One hundred and fifty years after his death, Bakunin’s emphasis on freedom and action still holds force of purpose
To just burn down the castle
Tag: Thinkers
The legacy of Mikhail Bakunin
His social conflict analysis, naturalist materialism, and organisational dualism continue to inspire ~ Felipe Corrêa ~ Mikhail Bakunin (1814–187…
Mikhail Bakunin: A vital, overflowing life
Marking 150 years since the death of the great revolutionary, whose vision of anarchism remains more relevant than ever ~ Nikolay Gerasimov ~ The p…
Alexander Berkman on prisons and abolition
His arguments are no less salient in the face of contemporary threats ~ Søren Hough ~ We often think of Alexander Berkman as one of the preeminent…
Remembering Alexander Berkman
90 years since the death of the great Russian-American anarchist ~ Frank Jacob ~ On 28 June, 1936, Alexander Berkman ended his life.
Does Max Stirner lie headless in his grave?
The incredible story of a skull — and a Berlin landmark that survived Nazism and the Cold War ~ Maurice Schuhman ~ In 2006, in response to my…
Mad Max, Saint Max, Max Stirner 2.0
The champion of ‘Der Einzige’, who died 170 years ago, has frenemies across the political spectrum ~ Elke Van dermijnsbrugge ~ Max Stirner,…
Albert Meltzer, our comrade – thirty years on
His writings still influence how we think about the working class movement and anarchist history ~ Kate Sharpley Library Collective ~ Albert joined…
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Athens bank fire: Looking for new victims
Investigation of fatal 2010 arson revived as fresh prosecutions re-centre ‘law and order’ politics ~ Blade Runner ~ Sixteen years after…
Notes from the US: A rolling coup
As ICE kidnappings continue, and despite signs of dissent, Trump’s grip remains strong ~ Louis Further ~ It’s probably no surprise that…
Report from Durham Miners’ Gala
~ Tom Brown ~ The 140th Durham Miners’ Gala took place on Saturday 11 July with thousands of attendees as usual, banners and brass bands.
The Frankensteinian efforts to control us have failed
Isolating our bodies in fluorescent-lit cells 24/7 has proven unable to desensitise us ~ Hybachi LeMar ~ It’s no coincidence so many of us on the…
Maja T interview: “I resist in the cage of isolation”
Locked in a Hungarian prison, she's been living in a cell without social interaction for two years: "It's an inhumane system that prevents even min…
