Freedom

Nationalism Kills

January 22nd: Their nationalism is a narrow and closed “order”—Our homeland is the world ~ PM ~ We have been surrounded by nationalist rhetoric…

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…

Gifts to the unholiest of gods

January 12th: If the government really had the courage to “reconnect emotionally” with the British voter, it would be blasted by shame and horror ~ Tabitha T…

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 …

Anarchism and Law

December 30th: The recently published brochure Anarchistisch Recht explores ‘anarchist law’ as a collective term for furthering critiques of the socia…

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 …

A wall of electronic eyes replacing human feeling

December 21st: We’re caught in a lose-lose situation in the modern media world: refusal lessens our reach, engaging sets us up as targets ~ Rob Ray ~ A couple o…

Governed by Death-eaters

December 19th: One day there will be a reckoning — but it won’t be a white boy with a wand and a scar ~ Kell w Farshéa ~ This is a government of death.

21st-century anarchism

December 17th: Evolving our response to climate crisis, militarisation, and digital transformation ~ Salvo Vaccaro, Umanità Nova ~ Not possessing prophetic visio…

It’s the end of cinema as we know it… and I feel fine

December 15th: Far from being a tragedy, the demise of the film industry should be celebrated ~ Andrew J Boyer ~ Netflix has proposed an $82.7bn (£62bn) deal to …

Spycops inquiry update: Victims’ needs are last in line

December 14th: The UCPI speaks of taking a trauma-based approach, but its actions are constantly squeezing those who were spied upon ~ Donal O’Driscoll, Underco…

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?

Hillsborough Memorial at Anfield, by David Dixon (Wikimedia Commons)

Hillsborough: Police condemned, but no justice

December 3rd: The state will permit a version of the truth to emerge—only once it’s too late for consequences ~ punkacademic ~ The Independent Office…