Jack Andrews was Australia’s leading proponent of communist-anarchism and a key figure in the international anarchist movement ~ Tom Goyens ~ Bor…
Australia’s forgotten global anarchist
Tag: History
Fire and passion: The life of Ukrainian anarchist Maria Nikiforova
On the anniversary of Maria Nikiforova’s execution at the hands of the White Army on September 17, 1919, we present a translation of Anatoly Dubo…
Review: Imperial Mud
ISBN: 978-1-78578-715-7by James Boyce248pp£9.99 Broadly we experience the Fens, today, as a handful of historic names and reserves under the curat…
A potted history of the workers fighting back
For many, the long history of people in Britain resisting the greed and corruption of the ruling classes, from Kings to lords to tycoons and politi…
Before Solzhenitsyn: A long review of Berkman and Goldman
In this lengthy essay, based in a review of Sasha and Emma, Raymond Solomon looks at the politics, and personal histories of two iconic anarchist f…
Review: Anarchism in North East England 1882 – 1992
Anarchism in North East England 1882 – 1992 by Tyneside Anarchist Archive This impressive and comprehensive contribution caps a canny few yea…
The anarchists in Alicante
Because of its geographical position by the Mediterranean and as a border town, people from Alicante have always been restless and turbulent.
Betraying Anarchy? Xin Shiji & The Four Elders
Today there is often a great deal of discussion about what makes (or inversely, what does not make) someone an anarchist.
Carrying the war into Africa? Anarchism, Morocco, and the Spanish Civil War
This is Part Two of the text Freedom published last week.
Carrying the war into Africa? Anarchism, Morocco, and the Spanish Civil War
I was approached by Jeff Stein to write up a summary of Abel Paz, La cuestión de Marruecos y la República española so that English-language read…
History: Baltic and Polish anarchism at the end of the 19th century
At the beginning of the twentieth century, anarchist anti-State ideals were most widely felt in what were then the western regions of the Russian E…
What a Japanese Anarchist taught me about British politics
At the start of the 20th Century, Japan was in a state of technological, cultural and political acceleration.
Diary of a Squat: free audiobook
Diary Of A Squat (1989) Written by Jean Delarue Read by Dorothy Spencer and Carl Cattermole We loved this very rare and beautiful book so much that…
An illustrated history of the birth of the Metropolitan Police
The brutal murder of George Floyd has once again forced police violence and racism into the public spotlight.
Political reflections on the Poll Tax Riots 30 years on
This month marks the 30th anniversary of the Poll Tax riots.
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Filton sentencing explainer
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No consent to confinement
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