hasn't there been more rebellion in the US lately? What are the indications that a popular movement may develop which leads to revolution? What is meant by revolution, anyway?

Throughout the USA there is discontent. Under the apparently placid political surface there is bubbling dissatisfaction. Yet there has been only limited rebellion, all kept within the limits of Democratic-Republican politics as usual. Certainly, to most people, the possibility of a revolution — an uprising against capitalism and its state — seems distant, if not absurd. I want to argue that a revolution is quite possible (but not inevitable). And I want to clarify what revolution means.

Most political theorists ask why there are occasional rebellions and revolutions. I think it is more fruitful to ask why there are not more rebellions — popular struggles leading up to revolutions. Consider the unfairness of a tiny minority — the “one percent” — ruling over and getting rich from the big majority. Consider the dangers of ecological catastrophe, economic collapse, and nuclear war, not to mention many other issues of oppression and unfairness. Why do people put up with this? Why isn’t there at least a large movement to get rid of this system?

north america / mexico / anarchist movement Tuesday October 22, 2013 07:22 by Wayne Price   text 9 comments (last - saturday december 14, 2013 22:57)
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Democratic Party politicians have denounced right-wing Republicans as "anarchists." Why? Are they "anarchists"? What about rightwingers who call themselves "libertarians"? Are "anarcho-capitalists" really anarchists? Are they consistent with the tradition of "individualist anarchism"?

Historically this is very unusual. Far-rightists have usually been called “conservatives.” (They are rarely called the more accurate term, “reactionaries” -- those who want to go backward.) Those in the center or the left may call them other names, such as “nuts” or “fascists.” (They are mostly not “fascists” in the sense of wanting to overthrow bourgeois democracy and replace it with a rightwing dictatorship — but they shade into such people.) But they were rarely, if ever, called “anarchists.” Why now?

north america / mexico / workplace struggles Thursday August 08, 2013 11:07 by Prairie Struggle Organisation   text 1 comment (last - saturday august 17, 2013 06:29)
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After putting much of our efforts in the cross Canada Speaking Tour on Combative Unionism, a debate on Combative unionism took place inside and outside of Prairie Struggle giving way to PSO's first position paper. In this position paper we hope to contribute to the relevant work and theoretical development that has been done or is already underway. We salute our comrades within the revolutionary left that are active in undermining bureaucratic control over working class power.

As anarchists, we at the Prairie Struggle Organization have dedicated much time and effort to agitation within the working class and its labour organizations. Despite our various efforts, wins, losses and relationships created we still find ourselves questioning the most effective method to agitate on the shop floors, within schools and in our communities.

north america / mexico / anarchist movement Friday August 02, 2013 01:54 by klas batalo   text 8 comments (last - wednesday august 14, 2013 13:11)
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A short history of the rapprochement process between US anarchist groups the last few years:

"The first weekend of February 2013, delegates representing Common Struggle (Boston, Providence, Western Mass., Buffalo, and at large) Four Star Anarchist Organization (Chicago), Miami Autonomy and Solidarity, Rochester Red and Black, Wild Rose Collective (Iowa City), and Workers Solidarity Alliance (Bay Area, St. Louis, Northeast, at large) convened in Rochester, NY for our first delegate convention. Discussion centered around drafting points of unity and a constitution for our proposed new organization, as well as establishing a time line for our continuing regroupment towards this goal."

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américa del norte / méxico / luchas indígenas Sunday December 23, 2012 20:27 by Comisión de Solidaridad con Chiapas
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En una acción masiva, disciplinada y simultánea, no vista desde los días del alzamiento insurgente de 1994, decenas de miles de zapatistas ocuparon pacíficamente y en estruendoso silencio cinco ciudades chiapanecas. Horas más tarde, dieron a conocer un breve comunicado.

Decenas de miles de bases de apoyo del Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN) ocuparon en emblemático silencio las calles de cinco municipios chiapanecos, en la primera manifestación pública que los zapatistas hacen desde el 7 de mayo de 2011, cuando se unieron a la convocatoria del Movimiento por la Paz con Justicia y Dignidad. Esta acción simultánea y masiva, la más grande de toda su historia, estuvo precedida por el anuncio de que la organización indígena daríasu palabra, que se conoció unas horas después de la movilización.

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i5af_baby_logo.jpg imageIn Support of “Turning the Tide” Aug 02 03:38 by I-5AF 4 comments

Like Black Rose/Rosa Negra, we also see new possibilities arising for the development of Popular Power by combining the organized forces of the exploited, dominated, and oppressed classes together. The I-5AF supports "Turning the Tide".

hac_1_copy.jpg imageSeize the Hospitals! ...But How? Aug 01 14:09 by BRRN Labor Committee 2 comments

In May of 2023 several Black Rose / Rosa Negra (BRRN) militants organizing in the healthcare sector attended the Health Autonomy Convergence (HAC) in Durham, North Carolina. This is their collective reflection on and analysis of the event and of the prospects for radical labor organizing in healthcare more generally.

i5af_baby_logo.jpg imageEl movimiento Apr 25 02:18 by I-5AF 18 comments

There is a difference between strategic divergence and ideological opposition. Nevertheless, even in tendencies that have relatively high ideological affinity, this misunderstanding can be found and has consistently led to splits in both anarchism and in popular movements. Some tendencies do not aim to organize on the political level, and in our current context, it makes sense to elaborate on the particular organizational and strategic problems with this kind of anarchist politics because, for us, part of our role as a small engine within a growing Popular Power is to keep generating and dissipating liberatory theory and practices.

textSky Anarchy Mar 24 13:59 by Jacob Hutchison 2 comments

What Is Sky Anarchy?
Sky Anarchy is a new adventure. It's part of a wider project of addressing the issues of aviation and its relationship with anarchy and the left in general. Through this I hope to open up our movement to the possibilities and hopefully to educate our comrades on aviation past, present, and it's hypothetical future. All feedback is welcome.

parsons.png imageΗ Λούσι Πάρσονς Jan 20 19:00 by Γιάννης Βολιάτης 0 comments

Παρ’ όλες τις διώξεις και τις παρενοχλήσεις από τις αρχές, η Πάρσονς συνέχισε και κατά τα τελευταία χρόνια της ζωής της να δίνει φλογερές ομιλίες σε απεργούς εργάτες, να στηρίζει αγώνες και να καλεί σε κατάληψη των μέσων παραγωγής. Χαρακτηριστικά είχε δηλώσει πως “Η αντίληψή μου για την απεργία είναι πως δεν πρέπει να καλούμε σε μια απεργία, ώστε να απεργήσουμε απλά, να βγούμε (από το εργοστάσιο) και να πεθάνουμε της πείνας, αλλά να παραμείνουμε μέσα (στο εργοστάσιο) και να καταλάβουμε τα μέσα και την ιδιοκτησία που είναι απαραίτητα για την παραγωγή“.

anarchism_usa.jpg imageΤο σχίσμα στον αν ... Nov 18 17:42 by Αργύρης Αργυριάδης 0 comments

Ο Αμερικανικός Αναρχοατομικισμός της περιόδου μέχρι τα μέσα του 1890 είναι πασιφιστικός, ηθικός και φιλοσοφικός αλλά «σαλονάτος», εξέφραζε δε τις τοπικές ιδιαιτερότητες του αναπτυσσόμενου κόσμου της άγριας δύσης που έφθινε αλλά όχι του νέου βιομηχανικού ονείρου στο οποίο μεταστοιχειώνονταν οι ΗΠΑ.

Μια αρχική προσπάθεια εξήγησης και ανάλυσης του Αμερικανικού Αναρχισμού επιχειρήθηκε στην εισαγωγή που έκανα στο βιβλίο των εκδόσεων Σοφίτα για την Βολτερίν Ντε Κλαιρ «Γιατί είμαι αναρχική», συνέχισε με την μετάφραση του «Μανιφέστου του Πίτσμπουρκ», αλλά διαπίστωσα ότι υπήρχαν κενά που έπρεπε να καλυφθούν. Σε αυτό το τρίτο μέρος επιχειρείται η αποτύπωση του χρονικού της διάσπασης μέσα στο Αναρχικό κίνημα των ΗΠΑ ώστε να γίνουν πιο ξεκάθαρα τα αίτια που οδήγησαν σε αυτή μέσα σε μια ταραγμένη περίοδο που ο Αναρχισμός στις ΗΠΑ αποτελούσε ένα σημαντικό πολιτικό κίνημα.

À Tadoussac imageGNL Québec : Les gains matériels d'une lutte écologiste May 24 06:45 by CEG 2 comments

À l’été 2021, le gouvernement du Québec officialisait son rejet du projet d’usine de liquéfaction du gaz naturel de GNL Québec après avoir longuement persisté à le promouvoir. Cette volteface sur un projet évalué à 14 milliards $ est le résultat de plusieurs années de luttes écologistes. Concrètement, ce sont de petits collectifs populaires locaux, organisés sur la base d’assemblées, qui ont réussi à faire pencher la balance. Devant eux se dressaient un promoteur, un État et des élu-e-s qui ont dépensé des millions $ dans une bataille qui leur était annoncée gagnée d’avance par un gouvernement conquis à leurs idées.

ludl2.jpg imageΓια τη Σφαγή του Λ&#... Apr 28 21:36 by Αργύρης Αργυριάδης 0 comments

Όσο και αν προσπαθούν να μας πείσουν για το τέλος της ιστορίας, το τέλος της εργασίας και άλλα ιδεολογήματα περί του τέλους του κόσμου και των κεκτημένων μας, ας δώσουμε εμείς, ως εργαζόμενοι, την απάντηση βάζοντας τέλος στον κόσμο τους: Αυτόν της ανασφάλειας, της πείνας, της καταστολής, του ρατσισμού, της ομοφοβίας, της ξενοφοβίας, της γυναικοκτονίας και του φασισμού. Τα λόγια του Joe Hill παραμένουν διαχρονικά: «Μην θρηνείτε – Οργανωθείτε!» Αυτό κατά την γνώμη μου είναι η μεγάλη παρακαταθήκη των εργατικών αγώνων μέχρι την τελική νίκη.

americanmarxism9781797122083_hr.jpg imageThe Right’s Fantasy of a “Marxist” Threat Feb 14 06:16 by Wayne Price 0 comments

An anarchist review of Mark R. Levin's far-right best-seller, American Marxism (2021) NY: Threshold Editions/Simon & Schuster

textA Companion to the English Translation of Social Anarchism and Organisation Oct 09 04:20 by Carl Eugene Stroud 0 comments

This is a companion to Social Anarchism and Organisation by the Anarchist Federation of Rio de Janeiro. All of the references are to only that text which has become essential reading for social anarchists today. This article summarizes, paraphrases and interprets the original. It is meant to be an addition to the English language discourse on especifismo and social anarchism generally, as well as the FARJ text in particular. There is a link to an audio version with a slideshow presentation at the end.

blackmask11.jpg image“Up against the wall motherfucker!” Sep 09 18:38 by Αργύρης Αργυριάδης 0 comments

Σήμερα 50+ χρόνια μετά η έκφραση αυτή παραμένει πάντα επίκαιρη και παραμένει επικίνδυνη για την εξουσία. Δεν χρειάζεται να την ασπασθεί καμία νεανική αντικουλτούρα για να κλονίσει την σημερινή τυρανικότητα της εποχής που ζούμε. Με την ελπίδα να τους εγκαλέσουμε: Up against the wall motherfuckerς! Μέχρι τότε η μνήμη θα παραμένει ένα από τα βασικά αντισώματα των ανθρώπων ενάντια στη τυραννία.

shane.jpg imageBook Review: 'Why We Fight' Aug 01 16:20 by LAMA 17 comments

A review of an anthology of essays about contemporary fascism in USA.

distant.jpg imageMovie Review: ‘TWO DISTANT STRANGERS’ (2020) Apr 26 13:51 by LAMA 0 comments

A review of a movie about racism.

joe_hill.jpg imageAbbie, Billy και κατάλυση τ ... Mar 11 19:02 by Αργύρης Αργυριάδης 6 comments

Σε αυτό το κείμενο θα ασχοληθούμε με την συγκλονιστική περίπτωση της κατάλυσης των σταχτών του Joe Hill.
Μετά την παράδοση του φακέλου με τις στάχτες του Joe Hill από το εθνικό ταχυδρομείο στο συνδικάτο της IWW το 1988, επακολούθησε μια ανοικτή συζήτηση για το τι έπρεπε να γίνει με αυτές - εκτός από το να σκορπιστούν τον αέρα. Ακούστηκαν διάφορες απόψεις που πέρασαν αδιάφορα μέχρι που ο γνωστός yippie προβοκάτορας Αbbie Hoffman, ο άνθρωπος που σχεδόν κατάφερε να τριπάρει τον πρόεδρο, έκανε πάλι το θαύμα του!

fascist2520coup2520attempt2520fascism2520came2520home2520january252062520capitol2520teen2520vogue.jpg imageThe Trump putsch Jan 11 05:04 by Melbourne Anarchist Communist Group 0 comments

The following statement was released by the Melbourne Anarchist Communist Group on 10 January 2021.

electionstress.jpg imageDid the System Work? Aftermath of the 2020 Election Dec 30 07:55 by Wayne Price 9 comments

Liberals and others declare that the defeat of Donald Trump and of his coup-attempts demonstrate that "the system works," that the U.S.A. has an effective "democracy." I cannot see it that way.

trumpbidenii.jpeg imageNo more Presidents Nov 03 19:14 by Melbourne Anarchist Commounist Group 0 comments

In either case, it is by building working class struggle that the threat of Fascism will be best addressed. Struggle against a re-elected Trump would be necessary as he accelerates the class polarisation of society and moves further towards dictatorship. Struggle against a President Biden would explode the poisonous identification of the Left with the Democratic Party that Republicans make and from which Fascists benefit.

pittsburghmartiallaw_1.jpg imageComment arrête-t-on un coup d’État ? Oct 29 19:14 by Unity & Struggle 0 comments

Ce document d’orientation a été rédigé avant que Trump n'attrape le coronavirus. Il a été approuvé par un vote unanime de la majorité des membres de Unity and Struggle. Que vous soyez d'accord avec nous ou non, nous espérons qu'il encouragera les révolutionnaires aux États-Unis et ailleurs à débattre de ce à quoi nous pouvons nous attendre en novembre et à commencer à s’y préparer, car ce qui se passe là-bas a évidemment un impact sur le monde entier.

pittsburghmartiallaw.jpg imageHow Do We Stop a Coup? Oct 29 19:01 by Unity & Struggle 3 comments

This position paper from the anti-State communist collective Unity & Struggle was drafted before Trump caught coronavirus. We share it here as a good piece to illustrate the state of mind of our comrades fighting on the so-called United States of America's territory. We hope it encourages revolutionaries in the U.S. and everywhere else to debate what we can expect in November, and begin making plans, as what happens there obviously has an influence worldwide.

unflattering.jpg imageBook Review: Unflattering Photos of Fascists Oct 01 13:28 by LAMA 0 comments

A review of a book about the extreme-Right in the contemporary USA.

textDonald Trump: A New Emperor of the Lumpenproletariat? Sep 25 12:18 by Clyde W. Barrow 3 comments

In The Dangerous Class: The Concept of the Lumpenproletariat (University of Michigan Press, forthcoming 2020), I argue that US President Donald Trump should be understood as a “Prince of the Lumpenproletariat.” The question that will confront us on November 3rd and long afterward is whether Donald Trump will become “Emperor of the Lumpenproletariat.” These terms are taken from Karl Marx’s 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, where he applied them to Louis Bonaparte III. I argue that Trump has followed the script of the 18th Brumaire, which is the story of the exceptional rise to power of a lumpenproletariat organized and led by an authoritarian populist.

too_much_and_never_enough_front_cover_2020_first_edition.jpg imageMary Trump on the Political Psychopathology of President Donald Aug 01 02:46 by Wayne Price 2 comments

Book on the personality of Donald Trump by his niece, who is also a psychologist.

antiracismin2020_brightzine.jpg imageWhy Racism? Why Anti-Racism? Jul 06 06:01 by Wayne Price 0 comments

Racial oppression is rooted in capitalism. White people are not oppressed as white people, but do suffer from capitalism in other ways. White anti-racism cannot only be based on moral values but must also be related to their own oppressions caused by capitalism.

trumpfrontpage2000x1111.jpg imageIs President Donald Trump a threat and danger? Jul 02 20:15 by Zaher Baher 0 comments

This article covers how president Trump has shown us the true face of capitalism and whether the working class struggles grow under the dictatorship or those in power by the names of labour, social democrat, socialists, leftists. It also puts some facts before the readers and question them that who really in a long-term serves our struggle?

5568.jpg imageSolidarity with BLM and Bristol Jun 23 21:56 by Some people active in Haringey Solidarity Group 0 comments

Direct action is the means of creating a new consciousness, a means of self-liberation from the chains placed around our minds, emotions and spirits by hierarchy and oppression.

83068342_274092437044453_6217755465007235072_n173x200.jpg imageهمبستگی با مبا... Jun 17 04:25 by Various anarchist organisations 0 comments

همبستگی با مبارزه مردم آمریکای شمالی – پشتیبانی همگانه با سازمانهای آنارشیستی در آمریکا

whatsapp_image_20200602_at_21.jpeg imageالتضامن مع نضا... Jun 17 03:55 by Various anarchist organisations 0 comments

التضامن مع نضال الشعوب في امريكا الشمالية - كل الدعم للمنظمات الأناركية الأمريكية

protestsgeorgefloyd_4.jpg imageL'Incendio Furioso degli Stati Uniti Jun 16 02:42 by Wayne Price 0 comments

La ribellione per le vite delle persone afroamericane

Un punto di vista anarchico della ribellione statunitense contro le azioni poliziesche e il razzismo

cartoonstatueoflibertyamended2_3.jpg imageGeorge Floyd: Una Morte di Troppo Nella “Terra dei Liberi” Jun 16 02:40 by José Antonio Gutiérrez D. 0 comments

L'omicidio di Floyd non è un episodio isolato. Lo scorso anno la polizia americana uccise 1099 persone, una parte considerevole delle quali era nera. Il 99% di queste uccisioni è rimasta impunita, un tasso allarmante, che nel continente americano è paragonabile solo a quello della Colombia, a dimostrazione del fatto che la violenza poliziesca – lungi dall'essere un'anomalia – è accettata dall'establishment statunitense, democratico o repubblicano che sia. [Castellano] [Türkçe] [English]

protestsgeorgefloyd_3.jpg imageΜια οργισμένη πυ`... Jun 09 14:16 by Wayne Price 0 comments

Μια αναρχική άποψη για την εξέγερση στις ΗΠΑ ενάντια στις αστυνομικές ενέργειες και τον ρατσισμό. - Αυτές οι διαμαρτυρίες αποτελούν μια εξέγερση. Είναι απόδειξη ότι ο πληθυσμός των ΗΠΑ δεν είναι για πάντα παθητικός και ηθικοποιημένος. Ότι υπάρχει μεγάλη οργή και δίψα για δικαιοσύνη και ελευθερία. Βέβαια όλο αυτό δεν θα οδηγήσει σε άμεση επα-νάσταση. Αλλά αυξάνει την πιθανότητα.

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