His writings still influence how we think about the working class movement and anarchist history ~ Kate Sharpley Library Collective ~ Albert joined…
Albert Meltzer, our comrade – thirty years on
Tag: Anarchist History
William Godwin: A radical mind
The philosopher and novelist was the first to formulate the modern conception of anarchism ~ Ruby Tuke ~ In 1812 the young radical poet, Percy Byss…
Johann Most: Behind the caricature
The German-American anarchist, who died 120 years ago today, was a gifted writer and influential agitator ~ Tom Goyens ~ Johann Joseph Most died ar…
Remembering Paul Avrich
Twenty years have passed since the death of historian Paul Avrich on February 16, 2006, yet his influence on the study of American anarchism remain…
“Stalinism is a Marxist invention to save Lenin and Trotsky”
Ignacio de Llorens has just published the first biography of the Russian anarchist Volin, a key figure in the creation of the first soviet and late…
Remembering Joe Hill
The legendary Wobbly and songwriter, executed 110 years ago, was celebrated worldwide for his resilience and humour ~ Owen Clayton ~ Born Joseph Em…
Book review: Prison Memoirs of a Japanese Woman
A principled anarchist who faced death with bravery, Fumiko Kaneko is a model of unwavering defiance in the face of overwhelming odds ~ Jay Arachni…
The adventures of G. P. Maximoff
How the Russian anarcho-syndicalist became a political journalist, ended up in the Red Army, and helped organise Kropotkin’s funeral ~ Nikolai Ge…
Still worth fighting: Nicolas Walter remembered
The great anarchist historian and activist left us a message for these dire times ~ Natasha Walter ~ How do we keep hope and faith alive?
The circled A at 60 part three: The true story
The circled A is a symbol so widespread, so widely recognised and disseminated that it has come to be taken as a traditional symbol of anarchism, s…
The circled A at 60 part two: True and false
Despite well-documented evidence of its origin, numerous fanciful speculations persist, including within anarchist circles and many libertarian his…
“Let the dead rest – and fulfill their hopes”: Remembering Erich Mühsam
The anarchist author and poet, murdered by the Nazis on July 10, 1934, is now part of Germany’s literary canon
A letter of love to the ASS
I don’t think we are just legal.
Ian Bone and the people’s republic of Hackney
Rob Ray talks to Ian Bone of Class War and Anarchy in the UK fame about his experiences of Hackney during the anti-Poll Tax campaign.
On interventionism: Considering No War But the Class War
The war in Ukraine has raised a sometimes heated discussion on one of socialism’s most potent slogans: No War But The Class War.
Recent Articles
EU votes to speed up deportations
Removal of undocumented people becomes easier as far-right international continues to rise ~ Blade Runner ~ An alliance of centre-right and far-rig…
Notes from the US: Sadistic idiocy
MAGA apologists square multiple circles just in order to ‘live with themselves’ ~ Louis Further ~ A new study by members of the School …
Dissident Russian artist murdered in Poland
Assassination of Semyon Skrepetsky is a threatening message to the entire Russian opposition in Europe ~ Nikita Ivansky ~ Bashkir artist Semyon Skr…
Lament for a lost revolution
A century since the General Strike of 1926 ~ punkacademic ~ In the opening week of May 1926, Britain had its first, last, and only General Strike.
Jim Crow is still alive
One day people will look at today’s global Apartheid the way we look at American Segregation ~ Joseph Chen ~ Whenever I turn back to the hist…
