Analysis
Will the ban on Palestine Action terrify enough people into silence?
July 8th: The proscription is part of a wider push to stifle dissent in an increasingly authoritarian Britain ~ Kevin Blowe ~ The repression of political dis…
A protest is a threat
July 7th: Without the promise of a people near revolt, demonstrations that inconvenience no-one can easily be brushed aside ~ Sourdough ~ On June 14 across t…
“Let us become beautiful ourselves”: Élisée Reclus on vegetarianism, anarchism, and colonial violence
July 5th: The great geographer and theorist of anarchist communism was part of a radical milieu that engaged a wide range of social issues, from capitalism a…
Elisée Reclus: 5 levels of social-ecological practice
July 5th: His compelling and realistic revolutionary vision shows the preconditions for a liberated world ~ John P Clark ~ Elisée Reclus (1830-1905) was one…
Élisée Reclus on anarchy and nature
July 4th: For the great anarchist geographer, anarchy was at play in every natural relationship grounded in solidarity ~ Fabio Carnevali ~ Reclus was the ana…
Vilifying the Vylans or: How I learned to stop censoring and call for death to the BBC
July 4th: The clumsy attempt to silence artists opposing genocide only makes their message louder ~ Stanton Cree ~ Over the last week I found myself in the i…
Anarchist News Review: The proscribing of Palestine Action
July 3rd: We don’t have long before old-fashioned authoritarian State censorship is employed to stop us talking about one of the most shameful episodes…
Palestine Action proscription: Criminalising effectiveness
June 30th: The proposed ban, rooted in colonial counter-insurgency law, could end up demystifying direct action and increasing public resolve ~ Blade Runner ~…
Holding back the police state: Interview with Kate Wilson
June 27th: Fifteen years on, one of the women who blew the lid off the Spycops scandal talks to Freedom about her political insights — and what the Unde…
Anarchist News Review: Palestine Action Ban, Welfare Rebellion and Israel-Iran-US
June 26th: It comes to something when even voicing support for a non-violent direct action group risks being designated as crossing the line, but Labour is no…
Assisted Dying Bill: The neoliberal politics of death
June 25th: The Assisted Dying Bill cleared the House of Commons in the same week the government confirmed its commitment to slashing financial support for dis…
Labour’s authoritarian urge
June 24th: Labour’s desire for authority comes from an instinct to prove they can manage the workers best ~ Jon Bigger ~ Two themes have been ever-present i…
Palestine Action ban: Trolls on parade
June 23rd: The government’s attempt to brand non-violent direct activists as “terrorists” has already backfired ~ Tabitha Troughton ~ This was the week …
Identity Cards? Again? Really?
June 22nd: It’s back, it has another excuse, and it’s still an extraordinarily bad idea ~ Rob Ray ~ In a very specific, eye-rolling-and-muttering-…
Anarchist News Review: Israel-Iran war, Kneecap and attacks on Amazon
June 19th: The slippage from containing WMDs to calls for regime change rings all too familiar — but wars’ main function is still to preserve regi…
