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Tuesday May 05, 2009 04:01

by Rob Ray - Black Flag collective

As Black Flag brings out it's May 2009 issue, we proudly present all three of the pre-2009 issues produced by the current collective, for free download from the libcom.org website.

Black Flag 226 (Late 2007)
http://libcom.org/library/black-flag-issue-226

Black Flag 227 (Mid 2008)
http://libcom.org/library/black-flag-issue-227

Black Flag 228 (Late 2008)
http://libcom.org/library/black-flag-228

But that's not all! For a sneaky peak at our cover story for the new issue, check out our sneaky preview: http://libcom.org/library/black-flag-229-sneaky-preview

Alongside a look at Greece in the aftermath of the riots, Black Flag is covering:

In focus: In the first of a three-part series, Tom Gaynor looks at New Labour’s time in power.
News: Laura Norder enters the Sparrow’s Nest, Nottingham’s archive of liberty.
Interview: Black Flag talks to Irish anarchist Andrew Flood about his recent journey into the weird and wonderful world of US activism.
Investigation: Paul Stott on media attempts to link Islamist terror to 19th century anarchists.
Interview: Rob Ray talks to a member of the Legal Defence and Monitoring Group about protest and policing.
Theory: The Anarchist Federation bring their perspective to the economic crisis.
Analysis: Iain McKay remarks on the tendency of writers to impose their own prejudices on anarchist theory in defiance of reality.
History: Continuing our look at anarchists past, Ade Dimmick writes on Simone Weil.
Radical Reprint:[/b] Malatesta explains why anarchism is not a destructive creed but a creative one.
History: Glasgow’s Bloody Friday in 1919.
Interview: Mark Leir on his new biographical account of Mikhail Bakunin.
Review: Live Working or Die Fighting by Paul Mason.
Review: The Anarchist FAQ.
Reviews column: Hob’s Choice, rounding up some of the best new pamphlets available.

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