Analysis
Filton acquittals: The start of a sea change
February 5th: The public is clearly uncomfortable with jailing peaceniks for trying to stop weapons supplies to a genocidal regime ~ Andy Meinke ~ Woolwich Crown…
Ukraine: Big Brother in a warzone
January 25th: The conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza have been highly technological, pushing surveillance to new heights ~ Nikita Ivansky ~ As the first bullets fly a…
Only people, not ‘leaders’, can stop Trump’s empire
January 20th: New tariff threats show how pointless it is to grovel: You just get kicked in the face ~ punkacademic ~ Britain’s modest contribution to a Europe…
Capitalism’s ‘green transition’ is dead—was it ever truly alive?
January 18th: Capitalists are much, much better at lying than at solving problems related to their own greed ~ Rob Ray ~ A couple of years ago I attended a talk …
Surgical coup in the fascist backyard
January 6th: The Trump regime’s showy bid for Venezuelan oil is not simply rehashing the Monroe Doctrine—it is an openly fascist assertion of flagra…
2025: A gilded year for the right, hubris fulfilled on the left
December 31st: Both the “centre” and the cobweb left wallowed in failure, while the far right easily had its best year ~ Rob Ray ~ Reform UK has consistently …
Agriculture beyond the state and market
December 22nd: Government and corporate control have hollowed out rural life in Greece and internationally—but an anti-authoritarian, commons-based alternative …
21st-century anarchism
December 17th: Evolving our response to climate crisis, militarisation, and digital transformation ~ Salvo Vaccaro, Umanità Nova ~ Not possessing prophetic visio…
In AIDS activism, silence (still) equals death
December 13th: While ACT UP’s political work becomes institutionalised and memorialised, the myth persists that HIV no longer kills ~ Chrys Papaioannou ~ As the…
Anarchism: Last hope for the Environment
December 11th: Against a state that will never resolve climate chaos, and its violence which force cannot overthrow today, what remains for environmentalists?
Labour rolls out the full fash playlist
November 19th: Far-right glee tells you all you need to know about the government’s asylum plans ~ punkacademic ~ Plans announced by the Home Secretary Shabana …
A left that carries the state inside it
November 18th: Maoist assault on Athens anarchists exposed a hierarchical political culture shaped by patriarchal command habits ~ Blade Runner ~ Thousands took …
Field of Nightmares: The never-ending expansion of torture units in England
October 10th: The Close Supervision Centre (CSC) is part of a system that requires endlessly greater punishment and resources to discipline prisoners facing degr…
Finland: Struggles against the right-wing government
October 8th: Two years of anti-government protests raise questions about organising around collective struggles ~ Antti Rautiainen ~ The current government of F…
The reality of the prison expansion project
September 26th: With a budget of over £4 billion, prison building is currently the government’s second-largest expenditure program ~ Kevan Thakrar ~ As pris…
