The press was ecstatic over Charles III’s visit to America – but fawning can’t mask the reality of British subservience ~ punkacademic ~ …
The King and the Emperor
Tag: USA
Files on the Fifth Estate
The spying was part of a covert, illegal national anti-radical program initiated by the FBI ~ Peter Werbe ~ “To be GOVERNED is to be watched, ins…
Anarchist News Review: Drawdown in Minnesota, arms disruption in the UK
Simon and Mike are joined by American anarchist film maker Joel Sucher to chat about resistance to ICE in Minnesota, as well as Cuba’s oil cr…
Anarchist News Review: The US gets aggressive while the UK sits around
James Birmingham joins Simon and Jon for a transatlantic show to kick off 2026 ~ US bellicosity in Venezuela and Greenland has shocked the world wi…
Everyday abolition in the Twin Cities
Living in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, I listen to the stories of other abolitionists to learn how they came to this radical approach ~ Camille Tinnin …
Notes from the US: Supremacist dictatorship
From racist electoral engineering to hollowing out public health, Trump’s second term is consolidating authoritarian power ~ Louis Further ~ As a…
Anarchist News Review: Health, conspiracy, and Big Pharma
Trump’s anti-science agenda hits a new low, whilst a new ‘left alternative’ in the UK turns its fire on itself Simon, Mike and Ro…
Notes from the US: This is what impunity looks like
There is increasing evidence that the MAGA cult was always prepared to break the law when it suits them ~ Louis Further ~ Last weekend saw the firs…
A protest is a threat
Without the promise of a people near revolt, demonstrations that inconvenience no-one can easily be brushed aside ~ Sourdough ~ On June 14 across t…
The fascists eat themselves
Even more predictable than the rise of fascism around the globe has been its sharp descent into infighting and bickering ~ Sourdough ~ The coalitio…
Notes from the US: Reaction and Resistance
As action erupts against ICE raids, the MAGA cult moves on with its legislative onslaught ~ Louis Further ~ What you see in reporting on protests a…
Notes from the US: Fervent embrace of dogma
We can now see clearly how Trump/MAGA/Musk’s implementation of Project 2025 can legitimately be called fascist ~ Louis Further ~ With the usu…
Notes from the US: Surprised? Maybe not
Trump’s presidency is still not widely seen for the fascist coup that it is ~ Louis Further ~ Be honest and ignore your ‘scepticismR…
24 hours in a Tijuana shelter: “Don’t forget us”
Some 80 migrants are anxiously following Donald Trump’s policy of closing and militarizing the border from their nylon homes, increasingly se…
Teslas on fire as Musk prepares to colonise Mars
Richest man’s unhinged incompetence fuels backlash against oligarchy ~ Rob Latchford ~ A person dressed in black shot at several Tesla vehicl…
Recent Articles
Starmer’s downfall – long time coming yet inevitable
The outgoing PM is a textbook example of a public figure who jettisoned principles in the search for power ~ Paul Gravett ~ The revolving door of U…
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.
