Were Abe Lincoln and JFK really pro-black? Margaret Kimberley tells the hard truth
Anarchy? – Questions For Rose
Larken and Amanda Rose of The Rose Channel join James in Acapulco to answer some questions from our previous conversation about how to talk to statists.
Who Is Smedley Butler? – Questions For Corbett
Have you heard of Major General Smedley Butler? If not, you might want to ask yourself why that is. As one of the most highly decorated Marines in the history of the US Marine Corps and as a passionate and eloquent speaker about the racket that is war, […]
Iroquois Confederacy (First Democracy of the Americas)
The people of the Six Nations, also known by the French term, Iroquois Confederacy, call themselves the Haudenosaunee (ho dee noe sho nee) meaning People of the Long House. Located in the northeast.
Holy Roman Empire Explained
Looking at the origins and history of the Holy Roman Empire, assessing the claim by Voltaire that it was not holy, nor Roman, nor an empire, and finally looking at the complex hierarchical political structure of the empire.
Why The Holy Roman Empire Was The WEIRDEST Country Ever
The Holy Roman Empire is not only an ironic concept, it’s also weirdly complicated. Learn how many titles the rulers needed to see how cool they were trying to be or why the Emperor’s rule was only semi-optional.
Visions of Anarchy – James Scott, David Friedman, & Robert Ellickson
A rare conversation among eminent exponents of left-wing anarchism, anarcho-capitalism, and classical liberalism. See below the fold for full info & cue times.
…Now Can We Celebrate Some Dangerous Black People?
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley Another Black History Month comes and another Black History Month goes. The 29 dreary days of the year when we reduce the history of the people who built this country beneath the weight of the whip to extra […]
Dr. James Hamblin: ‘You’re likely to get coronavirus’
Some cheerful news for the day.
Gabbard responds to speculation about becoming Bernie’s possible VP
If Tulsi were Bernie’s running mate, that would be the best reason to vote for Bernie (not that I am an advocate of electoral politics). Of all the major party candidate, she is head and shoulders above the others. Is she where I am politically? Hell, no. But […]
Tucker: Are we sure America won’t elect a socialist?
Trump came along in 2016 and knocked the Bush-Romney-McCain normal Republicans to the side, then won an upset elect against a veteran establishmentarian. Now, Sanders is successfully challenging the neoliberal Democrats. Will he get the nomination? Will the DNC cheat him out of the nomination? Could Sanders beat […]
Anarchy: More or Less Government?
By Will Schnack Evolution of Consent Compared to monarchy, is democracy more or less government? It seems to depend on who is asked. Some will suggest that democracy is less government than monarchy is, because people have the ability to participate directly in the governing process. Others, however, […]
West Bank Footage: Banksy’s The Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem
Say no to getting dragged into Erdogan’s war with Russia
TROY SOUTHGATE (Thomas Sankara) & ADAM ORMES (The Individual in Community)
Two leading National-Anarchists deliver their respective talks at a public meeting of the Associação de Jornalistas e Homens de Letras do Porto (Portugal), followed by a question and answer session involving both speakers. The organizers of this event were José Almeida and Manuel Rezende from Café Odisseia. 00:00 […]
Post-Work: The Radical Idea of a World Without Jobs
By Andy Beckett The Guardian Work is the master of the modern world. For most people, it is impossible to imagine society without it. It dominates and pervades everyday life – especially in Britain and the US – more completely than at any time in recent history. An […]
Failure of the Ron Paul Revolution
Todd Lewis is joined by Keith Preston, Swithun Dobson and Right Ruminations to discuss the failure of the Ron Paul Revolution.
Socialism Without Anti-Imperialism: A Different Flavor of Tyranny
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley Well dearest motherfuckers, socialism is back and it only took about a century, or at least so it appears. Nearly half the country has polled as being down with Debs. In spite of the worst efforts of his […]
If Dems steal the nomination from Bernie there will be hell to pay
Julian Assange Offered A Pardon In Exchange For His Source
R.I.P. Aragorn Bang
Some sad news from AnarchistNews.Org. Apparently, anarchist publisher Aragorn Bang has passed away. Aragorn was a long time anarchist from the Bay Area, and the force behind the Little Black Cart publishing venture. R.I.P. At 10:26pm on Thursday February 13 Aragorn! walked on. After a debilitating stroke he […]
Hillary, Donald & Bernie: Three Who Would Make a Catastrophe
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley America is a country that both loves and hates its conspiracy theories. On the one hand, our popular culture is lousy with them, from cinema to the president’s goddamn Twitter account. On the other hand, we host an […]
Absentee Ownership: A Bridge Too Far?
Todd Lewis is joined by Logos to discuss the implications in the digital space of absentee ownership.
The Week: Generational Voting Divide
Sadly Saying Goodbye (For Now) To Andrew Yang
America is in Danger
DRESDEN WAS *NOT* DA BOMB
Today seems to be quite the day for anniversaries! Not only is this day, the 13th of February 2020, the half-century anniversary of Black Sabbath’s self-titled album—and, by extension, the whole heavy metal genre—it’s also the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Dresden, one of the least salutary […]
Nancy the Ripper: Democratic Panic
A Vote for Mayor Pete is a Vote for Assimilation
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley Once again, dearest motherfuckers, I feel obligated to reprise my roll as ‘that bitch.’ Do I really have to be the queer bummer who smashes the Buttigieg delusion? Are all the other faggot anarchists busy? Oh well, fuck […]
No Gods No Masters A History of Anarchism
In Support of Brexit and Independent Catalonia
Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Comosition This was quite a captivating performance. Regardless of whether you support Brexit or decry it, it’s hard not to identify with the mobilizing passions Nigel Farage appeals to. While it remains an open question whether the UK is better off with the EU or without […]
Free Marketers vs. Vulgar Libertarians
By Jake Recktenwald Rational Anarchy I recently stumbled upon this debate between Patrick Smith, a vulgar libertarian, and Mike Shipley, a comrade and libertarian who does great activist work. Smith, unsurprisingly, says some very dumb things that require rebuttal. This is not to say, of course, that Mike […]
99 Reasons to Impeach (But Ukrainegate Ain’t One)
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley Urgh! Ma, do I have to write about impeachment again? Cant I just take the trash down to the curb instead? Yeah, that’s right, dearest motherfuckers, its another goddamn impeachment piece, because apparently the thing about purgatory is […]
The New Class War author: How the PMC ruined everything
How to Spot a Wahhabist- Our Saudi Arabia Problem
Kim Iversen has a great series of videos on this topic.
Are The MIC and CIA Behind The Impeachment Of Donald Trump?
This is interesting.
House approves war powers legislation pulling authority back to Congress
By Jesse Naranho Politico The House on Thursday approved two measures aimed at clawing back President Donald Trump’s war powers, a direct result of recent aggression between Iran and the United States that culminated earlier this month in missile attacks on Iraqi military bases housing U.S. troops. The […]
McConnell Claims He’s Short on Votes: Is This True or Is He Playing Games?
Listen here. On this episode of The Critical Hour, Dr. Wilmer Leon is joined by Keith Preston, author and writer at the blog Attack the System. “In a closed-door meeting after closing remarks, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told colleagues he doesn’t have the votes to block […]
Sad Watching the Left Idolize (and Believe!) Neocon Bolton Re: Impeachment Nonsense
Yes.
Do We Agree? Ft. Derrick Jensen
Todd Lewis joined by Derrick Jensen from Deep Green Resistance to engage in a constructive dialogue.
Are the Ruling Class just Capitalists any more?
Todd Lewis is joined by Keith Preston, RR and Swithun Dobson to discuss the ruling class in the Modern World.
The Many Faces of Bernie Derangement Syndrome
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley It’s getting pretty damn near impossible, even for a vengeful anarcho-cynic like myself, to deny that the system clearly despises Bernie Sanders. Both the DNC and their moronic B-team in the so called mainstream media seem to be […]
Trump lawyers launch defense on 5th day of Senate impeachment trial
‘I Was In Three Riots In Four Months’ – A 30+ Year Anarchist Journey
Pete invited Keith Preston to return to the show to talk about his 30+ year journey through anarchism. Keith has devoted much of that time to anarchism’s historical study and hosts the largest pan-archist site on the web, Attack The System. Listen here. AttackTheSystem.com Keith’s Books Donate at […]
Episode 101 – Season 5 with Bellamy
A great interview that covers many topics that are relevant to ATS such as the value of “pan-secessionism” as opposed to “world domination anarchism,”and left-wing authoritarianism. Listen here. “Since Bellamy was here at the start of The Brilliant project it is great to check in where he is […]
Trump’s travel ban imposed on nations not subservient to US
Listen here. US President Donald Trump’s travel ban is based on geopolitical reasons and imposed against countries that refuse to join America’s sphere of influence, says a political analyst in Virginia. “I noticed that Belarus was included. Belarus is of course another nation that is widely considered to be […]
Mike Gravel: I’d probably vote Present like Tulsi
My take on the Trump impeachment is the same as Mike Gravel’s and Tulsi Gabbard’s. There are many things that are objectionable about Trump (and virtually all other presidents), and calling him out on those things would be justifiable if Congress cared to do so. But the impeachment […]
Democrats slam Republicans over Trump impeachment rules
Democratic lawmakers in both chambers of the US Congress have slammed the rules of impeachment against President Donald Trump announced by Senate Republicans, saying the process is “rigged” and different from the impeachment of former Democratic President Bill Clinton.
It’s Time to Bring the War Home Again
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley As the dust settles on Donald Trump’s latest high octane game of chicken with the Islamic Republic, an eerie calm seems to have risen like fog from Soleimani’s grave to take its place. But while the whole world […]

















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