A controversial 1972 MIT study, The Limits of Growth, predicted the collapse of civilization – and new research confirms the gloomy scenarios. Originally published by Schwarze Pfeil. Translated by Riot Turtle. Amid a cascade of alarming environmental events, from wildfires in the west of the U.S…

Iran. Statement from Soheil Arabi in Iran on the current uprising. Originally published by The Federation of Anarchism Era. Translated by Hasse-Nima Golkar- THE PEOPLE WANT TO OVERTHROW THIS SYSTEM! Listen. Listen. This is a peaceful demonstration; why are you shooting at us? No one has taken the wa…

The “ecological transition” has suddenly acquired an unprecedented degree of centrality within Italian institutional politics. It is configured first and foremost as a new field of economic recovery, characterized by the rhetoric of growth and development, on its way representation of simultaneo…

Wuppertal. Germany. In the night of July 14th to 15th, the alarm sirens howled over Wuppertal. Howling sirens, a memory of the monthly exercises during the Cold War in the Netherlands. But this time it was not an exercise. A few fragmented thoughts written down during a night of emergency in Wuppert…

Italy. Beginning of first degree of Operation Scintilla. The three preliminary hearings for Operation Scintilla concluded with the confirmation by the Gup of the entire accusatory package and the committal for trial of all 18 defendants for all the crimes charged. Originally published Il Rovescio. T…

Statement by the Aotearoa Workers’ Solidarity Movement (AWSM)on the 85th Anniversary of the Spanish Revolution. Originally published by Aotearoa Workers’ Solidarity Movement (AWSM). 85 years ago today the working people of Spain defended themselves against a fascist-inspired military uprising. D…

A glimpse into the elsewhere of an upturning so great that it is unimaginable, where certainties are swept away in an instant and life itself takes on a fragile intensity. These accounts contain a grain of everything it is possible to foresee of the ultimate fight for freedom and other aspects that…

July 19 is a date enshrined in the World History of Revolutionary Movements for Social Release from State and Capital Power. July 19, 1936 is the starting date of the Spanish Revolution (1936-‘39) when in Barcelona, Catalonia, revolutionaries organized in the Anarcho-syndicalist CNT (National Conf…

Review of Laursen’s new book on anarchism and the state. Eric Laursen proposes a new anarchist theory of the nature of the modern state, discussing its relation to capitalism and all other forms of oppression. His important discussion has both strong and weak aspects. Published on H-Socialisms (Ju…

Statement by Subcomandante Insurgente Moisés (EZLN). Originally published by Enlace Zapatista. ZAPATISTA SIXTH COMMISSION. Mexico. July 2021. To the adherents of the Declaration for Life: To the Europe from Below and to the Left: To the National and International Sixth: To the National Indigenous C…

France. Nine years ago a quarry project started in the Var (south of France). After several years of opposition by the local population, a lot of capitalist interests and political shenanigans of all kinds, the construction permit for Provence Granular, belonging to the construction giant Audemard…

Not the post we wanted to be making, but on July 7th after his communication restrictions expired SIS (special investigation services) from FCI Englewood gave him word that they were renewing the expired restrictions. For another 6 months, Eric will be unable to communicate with anyone who is not fa…

Genoa. Italy. Twenty years ago today, at the peak of a movement against capitalist globalization, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Genoa, Italy to oppose the summit of the eight most powerful governments in the world—the G8. The demonstrations in Genoa represented the high-water mark of…

The repressive social enchantment that kept the greater part of the outmoded international left pacified has vanished. Beneath the “Cuban Revolution”, and against the grain of its benign image, the “Cuban State” has emerged publicly, in all its crudeness and repressive grandiloquence. The…

From Embers is a regular show about anarchist and anti-authoritarian politics in so-called Canada based in Kingston, Ontario. This episode: Fairy Creek. Originally published by From Embers. A discussion with an anarchist participant in the Fairy Creek blockades on so-called Vancouver Island.  Fu…

Cuba. Letter from a cuban anarchist after the protests. Originally published by Polémica Cubana. Translated by Bentley. There is a lot of turmoil that cannot be fit into a left-right schema. It is a people who are discovering their capacity to be more than a mere mass of support for a retrograde an…

On July 20, 2001, 23-year-old anarchist Carlo Giuliani was shot dead by police during protests against the G8 summit. To his credit, he succeeded in attacking the police van with a fire extinguisher. Originally published by Abolition Media Worldwide. At the time, the global movement was facing off a…

Italy. At the end of June we heard the news that Alfredo had been transferred to Terni prison, where there is a section for imprisoned revolutionaries. To date, however, Alfredo is still being held in the “transit” section, despite the fact that the period of isolation imposed by the Coronaviru…

September 4th, 2021 ~ For anarchists, and those curious about anarchism ~ FREE [1] in Kjipuktuk, Unceded Mi’kmaq territory. Originally published by Montreal Counter-Information. We will not go back to “normal”. The pandemic has only intensified social control and surveillance, capitalism and…

Berlin. Almost a month ago our movement* decided to overcome defensive strategies and strengthen our offensiveness. As a result of prolonged discussions, and it should be noted that these discussions only lead to results with sustained organizing, structures began to implement a new strategy against…

As Churches go up in flames in and across the nation and colonialist statues, venerated by the State, are splashed blood red, ripped from their foundations, and smashed to pieces, it is crystal clear that liberal-centrist institutions are the major culprit of cultural, economic, and real genocide. T…

A piece by the comrades of Grazia Tanta: Notes on the ongoing fascist drift. Submitted to Enough 14. Originally published by Grazia Tanta. 1.   There are several types of households. And, it is these nuclei that constitute the true monads of social life. ·        The vast majority is thr…

Statement by SupGaleano: Flying is another form of walking (What are we waiting for?). Originally published by Enlace Zazpatista. Flying is another form of walking (What are we waiting for?) Any day, any month of any year. Droughts. Floods. Earthquakes. Volcanic eruptions. Pollution. Current and fut…

A Statement from February 24 by Nikos Maziotis on the denial of an exit permit. Originally published by ΕΠΑΝΑΣΤΑΤΙΚΟΣ ΑΓΩΝΑΣ. Translated by Act For Freedom Now! I am already serving 8.5 years in prison for the activities of the organization Lucha Revolucionaria. I have been sent…

Aotearoa (so-called New Zealand). A rant about the 105th anniversary of the NZ Labour Party. Originally published by Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement (AWSM). The NZ Labour Party is 105 years old today. Being old in itself is not always a bad thing of course. It is an achievement that can sometim…