It’s Going Down On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with long-time anarchist musician, author, activist, and podcaster Margaret Killjoy, host of How to Live Like the World is Dying, which embraces the concept of preparedness, or “prepping,” from an anarchist perspective, while interviewing […]
Eric Laursen (Author); Maia Ramnath (Foreword), AK Press One of the most unique aspects of anarchism as a political philosophy is that it seeks to abolish the state. But what exactly is “the state”? The State is like a vast operating system for ordering and controlling relations among […]
An anarchist review and critique of The Operating System: An Anarchist Theory of the Modern State, by Eric Laursen. by anonymous, It’s Going Down It feels safe to say that contemporary anarchists have a pretty poor understanding of the State. We are not alone in this: some part […]
By Costantino Paonessa Laura Galián Anarchism first appeared in the Southern Mediterranean countries at the end of the nineteenth century with the immigration of European workers and political exiles. Despite the important role anarchists played in introducing radical and revolutionary political thought in Egypt, only historians Anthony Gorman […]
My own political history is somewhat similar to Rothbard’s. Rothbard was always an anarcho-capitalist/libertarian, but over time his strategic alliances changed dramatically. He was a Dixiecrat in the late 40s. A Stevensonian Democrat in the 50s. A New Leftist in the 60s. A centrist LP libertarian in the […]
A reader sent me this ARR tweet from a few years ago. My position on these questions has always been clear. When the USA eventually breaks apart like the USSR, new countries will emerge reflecting a range of political and cultural values. The majority of the new countries […]
Anarchist News From Libertarian Labyrinth by Shawn P. Wilbur The interval between the interruption of the “Margins and Problems” survey and the appearance of this first draft-section from the Constructing Anarchisms manuscript has been considerably shorter than expected—a pleasant surprise after the slow going of the last month […]
Anarchist News The following text was first delivered as a talk during Anarchē, a two-day conference curated by the Institute for Cultural Inquiry in Berlin. Here Italian philosopher Donatella Di Cesare explores the possibility of releasing the anarchic ontology concealed within the anarchist tradition. 1. Although sometimes tempered […]
“That the mass bleeds, that it is being robbed and exploited, I know as well as our vote-baiters. But I insist that not the handful of parasites, but the mass itself is responsible for this horrible state of affairs. It clings to its masters, loves the whip, and […]
By Larry Gambone The rise and fall of the libertarian movement in Chile is a fascinating story. There is more to the story than mere historical interest, however. Chile is a country on the brink of development and hence is closer to a European country than to a […]
Ruth Kinna is a very important writer within anarchism. I highly recommend her work. Anarchist News From Undisciplined Podcast I speak with Prof. Ruth Kinna about the history and practice of Anarchism. How can alternative forms of political organisation help us address current problems? Prof. Kinna recently published […]
Angela McArdle is the Chair of the Los Angeles Libertarian Party and a candidate for Chair of the Libertarian Party National in 2022. Angela joins Pete to talk about some of the points being brought up by Post-Libertarians, as well as whether she sees PL as a direct […]
Pete invited Jared to come on to talk about how those who adhere to Hans-Hermann Hoppe’s strategy of achieving a libertarian society view the culture, and specifically, how they believe that society can be reached.
Andrew is the host of the Popular Liberty channel on YouTube and the mind behind the concept of Archotropism. Andrew joins Pete to give a primer on his concept of Archotropism which seeks to explain political power using economics and the laws of thermodynamics.
Pete joined Nick and Tyler from the Pauls to the Wall podcast to answer questions about what Pete is referring to as Post-Libertarianism and to answer questions about whether the Libertarian Party, and the Libertarian Party Mises Caucus is a good vehicle for “spreading liberty.”
This list is a few years old so some of these may no longer be operative. But judging by the names of some of these, they sound fairly pan-anarchistic in spirit. Aquarian Agrarian The #TeamSupreme Caucus of the Libertarian Party 2. 1Libertarian Caucus / Titanoboa Caucus 3. “Hands […]
Prolific author, founder and editor of Attack The System.com Keith Preston joins Byron of Springtime Of Nations to discuss the past present and future of the Anarchist movement.
By Kenyon Zimmer It is no coincidence that Salvatore Salerno’s groundbreaking study of transnational influences on the Industrial Workers of the World, Red November, Black November, devoted much space to the role of anarchists. Within the constellation of late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century radical movements that gave rise to the […]
Libertarians are good a criticizing the state just like Marxists are pretty good at criticizing the corporate class even if both have an overly one-dimensional lens they are using. Even more of Reason’s “great moments in unintended consequences”—stories of when something that sounds like a terrific idea goes […]
This week, I am discussing Anarchist Unity with Nicky Reid, radical contributor at Counterpunch.org, assistant editor for Attack the System and gonzo blogger at Exile in Happy Valley, covering everything from Queer Anarchism to the endless wars to what the future of our society could be. Apparently, we […]
Dave Smith is the host of the Part of the Problem podcast and is a frequent guest on cable TV news. Dave joins Pete to answer a couple critics who appeared on another podcast and challenged not only his strategy with the Libertarian Party, but took some personal […]
The Ludwig von Mises Institute presents The Libertarian Tradition, a podcast with journalist, author, editor, broadcaster, and educator, Jeff Riggenbach.
By Peter Cole In two of the planet’s most highly racialized countries, South Africa and the United States, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW, or “Wobblies”), were remarkable. A key revolutionary syndicalist current operating globally, aspiring to unite the world’s working class into a revolutionary One Big […]
By Peter R. Quiñones “The unsophisticated people are always taken in by appearances, and the world consists mostly of the unsophisticated.” While I disagree with Matt Erickson on a lot, one of the most salient points he recently made when it comes to using the Libertarian Party, or […]
An interesting collection of writings from anarchists on the meaning of the black flag. Crimethinc In the following selections, a range of authors and artists from across a century and a half reflect on the meaning of the black flag, the anarchist standard of rebellion and negation. READ […]
This is a story about medieval Maghribi merchants, Kalahari San Bushmen, American ranchers, Arctic Inuits, Pygmies, The Semai, and Wisconsin businessmen. For people wanting more stories like these you should read Elinor Ostrom’s “Governing the Commons”. She was the first woman to win the Nobel prize in economics, […]
Harold Barclay’s classic work in anarchist anthropology. Preface by Alex Comfort Introduction I. On the Nature of Anarchy On anarchy and anarchism Social order and authority Social sanctions Government and the state Conclusion II. Some Observations on Procedure III. Anarchy among Hunter-Gatherers Inuit San Pygmies Australian hunters and […]
How do free markets go together with leftism, and what is left-libertarianism? Are the markets in fact the best methods for addressing conventional leftist values, like concerns for discrimination, exclusion and hierarchy? Why might a libertarian reject capitalism? These are the questions we are going to discuss at […]
By Lucien Van Der Walt ABSTRACT The historiography of the socialist movement in South Africa remains dominated by the interpretations developed by Communist Partywriters, and this is particularly true of the left before Communism. This article defines the key arguments of Communist writers regarding the left in the […]
By Lucien van der Walt This paper examines the development of anarchism and syndicalism in early twentieth-century Cape Town, South Africa, drawing attention to a crucial but neglected chapter of labor and left history. Central to this story were the anarchists in the local Social Democratic Federation (SDF), […]
By Anthony Ince This paper applies an anarchist approach to ongoing debates on the politics, nature and function of territory. Recent work in geography has problematized dominant modes of territory, but has stopped short of a systematic critique of how statist spatial imaginations and practices reproduce and perpetuate […]
Recently, I posted the following comments on social media in response to the Confederate flag/monuments ongoing controversy: But what is the American flag to people all over the world who have been conquered, subjugated, killed, maimed, impoverished, etc. by Americans? The fixation on the Confederacy seems to be […]
By Jim Donaghey Robin Ballinger argues that ‘[m]usic is neither transcendental nor trivial, but inhabits a site where hegemonic processes are contested’ (in Sakolsky and Ho (eds.), 1995: 14) – in other words, music matters. However, music (and culture more widely) is often viewed as being of minor […]
I have a little bit of experience with this. Welcome to the tip of the spear of US politics. As political chaos grows, uncertainty spreads, and new political factions formed, a new movement for unity across the political spectrum has arisen. People from all corners, all beliefs, joining […]
Anarchist News Over the last number of months, anarchist activity and interest in anarchism generally has increased. This can be seen by anarchist visibility generally, such as participation at public events as the streets begin to open up a bit more due to the pandemic. For ourselves, we […]
Anarchist News This week, we air a conversation between Scott and anarchist, author and organizer Cindy Milstein. The conversation is framed around the most recent compilation that Milstein has edited and contributed to, “There Is Nothing So Whole As A Broken Heart: Mending The World As Jewish Anarchists” […]
By Axel Corlu This dissertation explores the connections of anarchism and violence, especially in the form of propaganda by the deed. The existing scholarship on this subject either focuses on national/ethnic units, or subsumes it under the dubious heading of “terrorism.” I aim to present an inclusive, transnational account and analysis of anarchist violence in proper […]
By Raymond Craib José Astorquiza had no patience for insolence. The special minister appointed to oversee the prosecution of subversives looked at the young man in front of him. “Are you an anarchist?” he asked. José DomingoGómez Rojas answered: “I do not have, dear Minister, sufficient moral discipline […]
By Uri Gordon The contemporary reemergence of anarchism on a global scale deserves serious attention from students of ideology. As the defining orientation of prominent activist networks, anarchism today is the principal point of reference for radical social change movements in the North and represents a mature and […]
By Jose Moya Shows how Eastern European Jews in the international anarchist movement and how the stereotypes of Jews as radicals may have stirred antisemitism among the native-born upper and middle classes in Argentina but promoted sympathy from the leftist sectors of the immigrant working classes. READ MORE
Aside from some theoretical differences in the realms of political theory and economic theory, the main problem I have with US libertarians is the way in which they have not been able to stand apart from mainstream US politics. It seems that virtually all libertarians feel compelled to […]
Matt Erickson is interviewed by Pete Quinones.
By Axel B. Corlu Anarchists, and in particular propaganda by the deed, occupied the center stage in world politics in the late nineteenth century. The use of political violence in the anarchist mold captured the attention of the public from the Americas to Europe and beyond. The connection […]
Tom Woods Show We’ve been raised to think of the state as a social service agency, or as the institution through which we govern ourselves, or any of a variety of comforting myths about what the state really is. In this episode we drop the cutesy propaganda and […]
By Holger Marcks “Taking a critical approach, Holger Marcks deconstructs the threat of ‘international anarchist terrorism’ as a justification narrative that was used to generally blame anarchist ideology for politically motivated assassinations, to criminalise political dissent and to shape the norms and practices of the respective transnational criminal […]
The anarchist Boogaloo Boy who made the Left look like chumps. This guy is a role model for what anarchism should be. Magnus Panvidya has come to prominence as the face of the so-called Boogaloo Boys. Pete asked Magnus to come on because Magnus mentioned to him privately […]
By Benjamin Pauli This article highlights the ways in which anarcho-pacifists in the years during and after World War II reconceptualized anarchist tactics like “propaganda of the deed” and “direct action” in a manner that reconciled them with principles of nonviolence. In order to contextualize this extraordinary shift […]
By Derrick Broze, Last American Vagabond More than a dozen villages in Mexico recently voted to remove political parties from their communities in favor of managing their own resources. On Sunday June 6th, midterm elections were held across Mexico, resulting in new governors and mayors. The “historic” election […]
By Jason Garner, University of Sussex Journal of Contemporary History, Issue Six, August 2003. As anarchism was never a mass movement in either the United Kingdom or the United States it has often been the victim of equivocal, prejudicial and patronising (often sympathetic) interpretations. Studies of the anarchist […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley Believe it or not, dearest motherfuckers, these can be depressing times for an upstart genderfuck anarchist like myself and not just because I have depression. On the 52nd Pride Month, this bastard nation seems to be divided up […]
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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