Category: Economy

Examining a Ghost: A Young Anarchist Reflects on Bookchin

By Cam Mancini I have recently been reading Murray Bookchin.  AK Press put out a wonderful collection, titled Post-Scarcity Anarchism, of ten of his works, including essays and discussion pieces on them, and a collection of letters and observations.  Bookchin is a touchy topic with some, because as most are aware, he moved away from [...]

Posted: August 18th, 2011 under Ecology, Economy, Ideas, Reviews.

Mommy, What Was Hunger Like?

By Don Smith I was at dinner with friends the other day and the subject of poverty and hunger in Africa came up. One friend of mine is working with a non-profit charity that collects money for children in Sierra Leone who are going hungry. The work she does is admirable and she understands it’s [...]

Posted: May 21st, 2011 under Economy.

Reflections on the “Emergency Labor Meeting”

By Benjamin S. On March 4th and 5th, Cleveland, Ohio saw a diverse gathering of Local Union Presidents, former and current union staffers, and a sprinkling of politically driven rank and file activists descend down her snowy streets and gather at the Laborers Local 310 Hall to hold an “Emergency Labor Meeting”.  The ‘emergency’ in [...]

Posted: March 18th, 2011 under Economy, Labor.

The Protest Movement Against the Planned Reform on Retirement in France

By the Secrétariat international de la coordination des groupes anarchistes The movement in full swing Although the protest movement began to find wide support from 7 September 2010, it originally came into being in March 2010, in order to stop the government’s plans to raise the retirement age (an idea first conceived by the right [...]

Posted: November 16th, 2010 under Economy, International, Labor.

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