Analysis
Roger, Roger, Public Nuisance
July 19th: Public Nuisance and Conspiracy are as old as the hills -- what's changed is the convention that peaceful protesters are treated leniently
The Pergamon: An essay on the prison economy
July 19th: In the summer of 2022, I gained insight into the British penal system when I was jailed for a month following direct action against Elbit---this is…
Community ownership and the anarchist path to housing
July 15th: Construction is not the cure for the housing crisis, no matter what election promises claim
What Does Putin Want?
July 11th: The Russian autocrat is not crazy, war is simply a necessity for his power and economic system
“We’re going to need each other”: Viewing Freedom’s election night coverage
July 9th: Listening to people who have a shared passion for liberation, abolition and climate justice made the night actually enjoyable
The evolution of National Rally
July 8th: While its parliamentary surge has been forestalled, the French far right remains a neoliberal and repressive menace
Infiltration and what we can do about it
July 7th: Every few years, the issue of infiltration into anarchist and activist groups becomes a topic of conversation again.
Elections come and go, our work continues
July 1st: Our whole political system has shifted rightwards, making solidarity and mutual aid as crucial as ever We can’t be sure exactly what is going to …
New Caledonia: The Kanak insurrection and the nickel industry
June 27th: New Caledonia has a quarter of the world’s nickel reserves, and each faction—separatists, loyalists and the State—have possessed one of the m…
Notes from the US: On all counts
June 25th: Using the Trump cult, the far right prepares to take over---no matter who wins the presidency
A transformative election—but in which direction?
June 24th: We must prepare for an extreme right surge after the polls, no matter how few MPs the Tories and Reform end up with
Conspiracy and interstice: Notes on the wasteland
June 20th: Struggles over vacant land defend a plurality of ungovernable uses and relationships, beneath the mechanisms of capitalist ownership and state control
Walney report: “Democracy” without dissent
June 18th: Government’s adviser on “political violence and disruption" demonstrates how the British state machinery perceives the left in general and anar…
Five horrors from the Tory and Labour manifestos
June 17th: At times it looks like they are trying to outdo each other in being nasty Facing a crash at the polls on July 4, for a while now the Tories have be…
EU election: Extreme right is no longer out in the cold
June 11th: News stories focus on dramatic little swings, but a much bigger, slower development is at stake
