Freedom

Who needs Proudhon?

January 18th: 160 years after his death, the first self-proclaimed anarchist deserves criticism—but not oblivion ~ Maurice Schuhmann ~ Pierre-Joseph Proudh…

Notes from the US: “This is Trump’s America now”

January 15th: Catastrophic fires and racist attacks, climate denial and religious coercion—and Trump hasn’t even taken power yet ~ Louis Further ~ Ne…

Anarchist News Review: Glasgow Gaza action, Wolff, soldiers and violent acts, Labour and AI

January 15th: Chatting about what’s happening in economics, tech and direct action with a US twist thanks to this week’s guest, James Birmingham.

Introduction to the Twenty-First century

January 10th: Agents of chaos and agents of the automaton in the horizon of mutation ~ Franco ‘Bifo’ Berardi ~ A South African racist named Elon Musk…

US vehicle attacks: The toll of militarism

January 8th: People with war trauma in a shitty economy—it’s practically set up to make terrorists ~ James Birmingham ~ On January 1, 2025 two acts …

Farage’s failed sell-out

January 6th: A rare note of thanks goes to Elon Musk for his hilarious New Year farce turning Reform UK’s leader into a complete laughing stock ~ Rob Ray …

A turning tide for canal boaters

January 1st: The Canal and River Trust’s licensing review threatens the traditions and livelihoods of itinerant boating communities ~ Marcus Trower ~ UK canal…

A little lane, and hedges leafing

December 29th: With agri-businesses up in arms about the removal of a 2031 cutoff for rights of way registration, why not ditch the idea and embrace the right to …

What I love about Luigi

December 13th: This killing, this individual act of war, would mean nothing, and get no support, if it wasn’t a shot fired in a war that was already ongoing ~ M…

Why I’m not clapping for Luigi Mangione

December 12th: Guys like him shoot a CEO one day, and a lot of kids on another—they just hide their personal reasons behind “brutal honesty” ~ Sonia Mu�…

115 local councils haven’t prosecuted a single landlord in 5 years—here’s why

December 10th: Property owners commit crimes, knowing that local authorities are scraping to keep the lights on ~ Isaac Bell Holmström ~ Overcrowding, infestatio…

State-sponsored suicide: Who do you trust?

November 29th: Not enough has been written about the mindset of a state which is introducing this Assisted Dying Bill at high speed, with only 5 hours for debate,…

It’s my party and I’ll die if I want to

November 28th: Assisted suicide should not be illegal – but the living and dying both deserve a better world ~ Ryan Essex ~ The UK Parliament is tomorrow set to…

Trump’s world politics: Bad or worse for Palestine and Ukraine?

November 18th: Trump’s second term could escalate support for Israel’s far-right agenda while cutting American backing for Ukraine, with uncertain outcomes dr…

Notes from the US: Power unchecked

November 14th: What a resurgent MAGA presidency means for policy and resistance ~ Louis Further ~ It is a week since the elections, and our preliminary assessment…